Author: imbuedexperiences
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8 days later, in for a fight
Today the surgeon called me and gave me the news. The lymph node he removed did have melanoma cancer cells, and this is technically a stage 3 melanoma. 5 year survival rates for this type of cancer are as low as 65%, meaning that only 65% of people who hear those stage 3 words are…
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Convalescing at Mom’s
The day of my surgery, I stayed at my mother’s home that evening. I returned to my own home the next night, April 3rd to sleep in my own bed, only to wake up so sore at my surgical site that I felt like I was on fire. On top of this, I was nauseated…
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Just cut me open, already
I walked to the hospital for my surgeries yesterday. I was quite early, arriving there just after 9:30 for my 10:10 appointment. They were running quite late already. The instructions had been to stop eating and drinking at midnight the night before. If I had any advice for someone going into surgery, make sure you…
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Yesterday we walked
My mother came by my place and we walked around my neighborhood, down to the park and back. It was that type of Spring day where it feels warmer than it is just because I could feel the sun on my skin for the first time in months. I live in a community with a…
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Will it be merely a wake up call?
I’m awaiting surgery. In 5 days, I will be put under anaesthesia and a lymph node will be removed from my neck for biopsy. Worst case, it’s metastatic melanoma. Best case, it’s benign and I”ll be awakened to the knowledge that I have to do better in order to live my “#best life”. Part of…
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