I've been walking around for the past week with a little bandaid on my leg. There was a little bump that wasn't going away, and with my history, I found my mind was spending cycles on it, so I had to go have it checked. The dermatologist said it was almost certainly nothing, but given my history, it was best to remove it and biopsy it.
I haven't been as nervous about waiting for the results as I was for similar events in the first years after dealing with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. But it's been in the back of my mind... What if I have to fight *that* battle again. What if...
But the message on my answering machine when I got home said "benign." There is no more beautiful word.
What doesn't kill you does make you stronger :-) But you never forget.
2 comments:
You are the poster child and senior member of our elite club of merkel cell cancer members. Your record of twelve years survivorship sets a standard for all of us youngsters in the club to strive for. I just passed my two year mark yesterday. No, this is not quite like going to an AA meeting each week LOL. This is living life with a deadly cancer that is seldom survivable.
Go Maureen!!
George
Group Admin & MCC Survivor
Merkel Cell Cancer discussion group at Google Groups
Glad your (still) OK Maureen!
-brian
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