Cancer Support
Related: About this forum1 mo post surg.
so, recovery from my melanoma surgery has gone very well. it healed cleanly, w little pain. i didnt f it up by lifting too much. i get an occasional sharp sting, but its momentary.
now i cant wait for the skin to stretch, and rid me of this feeling that someone is squeezing my shoulder. the puckery scar doesnt bother me, but that grip is cancer, grabbing me.
the word bounces around my head less every day, but i know i cant let it go away, cuz ill drop my guard.
all things considered, im a lucky duck. i try to b grateful for that.
Scrivener7
(52,724 posts)I wish you decades of good health.
Walleye
(35,655 posts)And my mom died of cancer. So its about the scariest thing I can think of. Youre holding up very well and your attitude seems great
2naSalit
(92,662 posts)That the healing is going well. Cancer is the #1 killer in my family, I am about to see about a dermatologist to look at the cloud of weird moles developing all over my torso. I'm not comfortable about it at all, I've had benign things carved off my face, shoulder and legs. I feel it's just a matter of time.
twodogsbarking
(12,228 posts)Joinfortmill
(16,377 posts)MLAA
(18,598 posts)Wicked Blue
(6,646 posts)I've been using this stuff called Bio-Oil on surgical scars, and it's rather effective. The ingredients are various plant oils, and it only has a faint scent from almond oil.
mopinko
(71,797 posts)it shd b small, barely noticeable a yr from now. but im halfway tempted to get it inked, as well as a couple others i have. my grey hair, my wrinkles, my scars. all part of my story.
multigraincracker
(34,068 posts)A year ago I went to the Derm and had tons of them froze, shaved and sliced. Then a surgeon cut 4 out that came back non-cancer.
My face looked terrible for a week. When friends asked what happened, Id just point at the wife.
Now, a year later Im seeing more to be looked at.
Glad I finally went in.
duhneece
(4,238 posts)Im so glad you have taken care of yourself.