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Mini Tummy Tuck - Tues. Excited and Scared! - Wellesley, MA
UPDATED FROM Debbie8634
21 days post
WE MUST HAVE A GUARDIAN ANGEL. During my...
WORTH IT$4,500
WE MUST HAVE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
During my initial consult, Dr. Kimberly O'Sullivan urged me to have a few of my moles removed asap. They are/were located on my abdomen. When I told my husband about this, he seemed to take it in, especially given the irregular mole on his back. He had put off the removal of one mole, in particular, for nearly two years! Thank God, fate intervened on what could have been a horrific outcome. Dr. O'Sullivan is diligent and very informed about irregular moles. When I called her office on a Friday, they had a cancellation and scheduled my surgery on the following Tues...... to schedule my tummy tuck. I ran it by my best friend and husband of nineteen years. He said, "will she be able to remove my mole........after your procedure? I must admit, his inquiry caught me off guard. I was so excited about finally getting rid of this loose skin, it seemed odd to work in his mole but I went along. In fact, I had nearly forgotten but the answer was "yes" after I called the office to confirm.
A week later, the news was shocking and frightening beyond belief. Stage 1, active melanoma. Cancer. We are panicked beyond words and we're not out of the woods yet. This week, we're going to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. We suspect, they will recommend a Sentinal Node Biopsy to ensure the cancer has not spread to his lymph nodes. The odds are on our side.
Miraculously, my tummy tuck, a Doctor who is hyper-vigilant about moles and a husband who needed an "in" all came together to give us a fighting chance. We have learned that Melanoma makes up 4% of all skin cancers but it is, by far, the deadliest. We both shudder to think of the outcome had we not found Dr. O'Sullivan.....or if I had delayed my procedure. The Real Self site led us down the road to what will likely be a full recovery. Please keep us in your prayers.
During my initial consult, Dr. Kimberly O'Sullivan urged me to have a few of my moles removed asap. They are/were located on my abdomen. When I told my husband about this, he seemed to take it in, especially given the irregular mole on his back. He had put off the removal of one mole, in particular, for nearly two years! Thank God, fate intervened on what could have been a horrific outcome. Dr. O'Sullivan is diligent and very informed about irregular moles. When I called her office on a Friday, they had a cancellation and scheduled my surgery on the following Tues...... to schedule my tummy tuck. I ran it by my best friend and husband of nineteen years. He said, "will she be able to remove my mole........after your procedure? I must admit, his inquiry caught me off guard. I was so excited about finally getting rid of this loose skin, it seemed odd to work in his mole but I went along. In fact, I had nearly forgotten but the answer was "yes" after I called the office to confirm.
A week later, the news was shocking and frightening beyond belief. Stage 1, active melanoma. Cancer. We are panicked beyond words and we're not out of the woods yet. This week, we're going to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. We suspect, they will recommend a Sentinal Node Biopsy to ensure the cancer has not spread to his lymph nodes. The odds are on our side.
Miraculously, my tummy tuck, a Doctor who is hyper-vigilant about moles and a husband who needed an "in" all came together to give us a fighting chance. We have learned that Melanoma makes up 4% of all skin cancers but it is, by far, the deadliest. We both shudder to think of the outcome had we not found Dr. O'Sullivan.....or if I had delayed my procedure. The Real Self site led us down the road to what will likely be a full recovery. Please keep us in your prayers.
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December 25, 2015
Your body looks perfect! How are things coming with the melanoma? So lucky to be caught early.
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April 6, 2011
wow your pictures look great!
April 6, 2011
Thanks! So far, I'm happy and I finally got control of muscle pain - spasms. Yay!
April 11, 2011
Hi Debbie,
How are you feeling. Any muscle pain? Hope your doing well. I can't believe it's already been three weeks since I had surgery.
How are you feeling. Any muscle pain? Hope your doing well. I can't believe it's already been three weeks since I had surgery.
April 11, 2011
Yay.......to three weeks. I'm three weeks tomorrow. There's a big difference from week to week. Swelling has gone down quite a bit. Same for u? No more pain....just a little itchy. Using mederma. I can see why 4 weeks seems to be the magic number. How was your first cardio workout?
April 12, 2011
Yes the swelling has gone down. It's still there a little. I can feel these really hard areas in my belly. I think that's the swelling still. My first workout was good. I took it easy. Broke a little sweat--felt good though. It's amazing how fast a person can get out of shape when they stop working out. I'm still wearing the paper tape-are you? Haven't put anything on the scars other that neosporin (that's what the nurse said to do) I'll start using Maderma once these tapes come off. The incisions are still very red and a little sore. I think they looked better last week. They do say it looks worse before it gets better again. We shall see.
UPDATED FROM Debbie8634
13 days post
2 weeks post op. Today I learned, there's no need...
2 weeks post op. Today I learned, there's no need to be a hero. Sometimes, pain and inflammation have a mind of their own. Call your Doctor, if you have muscle pain (not uncommon at this stage) and work to get that pain under control.
Wow! What a story. I'm SO glad your doctor caught your husband's cancerous mole. That is great news. Please let us know the next steps. I truly hope all is clear and he can be done with treatment.