Monday, June 2, 2014

Melonoma Follow-up

Eva had her procedure 11 days ago and it went smoothly.  This past Friday we got the phone message from the nurse sounding a bit distressed that we were not available but that we needed to call for her biopsy results before closing time at 2pm.  When I was checking the voicemail message, it was after four. 
Today I called and I found out that the mole on her right thigh a A-typical features.  This means that there is a possibility of future return and regrowth, or profound and confirmed melanoma.  the surgeon is sending over the slides to the dermatologist office for further review and confirmation. We should hear back from this office within two weeks. 
Also today, Eva had Field Day at school.  She was walking from the side walk towards the pavement and missed the step. ultimately falling on her knee, shin, and palms.  She took it like a trooper but her knee was bleeding, and did not stop. I took her to the restroom to clean it out and put a band aid on it and noticed that the gash on her knee was the size of a pea.  Seriously, it was super gross to look at and was really deep.  I asked the Director for some antibiotic.  We went home and I decided to call the doctors office to get it checked out.  I figured a copay was cheaper than a 20% ER visit.  After talking with the nurse, I figured out that this gash wasn't just from the fall but actually she had reopened one of her scars from the procedure.  That totally explained the large gash.  After I got home, I called the surgeon's office and they just told me to cover it with antibiotic and a band aid, keep it clean and covered. 

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