by Katie | Jun 15, 2022 | My Melanoma World
Appointment Details6/15/22 8:20am Dermatologistwide local excision11 numbing shots3.5in incision35mins on the tableDissolving stitches on the inside12 days later, stitches removed on the outsideAntibiotic cream 2x’s/day for 12 daysKeep covered up until 12 days are...
by Katie | Dec 18, 2021 | My Melanoma World
well its that time again! I love going and can’t stand going to the Dermatologist. 1. you’re nerves are uncontrollable 2. the fear of melanoma returning those two reasons right there, are more than enough to be afraid of going, each year, each check, each...
by Katie | Jul 30, 2021 | My Melanoma World
Any cancer patient knows this word, it has so much “punch” behind it. It goes without saying we all need to go through it but we absolutely hate knowing, it’s happening. Treatment is angry all the time. It hurts when you get it. It is relentless. Half the time you...
by Katie | Mar 2, 2021 | My Melanoma World
One more every night A small one here and there When I lay still at night I lay still with fear The tumors won’t shrink The growing won’t stop One by one Two by two I feel it covering me Eating me up inside It’s changing me Losing myself everyday Sadness stretched...
by Katie | Feb 18, 2021 | My Melanoma World
Journal Entry 2/18/10 So, here I am, 29 years old with Stage IV Metastatic Melanoma. Ain’t that a bitch. I’ve now had six major surgeries. Two rounds, 7 per week each, of radiation and one failed chemotherapy. And let’s not forget the double blinded trial, of...
by Katie | Jan 24, 2021 | My Melanoma World
Year 1: I am terrified, I couldn’t barely sleep. My anxiety levels were through the roof. I would have night sweats and bad dreams, constantly. I tried to focus on the current day, not tomorrow or the next, just now. Year 2: I felt that its possible I would have...
