Another suspicious mole

[tommy]

I had another suspicious mole removed yesterday for biopsy. It was my third in fifteen months. The first was malignant melanoma and successfully treated. Since then, I go every three months for follow up inspection. The second biopsy in Sep was benign. Also a PET scan in Sep was normal.

This third one didn't look near as nasty as the first, but did satisfied (barely) all of the inspection criteria. ABCD
Asysemtry
Border not regular
Color not uniform
Diameter larger than 6 mm (pencil eraser)

The "shave" was done with no change in Coumadin. They use silver nitrate to help stop the bleeding. Still I'll ooze for a few days.

Results due Thursday.
Prayers appreciated.

PS........with my exercise and weight loss, I feel TERRIFIC! I'm coming up short on my weightloss objective, but am very statisfied with the progress. 35 lbs! I'll revise my goals for 2004 near New Years.

 

[Les]

Best wishes for a good report Thursday. Also, congratulations on your "Life Plan!" Great results, and glad you feel great!

 

[Nancy]

Hi Tom-

You'll be in my thoughts and prayers for a good result from your procedure.

 

[Karlynn]

Tom,
We'll be waiting to hear your good report.

Karlynn

 

[catwoman]

Tom:

Best wishes for good news. I've added you to my prayer list.

 

[dwfreck]

Tom,

Prayers are on the way. Also, I'm going to pray that you aren't contacted by the Department of Homeland Security for having "another suspicious mole."

 

[Christina L]

If you are accepting prayers - you got em!!!

Will be waiting to hear good news that this mole is benign also.


Christina L.

 

[bvdr]

Prayers from North Caolina too. I hope everything goes well for you.

 

[hensylee]

Prayers for you, Tom

some yrs ago I discovered a colorful (purple/black/pink) spot just inside my upper arm; went to dr. He said if it's colorful, have it checked. If it's tan don't worry. He removed mine. No further ones that I have found.

 

[tommy]

Tthanks everyone. I'll let you know tomorrow night.

 

[epstns]

Hi Tom,

Fingers crossed for the test results -- not much you can do to affect them, though.

As to new goals for 2004 -- that's OK, as long as they get you where you want to be. Great progress to have lost those 35 lbs -- I'm sure you didn't need them. The next bunch may go slower, but once you're on a program you CAN do it!

 

[tommy]

No news........yet.
Results now supposed to be in tomorrow.

Thanks again.

 

[Mark Wagner]

Prayers sent out Tom. Keep us posted my friend.

Mark

 

[fisher6476]

One more prayer

One more prayer

Tom,
Please let me send my prayers also. Also it sounds great to me to here someone on this site say they "feel great". Keep up the good work.
Steve

 

[ALCapshaw2]

Has anyone from 'The G*vernment' contacted you about your "suspicous mole"?

 

[dwfreck]

Tom,

Hang in there...

"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day until the last syllable of recorded time, and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death." - Shakespeare, Macbeth.

 

[tommy]

NORMAL! PRAISE THE LORD!

Thanks everyone.

 

[Les]

Great news Tom! Enjoy the holidays!

 

[dwfreck]

"And there was much rejoicing, 'Yay!'" - Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

 

[catwoman]

Tom:

What great news! Especially this time of the year.
Glad to hear that you're "normal."