Re: Back to chat!

Wow...well, take care of yourself.  And the Vitamin E is a MUST...especially for such tender skin tissue.

Cyndi Johnson <gardencatalogs@yahoo.com> wrote:  Thanks for the vitamin E tip, I will do that. I had a
basal cell carcinoma (skin cancer) and it had to go. I
still can't believe all that damage was necessary for
that little thing but I am not the doctor. He kept
saying how it was practically the worst possible place
to get one from a repair standpoint. 
However...I am thinking about changing my health plan
next opportunity. Seems like there should have been
some options that never got discussed. 

Cyndi

--- Jesse Bell wrote:

> OHMYGOSH Cyndi...I've been mostly lurking and
> skimming...why on earth
> did you have the surgery. Sounds so painful. I'm so
> sorry. Sure hope you
> get to feeling better SOON. Ohhh...and to keep it
> from scarring...go get
> Vitamin E capsules, stick a pin in the end of it and
> use that on the
> incision. When I was a little girl I went face first
> on some jagged
> cement steps and took half my face off. No scars
> after the Vitamin E.
> 
> 
> 
> Cyndi Johnson wrote:
> Hi y'all, happy Wednesday. I survived my surgery and
> decided to subscribe again from my yahoo address,
> since it looks like I'll be home for a while. I had
> about convinced myself that the procedure wouldn't
> be
> much of a much and I'd be back at work next week,
> but
> oh no. I have an incision from my brow down the
> center
> of my nose, then it curves across one nostril down
> to
> my face. Both my eyes are black and swollen. They
> considerately left me slathered with antibiotic
> ointment and no bandages so I can see the whole
> thing
> clearly, how nice. One nostril is now way different
> than the other, which is fretting me quite a bit (DH
> says he's sure it won't heal that way, but you bet
> I'm
> going to talk about it at my follow-up appointment
> tomorrow). I don't think they actually tested the
> chunk they took out either, based on some
> conversation
> I heard in the recovery room. And the icing is that
> Vicodin makes me nauseated (or is it nauseous?). All
> in all I have to say I'm really not having a good
> time. But no doubt things will get better in a
> couple
> days, the pain is already lessening a little even
> though it looks worse. 
> Now that I'm done whining, congrats to Island Jim on
> Bashful, kitty #2! Looks like everyone had a pretty
> good holiday and hopefully you are not getting too
> much bad weather (except hoping Pam gets lots of
> rain). It's pretty nice weather here today but
> weird;
> we'll have a day of warmth and sun then one of cold
> 50mph winds, then back to sun. The only gardening
> I'm
> doing is planning what cuttings I will give my
> nephew
> next spring for his new house. 
> Andrea, do you practice yoga or Pilates? I noticed
> many of the exercises they prescribe for bad backs
> are
> also yoga poses and also used in Pilates classes. If
> you can find a free class nearby, it's a nice
> incentive to work out, exercising at home alone is
> boring. 
> 
> Cyndi
> 
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