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« Reply #30 on: April 10, 2008, 08:49:56 pm »
Cancer update:

I went in for a consultation today, which was basically sitting in the waiting room, then them asking me if I have any medical conditions for about 3 minutes, and then charging me $80 bucks.

I am going to have Moh's surgery in 2 weeks.  It's local anesthesia and done on-site, but it takes a long time.  The goal is to keep as much of your healthy skin as possible and minimize scarring.  It's essentially the same as a biopsy, where they just cut a small layer off, but then they view it under a microscope -- if there's still cancer, they take another layer ... again and again.  It takes time to study each layer, so I'll probably be in there getting worked on in one way or another for about 3 hours.  Most of that time will be me just sitting around with a numb-skull.  Apropos.
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« Reply #31 on: April 10, 2008, 09:40:21 pm »
Good luck,and I hope you have a quick recovery...Thanks for the update....
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« Reply #32 on: April 11, 2008, 10:19:25 am »
Good luck Dave. That would be freaking me out, having that done under local.
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« Reply #33 on: April 11, 2008, 11:01:09 am »
Awww...Dave. This makes me feel bad for saying you remind me of Mr. Burns. (Kind of.)

Anyway, good luck!
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« Reply #34 on: April 11, 2008, 11:03:30 am »
Are you gonna end up having a big bold spot on the spot where they perform the surgery. Thank god for baseball caps.
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« Reply #35 on: April 11, 2008, 11:08:39 am »
Good luck with it Dave. Your "numb skull" remark had me cracking up!
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« Reply #36 on: April 11, 2008, 11:29:49 am »
Quote from: Dave Gray on April 10, 2008, 08:49:56 pm
I'll probably be in there getting worked on in one way or another for about 3 hours. Most of that time will be me just sitting around with a numb-skull.

We'll expect a full report afterwards on how it feels to temporarily be Denver_Bronco. Wink


On a serious side though...as someone who knows the big C too well, good luck with the procedure. If the doc says it will leave a bald spot, maybe he can do the spot in the shape of the Phins logo or something.
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« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2008, 12:29:23 pm »
Good luck with it Dave.
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« Reply #38 on: April 11, 2008, 01:29:08 pm »
Hey Dave, if it leaves a scar, you can make up a cool macho story about how you got it!  (bar fight, motorcycle wreck, etc)   Smiley
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« Reply #39 on: April 11, 2008, 01:32:13 pm »
Quote from: StL FinFan on April 11, 2008, 01:29:08 pm
Hey Dave, if it leaves a scar, you can make up a cool macho story about how you got it!  (bar fight, motorcycle wreck, etc)   Smiley

Or how about tell the truth and say "I'm a cancer survivor" which is much more courageous and impressive in my opinion.
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« Reply #40 on: April 11, 2008, 01:46:03 pm »
How about "I am a cancer survivor that got into a bar fight while riding my motorcycle at 110mph?"  No one would ever F with you again.

I am familair with your surgery, Dave.  You'll be fine.  Easy to say, I know.  They wouldn't even mess around with Moh's if they weren't 100% sure that they couldn't get this resolved with surgery.  Postive thoughts mean a lot, keep your chin up.
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« Reply #41 on: April 24, 2008, 07:18:08 pm »
So, I had my surgery today.

Lucky for me, they got it in only one try, so it wasn't that deep, and only took about an hour and a half to get in and out.  I have about 12 stitches in my head.  It didn't hurt at all, but it feels weird, especially because it's on your head and you can "hear" it from the inside.

I bled more than usual, but everything is cool.  My head hurts a little now, but I'm fine.

Thanks for your concerns everyone.
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« Reply #42 on: April 24, 2008, 07:55:09 pm »
yay that you're ok! punch that cancer in the throat
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« Reply #43 on: April 24, 2008, 08:07:45 pm »
Glad to hear yor Surgery went well!
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« Reply #44 on: April 24, 2008, 08:22:14 pm »
Glad you're ok, big guy.
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