The title basically sums up what I have been thinking about this week. Tuesday, I took Jonny to the doctor because I thought he had some warts on the bottoms of his feet. (The little guy loves to run around bare foot.) His pediatrician took a look at them and informed me that they were not warts. She told me that they were cuts on his feet that were very swollen. (Yeah, I felt a little stupid) She also told me that he had staph infection, and that she would have to drain his scabs. She said that it would be very painful for Jonny, and that I would have to help her hold him down. While she went to get her supplies, my phone rang and I noticed that it was my dermatologist calling me. Last week, he had taken a biopsy of a piece of skin on my nose. I answered the phone assuming he was going to tell me he got the results back and they looked wonderful. Well, he starts off telling me that the results showed that I have basal cell skin cancer and that it looks like they didn't remove all of it. At this point, I am thinking, WHAT? Then he goes on to tell me that he recommends that I talk to a specialist, because it could just be the tip of the iceberg that they took off. (Wonderful visual isn't it.) As he is talking to me about my options, the Jonny's doctor walks back in the room with her scalpel and bandages. So, I have to end my conversation with my doctor, in order to hold poor Jonny while he got his feet cut open. Needless to say, it was a crazy ten minutes.
I was freaking out about the cancer, until I learned a little bit more about it. It is not very serious and is the most common type of skin cancer. Everything is going to be ok, and I feel pretty confident that the cancer is very small. It is still shocking to think that I have any type of cancer. I always thought that I had "good" skin, and wasn't worried about getting skin cancer. From now on I am going to really be slopping on the sunscreen and wearing hats!
Jonny is antibiotics and he is doing a lot better. I now know what staph infection looks like, and hopefully will be able to detect it faster next time. :)
3 comments:
Lucky you! Rough day ehe? We will drowned our sorrows in healthy snacks at the halloween party tomorrow!
Breanne, how scary! What a horrible day for you both. I am glad it is not too serious, and be sure to keep me updated.
Oh my is right! Glad everything turned out alright but still pretty scary I'm sure. I just went to the dermatologist to get moles checked out as well, guess we're at that age :) Keep us updated, miss you guys!
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