An overview of Melanoma

About Melanoma

Source: www.cancerfacts.com

This informattion is for educational purposes only.
Healthy cells in the body normally reproduce themselves in a controlled, orderly manner. Cancer cells reproduce themselves abnormally, dividing uncontrollably and usually more rapidly than healthy cells. They infiltrate and destroy surrounding tissue. They do not die the way normal cells do. As the cancerous cells produce more cells, a mass or a tumor may appear. As the tumor invades the surrounding tissue, it may prevent the healthy tissue from doing its normal job.

There are two kinds of tumors:
Benign tumors are usually not life threatening. In many cases, they do not invade surrounding tissue and can be removed without regrowth.

Post WLE Surgery

It would seem that I should be feeling something to the tune of relief since the re-exision is over. Not necessarily so, not yet anyway...
I mean the tumor should be completely excised now and that is a very good and positive thing. As long as the turmor was in the Radial growth phase and not the Vertical growth phase.

However; I hurt, so therefore it is of constant thought. I have no knowledge of the pathology of things until next Thursday when I go back to see the surgeon, God help me If she calls before then.

I am very blessed to have my wife Susan; for without her I could not have maintained a positive-peaceful frame of mind, we joked a little and she documented the event with some pictures and video (at my request), it made a big difference and I would suggest this to anyone.

I have posted a before and after picture and video on my facebook page, there other photos however I opted to not post them there. I don't want to scare the little ones. This is what it is. This is here to educate you.   Protect yourself; please.