Monday again. Here we go, new week. I’m working it this week. Already starting out strong by sending an assertive email directly to a senior HR manager at a large corporation for a job I saw online. I’m done pussy-footing it, even though I don’t feel like I ever pussy-foot. I guess it’s just time to be relentless. Not pushy. Relentless.
I forgot to write about my dermatologist calling me on Friday. If you recall, I’d gotten results from the skin cancer excision on my arm, and the pathology report kinda freaked me out. Apparently, while the margins were clear around the excision spot (meaning, the doc cut out all of the cancer), it was noted that a tiny nerve had gotten involved, so it was listed on the report as small-caliber nerve invasion (SCNI). The google machine told me that it means I’m a high-risker and that the chance of recurrence is high, but much lower than if a larger-caliber nerve had been involved. And that there’s not really anything that should be done at this point. Essentially, I just need to be on high alert and to watch for ANY little lesion that pops up.
Well, the derm confirmed all of this. He said that he’s not used to seeing all of the additional details that the radiologist had noted, so he called the radiologist, consulted with colleagues, looked up any other information he could find.... in other words, he did his due diligence before calling me. He told me the same thing - just keep doing what I’m doing: watching and letting him know if/when I see something popping up.
It sucks, but at least there’s no chemo/radiation or more surgery or anything I have to do.
Having a history of cancer will freak you out for the rest of your life.
The only thing I can do is to keep living a healthy lifestyle. Keep working out. Keep eating right. Keep up with my mental health as much as I can. Keep pushing. Keep pushing. Keep living.
With that, I’m going to keep going with the day.
xox,
GS
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