UPDATE on Tjhay

tjhay

Hi all I am at my friends home resting comfotably. They removed a quarter size peice of skin and fatty tissue, the pulled it all togeather and gave me 3 levels of stitches. I have stage 1 melenoma, the treatment for it is exactly what they did to day. So it is all gone, and they took there extra pound of flesh just to be sure that all the margins are clear.
So now i have a scar on both sides of my left breast and it is all equal. However the next time ths breast decides to get wonky we will be having a permant seperation.
Love to all
Happy Smiles
Tjhay

RE

Love ya!
TJ I have been on MSN and searching the boards looking for an update on you. I am glad the procedure is over and I am glad it is all that needs to be done my friend. Please rest and know that you are of great value to many!!!!

A ton of Hugs and then a ton more!!!

RE

elm3544

Glad you are home and
Glad you are home and resting comfortably. You are such a strong woman! Sending lots of love your way!

cats_toy

Hey TJ
glad you got that taken care of! Wonky moles be gone and never to return!

take care

=^..^=

fauxma

If you don't mind my asking,
If you don't mind my asking, what did the wonky mole look like and was it there before all your treatments? I have had squamous cell skin cancer that presented as a cauliflower looking wart. It was removed and so was a margin around it and that was it. I am supposed to be checked every year but I tend to drag it out to 2 years. I am so glad this was caught so early because melanoma is nothing to play around with. And even happier that nothing further is needed. I hope your warning has put your breast on it's best behavior. Sometimes they are such boobs.
Stef

phoenixrising

Thank goodness the tx was
Thank goodness the tx was easy outside of the initial pain. Glad you can rest easy again, well, outside of the menopause moods that is

CR1954

Tj.......
So happy and relieved that it went well. Now do me a big favor and stay well You have been through quite enough!

Love ya!

CR

TraciInLA

CR1954 said:

Tj.......
So happy and relieved that it went well. Now do me a big favor and stay well You have been through quite enough!

Love ya!

CR

Hotline, email, something...
I've often demanded that the minister of my church find us a hotline, 800 number, email address, SOMETHING that can be used to register complaints when life throws as much at folks as it's throwing at you, TJ.

If she ever comes through with anything, I'll let you know. In the meantime, rest well.

Traci

rjjj

Tjhay
I'm sorry you had to go through this, along with all the rest. Glad they took care of it and you are resting. Kep smiling that happy smile and you can conquer anything!
Hugs, jackie

tjhay

RE said:

Love ya!
TJ I have been on MSN and searching the boards looking for an update on you. I am glad the procedure is over and I am glad it is all that needs to be done my friend. Please rest and know that you are of great value to many!!!!

A ton of Hugs and then a ton more!!!

RE

So Sorry Sis
I am so sorry Re, by the time they did the procedure then did a whole body scan of every freckel, mole on me, then flushing my port, then getting to my friends house if was after 4. Debbie does not have msn. and i was being whiney by that time i just needed lay down and rest for a bit. Did not mean to worry you. Please forgive me for not posting earlier, or sending you and email.
I sorry
I love you lots
Tjahy

Moopy23

All Gone
Tjhay, I am very relieved to hear the melanoma was completely removed. Your message definitely has caused happy smiles all around.

Wishing you rest and comfort tonight. Thanks for letting us know all went as expected.

p.s. Good to let that wonky boob know who's boss.

Akiss4me

TJHAY!!!!!!
Glad you made it through what I am sure was a long day for you. How nice to know once a procedure is done that nothing else is needed!! Wouldn't that be nice if BC was like that? We all have our surgery and that's it...all done!!
Well, time for you to rest,rest,rest!! Gentle hugs your way....:) Pammy

RE

tjhay said:

So Sorry Sis
I am so sorry Re, by the time they did the procedure then did a whole body scan of every freckel, mole on me, then flushing my port, then getting to my friends house if was after 4. Debbie does not have msn. and i was being whiney by that time i just needed lay down and rest for a bit. Did not mean to worry you. Please forgive me for not posting earlier, or sending you and email.
I sorry
I love you lots
Tjahy

Oh good heavens!
Silly girl, no need for sorry I was just concerned. Glad you are with a friend and glad you are resting!!! Please be good to yourself!

RE

Jeanne D

Moopy23 said:

All Gone
Tjhay, I am very relieved to hear the melanoma was completely removed. Your message definitely has caused happy smiles all around.

Wishing you rest and comfort tonight. Thanks for letting us know all went as expected.

p.s. Good to let that wonky boob know who's boss.

Tj
So glad to see your posting Tj! Glad they removed it and got clean margins!

You rest, you have had a rough time lately.

Thanks for posting and telling us how it went. We were concerned!

Love, Jeanne

tjhay

fauxma said:

If you don't mind my asking,
If you don't mind my asking, what did the wonky mole look like and was it there before all your treatments? I have had squamous cell skin cancer that presented as a cauliflower looking wart. It was removed and so was a margin around it and that was it. I am supposed to be checked every year but I tend to drag it out to 2 years. I am so glad this was caught so early because melanoma is nothing to play around with. And even happier that nothing further is needed. I hope your warning has put your breast on it's best behavior. Sometimes they are such boobs.
Stef

how it looked
Well I did have the mole before the breast cancer and it did happen to be on the same breast that the kind doctors radiated. But any way from what the dorctor was telling you should be able tofole the mole in half and have if meet the edges, and yest i did get a puzzeled look on my face as i looked at a freckle on my arm trying to figure out how to fold it. it was then she told me i was suppose to do using my imagination.
basicly what you need to watch for is changing in the color, texture, and shape of the mole. mine went from this nice little round thing at a medium brown to one side looking like it was trying to grow little limbs and it started to get black on that side. This is alway a good indicator somthing is wonky.
Please Stef do not drag out your appt to have things checked, I was really suprised to find out how many folks die from skin cancer these days. if it goes to far it is not an easy fix like mine was, and belive me my poor boob is screaming at right now.
take care
tjhay

tjhay

Akiss4me said:

TJHAY!!!!!!
Glad you made it through what I am sure was a long day for you. How nice to know once a procedure is done that nothing else is needed!! Wouldn't that be nice if BC was like that? We all have our surgery and that's it...all done!!
Well, time for you to rest,rest,rest!! Gentle hugs your way....:) Pammy

Thank You
Thank You every one for all your support and kind words.
Love you all bunches and bunches
Happy Smiles
Tjhay

zahalene

tjhay said:

Thank You
Thank You every one for all your support and kind words.
Love you all bunches and bunches
Happy Smiles
Tjhay

YAY TJ!!!
What a wonderful post to find this morning.
I'll be grinning from ear to ear all day in your behalf.
Savor this victory. You deserve it.

jnl

zahalene said:

YAY TJ!!!
What a wonderful post to find this morning.
I'll be grinning from ear to ear all day in your behalf.
Savor this victory. You deserve it.

So happy that you got clean
So happy that you got clean margins TJ! I hope that you feel better now!

We all are supporting you and thinking of you!

Hugs, Leeza

sunnygirl

tj update
Wow!! You sure have had a go of it!!

BUT---I'm so happy to know you came through just great and it's behind you!

Your hair looks super by the way--I think I'm a month or so behind you

Hugs,
Cheryl

fauxma

tjhay said:

how it looked
Well I did have the mole before the breast cancer and it did happen to be on the same breast that the kind doctors radiated. But any way from what the dorctor was telling you should be able tofole the mole in half and have if meet the edges, and yest i did get a puzzeled look on my face as i looked at a freckle on my arm trying to figure out how to fold it. it was then she told me i was suppose to do using my imagination.
basicly what you need to watch for is changing in the color, texture, and shape of the mole. mine went from this nice little round thing at a medium brown to one side looking like it was trying to grow little limbs and it started to get black on that side. This is alway a good indicator somthing is wonky.
Please Stef do not drag out your appt to have things checked, I was really suprised to find out how many folks die from skin cancer these days. if it goes to far it is not an easy fix like mine was, and belive me my poor boob is screaming at right now.
take care
tjhay

I knew that they say
I knew that they say irregular edges and the folding it in your mind is a great way to visualize that. I also thought you meant literally at first. Mine had tenacles on it but it was white. I actually only had it checked by accident. My doctor was burning off some moles that were raised and annoying me. He said they were all normal little moles. Then I asked the doctor if he could remove a weird wart. He took one look and said he wanted to not only remove it but have it biopsied. He took the mole and a good size area around it and stitched it up. A few days later he called and said it was squamous cell skin cancer and he sent me to the dermatologist and they did the whole body look see. They found a couple other suspicious areas and did punch biopsies. One was cancer, the other two weren't. And they gave me this topical creme. I used it on those areas for a week or more. She said it's a topical chemo. I can't even remember the name. I have had punch biopsies done since then but they are always benign. I asked about how yours looked because I have a very tiny mole that was brown and is now black. It is barely bigger than a freckle and doesn't look irregular or mottled but I guess I will call and have it looked at. Thanks for the information and the good advice. Ang again, so glad your's was caught early.
Stef

Christmas Girl

tjhay said:

Thank You
Thank You every one for all your support and kind words.
Love you all bunches and bunches
Happy Smiles
Tjhay

Hey, TJ...
I'm sincerely hoping you're feeling at least even a little bit better today. Glad to know they "got it all" - whew, relief. Thanks goodness, glad for that, happy for you.

Thanks for sharing - good reminders to all of us to be ever vigilant, and always have suspicious "things" (whatever they may be) checked by a med pro.

Take good care.

Kind regards, Susan