Well, I have been a slacker and have not updated the blog in a few months. For that I apologize. Thanks to all of you who care enough to follow my story as I fight this battle in my life! During the summer, I began to have trouble sleeping at night. Nicole told me I was waking up all the time, similar to someone who has sleep apnia. I was tired all the time and it was really starting to interfere with every day activities. Also, during my initial scans for the new diagnosis of melanoma, we knew that I had a deviated septum. We knew at some point I would need surgery to clear that up. We spoke to the doctor about the issue he advised that we should have surgery between treatments. After the last infusion, we went to see Dr. Seth Riddle and decided that most of my breathing problems could be solved with surgery to correct my deviated septum. The surgery was on October 19th. I went into surgery and remember getting my favorite drug,...
In 2003, I was diagnosised with melanoma. Following surgery, tests showed no more cancer. In 2010, I found a lump below my right ear. It was removed and again found to be melanoma. A second surgery has left scars on the right side of my face. This is my journey!