dermatology update...

the biopsy of tims ear (which has already given us much grief...) has come back positive for squamous cell skin cancer. it was no big surprise on our part but rather an inconvenience. on monday (while he is still OFF his blood thinner) they are going to do MOHS surgery. i guess they keep taking portions of the area until it all comes back negative for cancer cells. then they see what damage they have caused and start to "re-build" the ear. they will use skin from either behind his ear or his collar bone area to re-construct the area they removed. the whole process can take in excess of three hours depending how large of an area they need to remove (occasionally they need more than one appt).

my biggest concern is not the skin cancer or the skin grafts but rather the risk of infection. i think it is going to be a long couple of weeks.

his scope is still scheduled for friday afternoon. we are not expecting to hear back from that biopsy for about a week but hopefully they can let us know what the pictures are leading towards. it must be a real "mess" down there.

thats all the updates for today...have a great day.

thanks for checking in.

tim and tammy