You guys are awesome. Thanks for all of the thoughts.

I think I was just afraid because it was labeled as “cancer.” That’s a scary thought.

The procedure was interesting. They gave me a local. The incision was about 4 inches long, 1 inch wide and was somewhere between 1/2 – 1″ deep. It is pretty significant.

I’m sore today and took the day off because I didn’t sleep well. I’m a back sleeper and it hurt alot. I couldn’t find a comfortable place to lay.

The basal carcinoma is dealt with in a different way. I go in on December 2nd and have to be there early. They said it could take up to 5 hours. Because it’s on my hand, they take layer by layer, testing it as we go, so that they only have to take the layers that are actually cancerous.

That should be interesting.

My family really pulled through for me yesterday. I don’t have a high tolerance for pain and I tend to get scared of things like this especially when I have to deal with them alone. It’s the one thing that sucks about being single. You have to go through this stuff alone. Well, yesterday, AmberWitch, my sister-in-law, my mom, and my sister all came to the surgery with me to lend support. My mom actually went into the surgery with me so we could ask questions and make sure to have all of the information between the two of us. That was really nice.

My dad and two brothers called to make sure I was ok, too. It really helped to make the whole day much, much better.

Sorry if I was being a cry-baby yesterday. I was just a bit scared and emotional. Thanks again for all of your support.