Tonya,You definitely came to the right place. I had the same experience you are
having right now. I was scared out of my mind but didn't want anyone else to
worry, so I acted like it was "no big deal". But at night, I wouldn't be able
to sleep and would have crying spells when no one else was around. It finally
started to get better after the initial shock and treatment. My life got back
to normal and I stopped thinking all "doom and gloom". The fact is that there
are, fortunately, millions of people who are diagnosed every year who never have
to deal with it again. And those that do, usually treat it successfully.
Unfortunately, in my initial research, I kept finding truly tragic stories and
couldn't help thinking the worst. There are many members here who have had some
of the worst experiences with skin cancer but they have taken that experience to
help people like us in a positive way. Take advantage of that. Angela and
others can help you keep focused and positive. And they are wealth of
information. As for me, from personal experience, I can tell you...no matter
what the diagnosis, you WILL start feeling better soon. And don't be shy about
spilling out your fears and concerns here. It's the safest place to do it. Take
care and let us know how you are doing. Nancy

Tonya Davis-Miller <btlightning@...> wrote:Hi, I'm Tonya. I just joined
this group to hear other people's
stories about surviving skin cancer. I had a mole removed about 3
weeks ago. The report came back as being abnormal cells (not sure
exactly what) so my doctor is going to remove all of my moles. I go
Friday for the surgery. I'll come home with lots of little stiched
places from head to toe. She seems to think that we caught it early
before it became bad and that I should be okay after the removal, but
I'm still scared. My husbands grandfather died of skin cancer, so I
know he has a lot of worries about all this, which makes it hard to
talk to him about it. I don't want him to know just how scared I am,
because I want him to believe that I won't die like his grandpa did.
It's making things kind of strained around here though, because he
doesn't understand when I need to go off by myself, but I can't stand
the thought of him seeing me crying over all this. I thought maybe I
could get on here and talk to someone who would understand and maybe
it would make it easier to deal with. Maybe some preparation for
what is next will help me with the crying spells too.

Thanks for being here. I'll keep you and your families all in my
prayers.

Tonya


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