Waiting...again

 The weird thing about this process has been that hurry-up-and-wait feeling. The sense of urgency to figure things out is tangible, but you have to wait for openings to go in, for equipment to be available and lab tests to do their thing.

When I had my first biopsies, I went back to work the next day. Mistake. I was so tired and sore. This time I took the day off. Way better! I napped when I felt like it and generally loafed around on the couch. The soreness was markedly less this time.

Icing the sites to keep bruising down.

What I can't control is the reaction to adhesive that I have developed. What a drag to wake up and find your skin starting to blister and itch. At least this time it didn't go under all the adhesive--it was confined this time to the top part of the steri-strips. 

The photo to the left shows the reaction as of March 3. I had a bit of reaction along the bottom of the bandage, but the painful part was at the top.

The photo to the right is from March 11. I had Ashley keep an eye on the biopsy site--as soon as it was deemed "closed" I got rid of the bandaids. I kept it cleaned, but once the bandage came off I saw marked improvement.

Here I am getting through that small pain. Hopefully you never get adhesive reaction!!