tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post8988902721064407778..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: My skin cancer odyssey: A photo essay. [Not for the squeamish.]The Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-40523593308780430802012-10-30T16:16:53.011-04:002012-10-30T16:16:53.011-04:00You're going to look even hotter with that sca...You're going to look even hotter with that scar, you know! ;-)Thomashttp://susansmageew.soup.io/post/280655257/Build-Your-Muscles-With-These-Great-Tipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-1317999545103112192011-02-24T03:35:35.150-05:002011-02-24T03:35:35.150-05:00The plant that cure!: Sap from the common garden w...The plant that cure!: Sap from the common garden weed petty spurge appears to treat non-melanoma skin cancers, experts are reporting in the British Journal of Dermatology.skin cancer treatments Los Angeleshttp://www.skincancerlosangeles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-37925943948669186422011-01-31T12:48:16.450-05:002011-01-31T12:48:16.450-05:00You're going to look even hotter with that sca...You're going to look even hotter with that scar, you know! ;-)Dolcehttp://livingladolcevita.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-26537823896160862222011-01-30T14:36:15.313-05:002011-01-30T14:36:15.313-05:00Oh damn, UB. I'm sure I'm not the first to...Oh damn, UB. I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but I'd like to take you out for a nice Chianti and some fava beans.Tim Hallhttp://www.undiepress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-84892216721278590682011-01-26T12:50:10.414-05:002011-01-26T12:50:10.414-05:00Daisy (or should I say, Frau Blucher?!?) Thank you...Daisy (or should I say, <i>Frau Blucher?!?</i>) Thank you for the clarification.<br /><br />Ponita: Thanks for the tips. You speak with a wealth of experience. I have a laundry list of thing to do with this wound and many of your tips are included it in.<br /><br />MCZ: Thanks for all your good wishes. If you change your mind and want to see the pic of my head when it's <i>really</i> opened up, let me know.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-53253966074897986622011-01-26T12:02:03.732-05:002011-01-26T12:02:03.732-05:00holy cow. pun intended. the "hole-y" p...holy cow. pun intended. the "hole-y" part, not the bovine part. hope it's healing well and you'll feel better soon. thanks for posting this, a great lesson. thanks also for not posting that second round pic, i'm not sure i could have stomached it. <br /><br />i love the bolts/frankenstein suggestion too. perhaps you could have planned this better and had it done near halloween. instant costume.mczhttp://secondwide.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-32859037440506464632011-01-26T10:24:17.024-05:002011-01-26T10:24:17.024-05:00Apply an ice pack a few times a day (max 15 minute...Apply an ice pack a few times a day (max 15 minutes with a cloth between you and it) and if it looks like it's getting infected - get back to that doc asap and get antibiotics!!! Plus you can use something like Polysporin ointment on it daily (do you get that down there? antibiotic ointment). I be a nurse and I be a wound care type of nurse as well. You don't want this to be infected... because then the sutures will likely pull out and you'll end up with a very large and noticeable scar... *not* the cool kind you're wanting!Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-49930130197034660322011-01-26T09:21:57.823-05:002011-01-26T09:21:57.823-05:00"That's 'FRONK-en-STEEN'""That's 'FRONK-en-STEEN'"daisyfaehttp://daisyfae.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-22023421589000357372011-01-26T06:25:37.906-05:002011-01-26T06:25:37.906-05:00Jo: It was even more sickening to sit through. I h...Jo: It was even more sickening to sit through. I honestly don't know how anyone can choose a career in the medical field.<br /><br />MIT: It'll happen! I swear!<br /><br />Christine: I woke up this a.m. and my forehead is starting to swell. Plus, I just got a really short haircut. I've never looked more ridiculous. My father is Victor Frankenstein.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-12952760403596833002011-01-25T21:56:52.778-05:002011-01-25T21:56:52.778-05:00I should really show that to my bald husband. He ...I should really show that to my bald husband. He had to have some "funny" dark spots frozen off his head before, but, your pics take the cake. Hope your OK, I think my bottom lip is permanently arched in horror at what I just saw.Christinehttp://aninklingofsorts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-47487273423884700862011-01-25T16:05:28.008-05:002011-01-25T16:05:28.008-05:00Get better soon, 'cos I have a small gift for ...Get better soon, 'cos I have a small gift for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-11319031823149896332011-01-25T15:34:02.184-05:002011-01-25T15:34:02.184-05:00It's a compliment to your writing that the wor...It's a compliment to your writing that the words made me feel more sick than the pictures did. <br /><br />I'm always amazed at the procedures they can do while you're awake (and taking photos)Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-1382045627685549202011-01-25T15:05:56.944-05:002011-01-25T15:05:56.944-05:00If you have a prescription, you can get for weed a...If you have a prescription, you can get for weed as either a pain controller or appetite stimulant (and since you've had cancer, you might well qualify!!). Come on up... ;-)<br /><br />How's the head feeling now?Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-3032871949033954772011-01-25T13:45:34.053-05:002011-01-25T13:45:34.053-05:00HMH: Please don't tell me that sunscreen is a ...HMH: Please don't tell me that sunscreen is a carcinogenic. Where the hell does that leave me? I love the beach. I'm sorry but I'm not cutting it out of my life.<br /><br />Ponita: Do you guys get weed from a pharmacy too? I should take a drive over the Peace Bridge and pick up a week's supply.<br /><br />SB: Thank you, my dove. Fake tans look...well...fake. I think my tanning days are finally over.<br /><br />XL: Hi there. I LOVE my scar. It looks like Voldamort offed my parents.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-36882375726529474252011-01-25T13:34:46.012-05:002011-01-25T13:34:46.012-05:00Best wishes with the recovery.
On the bright side...Best wishes with the recovery.<br /><br />On the bright side, you'll have a very cool scar!LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-10360051594560440752011-01-25T13:02:55.642-05:002011-01-25T13:02:55.642-05:00Yeah, but you are still gorgeous and there is alwa...Yeah, but you are still gorgeous and there is always fake tan.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-84100963787740322442011-01-25T12:33:19.416-05:002011-01-25T12:33:19.416-05:00Good god, that's the coolest picture of a blog...Good god, that's the coolest picture of a blogger I've ever seen: a huge hole in your head and smiley eyes. But, ouch. And they didn't even give you morphine, bastards.<br /><br />If they pulled it really tight, and it looks like they did, you'll probably end up with a very fine silvery sliver. I used Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair on a scar left by abdominal surgery and it's all but disappeared.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-61818732600586389152011-01-25T12:27:50.657-05:002011-01-25T12:27:50.657-05:00If you lived up here, north of the 49th, you could...If you lived up here, north of the 49th, you could walk into any pharmacy and ask for some Tylenol #1s, which have some codeine in them. I bet those would make your head feel a little less ouchy. No Rx required, just gotta ask for them.Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-17281303000781918862011-01-25T10:09:11.349-05:002011-01-25T10:09:11.349-05:00I would rather wear a wide brimmed hat, long sleev...I would rather wear a wide brimmed hat, long sleeves, and limit my exposure to the mid day sun. <br /><br />Sunscreen actually has components that have been shown to be carcinogenic. Staying out of the sun promotes vitamin D deficiency, which depresses the immune system to the point where it can't deal with the single mutant cells that could become cancer if not dealt with.healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-63754643728201817592011-01-25T08:13:34.262-05:002011-01-25T08:13:34.262-05:00Pat: Oh, please. MTL has us BOTH beat! Combined!Pat: Oh, please. MTL has us BOTH beat! Combined!The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-2749799192626110052011-01-25T08:03:22.436-05:002011-01-25T08:03:22.436-05:00Poor love!
But what a good thing done with and the...Poor love!<br />But what a good thing done with and they may have gathered up the slack whilst suturing which is always a good idea. And here am I wittering on about a tooth.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-47770427972963396242011-01-25T07:36:01.346-05:002011-01-25T07:36:01.346-05:00Ponita: Not having cancer is, obviously, the lesse...Ponita: Not having cancer is, obviously, the lesser of the two evils but HOLY SHIT it hurts this morning. All they gave me were cruddy Extra Strength Tylenol. More drugs, please.<br /><br />nurse: You always know the exact right thing to say. Thank you, dear.<br /><br />Sid: It's way more involved than I thought it would be. Look at the bright side; if you come to New York I'll be easy to pick out of the crowd. Look for the guy scaring children.<br /><br />Nimpipi: That was just the FIRST round of cutting. The second hole was in the shape of a football (American) and twice as big.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-58485363701262670722011-01-25T07:17:14.802-05:002011-01-25T07:17:14.802-05:00Neatly cut hole, sunscreen slacker! Freaky though ...Neatly cut hole, sunscreen slacker! Freaky though how it looks like a <br />sun, you know, with pen marks for rays and everything. Once more though, what blue eyes you have, grampa! On top of which you're going to very soon be flaunting one number sexy scar. Ooh I say, OOH.Nimpipihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971502879277219728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-10428128090320296772011-01-25T06:06:13.297-05:002011-01-25T06:06:13.297-05:00Shit. That is quite a procedure.
I guess I'l...Shit. That is quite a procedure. <br /><br />I guess I'll think of this everytime I step out of the door without sunscreen.Sidhttp://verbal-sid.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-17545500709829381172011-01-25T03:17:17.164-05:002011-01-25T03:17:17.164-05:00Now that I've seen the photos of the inside of...Now that I've seen the photos of the inside of your head I find you even MORE attractivenursemyrahttp://nursemyra.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com