Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Scary

I went to the Dermatologist yesterday. I had a red growth on my forehead, right under my hair line. And of course since I am preggers everything is GETTING BIGGER...and this 'bump' was no exception. So to make a long story short....it turns out it was a Basal Cell Carcinoma aka a form of skin cancer....the Dr. took off/burned the spot off(I am so glad I didn't faint). But, I can't believe I have/had SKIN CANCER! Of all the skin cancers to 'have', this is the one to get...because it is not too serious....but I just realized that I am not as invincible as I think I am & that my body is getting old! Darn all those tanning days at Mega Tan....what was I thinking????? Sunscreen here I come!

15 comments:

Tim and Amy said...

Oh my gosh! That is super scary! I'm glad everything is okay now... I'll definitely be loading up on sunscreen this summer!

Lisa said...

That is super scary! I am glad to hear it is going to be ok. Thank goodness for sunscreen!!!

Amy F. said...

What a good thing for me to hear (and of course I'm so sorry -that is SCARY!!) because Shawn and I are not that careful (ok I am a little more careful than Shawn) and I wish we were! So suncreen, here I come! ;)

Kyle said...

That is super scary!! Good thing you didn't ignore it and just hope it would go away and it didn't spread or anything! I ALWAYS douse my kids in sunscreen and barely ever put it on myself...I need to be better about that!

Flaherty Fam said...

That is quite the scare. I total remember wishing I was as tan as you and Steph. Wouldn't you girls even go tanning like twice a day?:) You little brown bears. I'm glad the cancer isn't too serious and the doc was able to remove it. Did it leave a hole?

TJ and Jen Sherwood said...

Ok... you probably think I am horrible. While we were moving I found a small pile of Thank you notes from our wedding that never got sent and one of them was adressed to you!!! I am horrible!!! I am sorry!!! Thank you sooo much! Don't hate me!

The Haslam Family said...

Crap!! That means Cass and I are next. I'm sorry you had to go through that. Hopefully that will be the end of that. No joke what were we thinking in junior high.I guess we werent(:

Becky Rogers said...

Ahh...Katie that is scary. You never think about that stuff until it hits home. I love your post about Brody...that hair cracks me up.
P.S. I forgot that we both have boys named Brody...Hey you forgot that we are BOTH cool people!!! :)

The Cash Family said...

oh my, that totally reconfirms my thoughts about going tanning. i keep thinking i would look better with a tan and then i think of instances like this!! yikes

Swirls of Happy said...

Wow...that is a scary thing to go through! I am glad they were able to remove it right away, what a blessing. I hear ya on the tanning...all the years of it and yet I still hardly put it on myself, thanks for the wake-up call! Glad you are alright :)

Anonymous said...

Man that is scary. I am a huge "tan" fan, and have been thinking a lot about it lately...is it really worth it?
It really does make you think...doesn't it??

I didn't realize that Brody and JD were a day apart. Caden and his cousin Hunter are a day apart. How fun is that?

Thanks for the invite...cute blog...cute kids...and you ARE skinny! Preg, or not...you have got to be the skinniest pregnant girl I have seen EVER!

Suzy Cummard said...

We are getting old! That is scary!

I am so sad I missed your shower! SORRY! We were cleaning up all day Saturday from the SGIA Party & when I realized what time it was- it was too late! I wanted to see you & the other girls. Hope it was fun!

jenny said...

Katie, have you heard of Fake Bake? I LOVE It, I use the air brush and spray it on me and I look like I just returned home from Mexico!! Look for it, I am sure they have it in some beauty salons. It sucks getting old doesnt' it?!

Andrea said...

That is so scary...I am just glad you caught it early enough. I am sad that you have to go back to make sure all of it is gone!! That is no fun!!

Stoddard Studios said...

Wow, what a crazy thing! I'm so sorry. It must have been scary to find out, especially because you're prego. I hope everything is ok.