tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18073828816321444122024-03-19T16:38:48.494-04:00Holly's BlogHolly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-82471224660681893042016-03-16T08:35:00.004-04:002020-02-11T07:39:42.747-05:00UpdateI have had people asking me how I am doing since my neck surgery and my nurse just called me today too so I thought I'd give an update.<br />
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My neck is still really sore. However, as my nurse told me today I need to be wearing my neck brace more than I have been. Basically anytime I'm up for any length of time and when in a vehicle at least until I see the Dr. in a few weeks.<br />
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My throat is still soar and I still can't really talk well, but the Dr. told Corey the day of surgery that because of all the damage from my past radiation he really can't predict how long that will take to recover. So I'm still on ice packs, pain meds and back to wearing my silly looking neck brace. Blessings, HollyBrendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18318220701159703104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-67857698331204645412016-03-05T08:49:00.000-05:002020-02-11T07:41:32.772-05:00RecoveryThank you everyone for praying. The cervical surgery was successful. I am home resting. We didn't realize I would loose my voice for 8 weeks.
The swelling has put pressure on my vocal cords and I can barely
whisper. Because of all the scar tissue the surgeons had to do a lot more
navigating around my neck.Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18318220701159703104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-16964251918267118882016-03-03T08:46:00.000-05:002016-03-16T08:49:16.261-04:00Surgery<div class="tG QF">
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Holly's Surgery went ok yesterday. The surgeon said
he had some issues with the scar tissue in her neck from all the
radiation she had done. She is still in the hospital. </div>
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18318220701159703104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-75246943533506515982016-02-21T11:25:00.000-05:002018-02-28T07:24:56.303-05:00Prayer RequestFrom Holly - As I'm<span class="text_exposed_show"> sure most of you know I have chronic
pain. Most of which is in my back shoulders neck and arms. I see a pain
specialist wanting to try anything besides pain meds, (which is what every other
Dr. wanted to just give me). I have tried everything with him and everything has
lasted anywhere from a week to almost 2 months, so I have been left with taking
pain meds, which only take off the "edge" of my pain. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">He decided that I should get an MRI. I went
to a Spine specialist with my results which were 2 pages long, basically showing
my low back has significant degeneration for a woman my age (and I have
arthritis) herniated discs and nerve compression for which he advised no surgery
could fix. My neck however is a different story. They found that my cervical
vertebrae has herniated and created a bulge that is compressing my spinal cord
and has started to damage it. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">I go in on March 2 for surgery to repair it.
They will go through the front of my neck and remove the damaged cartilage and
disk, replacing it with a plastic spacer and titanium splint. After years of
back pain, Corey had an MRI about the same time. He went in to a spine Doctor
the day after me. We found out he has spinal stenosis and degeneration for his
age and herniated disk in his lower back. The doctor advised that after physical
therapy and injections, surgery could be done to elevate leg pain, however
surgery would not fix the lower back pain. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Please keep us in your prayers. Blessings, Holly</span>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18318220701159703104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-2894568604171013192012-05-19T12:47:00.008-04:002015-08-24T06:10:42.243-04:00Our Latest StoryAfter completing radiation treatments I am considered in remission and am transitioning to a new adventure. I have not been working outside my home because of the treatments and my Fibromyalgia. I was recently also diagnosed with Myofascial pain syndrome. The Doctor's have told me that I am in the high risk category for the cancer coming back and with not feeling great, going back to work at a traditional job is just not a good option right now. Starting a home based business seem the perfect solution.<br />
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We are in the process of remolding our home to create a spa with aqua massagers, infrared sauna, and a lap pool. These services will not only help with my health, but offer a unique service to the area. Corey and I purchased a Sentry Pool in 2007 to help with my Fibromyalgia. It has been a great benefit for my muscles and our family has enjoyed it. We have dreamed since getting the pool about having our own business. This just seems to be the right time and opportunity to do this.<br />
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I thought that given the fact that we are a home based business our customers would appreciate knowing some of our background history and how we came to the decision to open Simply Serenity Swim and Spa LLC. My husband Corey Nolan and I are the owners. We have grown up in the area and live here with our two daughters. The following is just some tidbits so you can get to know us better. We look forward to meeting you and getting to know each other.<br />
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I have an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration and have been trained in CPR, Life guarding, as an Emergency Medical Technician, and have taught swimming lessons. I worked at the State Hospital for 10 years as a Rehabilitation Therapy assistant. I quit there to finish my degree. In 2007 we decided to get our Exercise pool due to the frustrations of trying to find a place to swim. I have always loved swimming and have found it to be the best form of exercise for me. I have back problems from accidents years ago and have Fibromyalgia.<br />
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Massage has always been a form of relief as well and a few years back I had tried out the Aqua Massage unit while out of state and fell in love with it. I have dreamed of opening our own business ever since we purchased the pool, but I never wanted take the risk of quitting my job to do it. Just as I was finished with my degree I was diagnoses with Malignant Melanoma and have been fighting with it for almost two years now. Thankfully I am now in remission, however through this process of fighting the cancer my preexisting conditions have been made worse.<br />
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I am still dealing with health issues and am in the high risk category for the cancer reoccurring especially since it was found to be genetic. This is what led Corey and I to make the decision that now is the time for us to open our business. This way we will have a second income again and I will be at home should I not be feeling well. Not to mention the fact that what we provide for our customers will be helping me with my recovery as well.<br />
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Corey is a Paramedic and Firefighter with the local Department. Without him this venture would have never seen the light of day. He has been the most supportive husband and friend. He has been there to take care of everything when I am not feeling well. I have always worked and been involved with so many things. Just like the typical mom, we just think we need to do it all. I have this strong need to be useful and help out and to act like I feel fine even when I feel awful (stubbornness as Corey would call it).<br />
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I just want our kids to be as unaffected by cancer as possible so I just try to put on a smile (and my crazy big hats) and try to do everything I can for my kids, even though most days I “crash” (as Corey calls it) by the end of the day. I don’t think I will ever get past that since I enjoy helping and staying busy, but I have promised Corey to do better at learning my limits so that I can give more to my family at the end of the day (Corey now you have it in writingJ). I am just now getting to the place of accepting the hand that I have been dealt.<br />
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It has taken awhile to accept that this is God's path for me; and to realize, no matter what the circumstances, things do happen for a reason. Deciding to do our business I think has really helped give me something positive to focus on in moving forward. Knowing that this will be helping our family and that it is something I had previously thought of as just a pipe dream which I never really thought would come to fruition.<br />
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I also have to give credit to our incredible support system. We have the most amazing friends and family! Our parents have been essential in our business opening. They have helped us with building, taking care of the girls, decorating, creating a website…and the list just goes on and on. Our friends and church family have been incredible as well in so many ways. They have helped us with building, prayers and so much needed moral support; and bringing us food which has been so appreciated especially when Corey is busy and I am exhausted it is just the best thing!<br />
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As for the fun stuff we love the outdoors and camping (hence the tee pee in our back yard) and playing board games with the kids (involving a 4 year old in Scrabble is a challenge, but fun). Our kids are involved in 4-H, Sports, Camps and, of course, so are we. Corey and I volunteer with our daughters schools, church, Red Cross, and at Camp Tecumseh. This is the reason we have our volunteer program. We know that without volunteers our community would not have nearly as many opportunities as it does. So it is just our way of thanking all you who take the time to volunteer. May God Bless you and your families, I look forward to meeting everyone that God puts in our paths.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-81832808303927402172011-01-13T06:41:00.005-05:002012-04-27T12:18:29.121-04:00Treatment<p>I have decided to take the Interferon treatments for the next year. I went in for a PICC [peripherally inserted central catheter] line January 5th...then I will start IVs everyday for a month and shots for a year. Because my tumor went so deep my cancer was rated stage IIB Melanoma. Melanoma is a very aggressive cancer, so they have to take drastic measures. It doesn't respond to traditional chemo or radiation. Interferon works on speeding up your immune system. It is not as toxic as traditional chemo, but still has lots of side effects and lasts for a year. </p> <p>I was hesitant to get the treatments since they only are 10% more effective and have a lot of side effects, but they convinced us I was too young not to get the treatments. They told us..."think about your daughters...how would you feel if a year from now the melanoma came back and you hadn't done all you could." They also said there was a genetic factor with Melanoma and now the girls are at high risk for getting it. </p> <p>I had the first chemo treatment January 10th. They said the first week shouldn't be too bad and next week will hit like a brick wall. It is a long process, about 2 hours, of blood tests before they start... IV fluids and nausea medications... Tylenol for the pain... Then they mix up the chemo. That only takes about 20 minutes to drip. It made me really cold and gave me a terrible headache. It still made me nauseated and I threw up the first night. I can't imagine what next week will bring.</p> <p> </p>Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-1192803990705690672010-12-22T09:02:00.002-05:002010-12-22T18:55:29.568-05:00Recovery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlR-xCziovTtRDSKRvwA86EqtnOEncB3QJDk3bsRMToUqTx0yMJJf6BloJcMv_2kcvjZJqDogWS8u0PumFTyDExv0cb97BF6127hBhT0S6GjCj32c2_rtvZLUPi9PK5S3POkJdDiwVkZI/s1600/jhh+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlR-xCziovTtRDSKRvwA86EqtnOEncB3QJDk3bsRMToUqTx0yMJJf6BloJcMv_2kcvjZJqDogWS8u0PumFTyDExv0cb97BF6127hBhT0S6GjCj32c2_rtvZLUPi9PK5S3POkJdDiwVkZI/s320/jhh+%25284%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553507109611480946" /></a><br /><br />December 13th My surgeon called and said that the tissue removed from the second surgery was clear, so I don’t need another surgery.<br /><br />December 14th I had my follow up appointment with my surgeon from my second surgery. He said that I was looking good and healing well. He said that one of the reasons that my case is so hard to pinpoint is that when they looked at the tumor that was removed from the first surgery, they found not only Melanoma but Spitz Nevus and scar tissue. This makes staging my case difficult because one of the factors used in staging is the size and depth of the tumor. We asked him to refer me to another Oncologist, he gave us a few names, we decided to go with Dr. N who is at IU as well. <br /><br />December 23rd I meet with a new Oncologist.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-86645732008934845972010-12-01T18:51:00.004-05:002012-04-27T12:28:19.787-04:00Second Surgery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJurKHK0aMHHgDxPcttT2AXmVlmoCiT7Kjm3EZA7gufY0MzhciMLs4BiSXtYcRvP61WOPiz_NyxIlTBdaPg5FGbbrhh_6xVaEAi9idjCYtNDpB4WGVc0v34UsocQ2O9pvUfFrzLupwu9Y/s1600/The+Girls+Christmas.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 0px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJurKHK0aMHHgDxPcttT2AXmVlmoCiT7Kjm3EZA7gufY0MzhciMLs4BiSXtYcRvP61WOPiz_NyxIlTBdaPg5FGbbrhh_6xVaEAi9idjCYtNDpB4WGVc0v34UsocQ2O9pvUfFrzLupwu9Y/s320/The+Girls+Christmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558767203642781266" border="0" /></a>December 1st was the day of the second surgery. I went in with great apprehension due to how sick I was from the first surgery. I spoke with the anesthesiologists about the last surgery and asked them to not use the same medications.<br /><br />They did everything different; this time using IV anesthesia instead of gas, a nausea patch behind my ear, and a different pain medication. It worked, to my surprise I woke up with no nausea! I even felt good enough to go home that day.<br /><br />My surgeon had said that he may have to do a skin graph with this surgery, but turns out he didn’t. Once the strips on the site came off after surgery I was surprised how good it looked. He basically just extended the old scar back so I don’t look as much of a patchwork as I thought I would.<br /><br />Before surgery my surgeon took time to talk with us about my case and about our appointment with the Oncologist. He said that he is very aggressive in his treatments and agreed with us that he does not have the best bed side manner.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-36273421593151796272010-11-30T18:49:00.000-05:002010-12-22T18:51:05.001-05:00The OnocologistNovember 30th I went to see Dr. L an Oncologist. He was very negative and really seemed to want me to do the Interferon treatment. It has horrible side effects and it only give you a 10% more chance of the cancer not returning. He also said that the cancer could come back somewhere like my lungs and I wouldn’t even know it and then it would be too late. He said that my parents, siblings and children needed to be checked for Melanoma since I have it. At one point when he was talking about the staging of my tumor he said well I do not have all the information, but I am going to go ahead and say that it as this stage. He didn’t have all of my information for whatever reason and so we did not think he should be saying some of the things he did. We did not feel like he was the best Doctor for me, so we have decided to go to another Oncologist.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-82366632459996255482010-11-19T12:25:00.003-05:002010-11-23T09:52:18.865-05:00HealingI am feeling better. The swelling is starting to go down and the skin graft is getting more natural coloring. The bruising on my stomach is starting to heal. I am still unable to lift anything or drive. My neck has very limited movement. I can use my right arm, but still have limited movement with my left.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3ctwAGnMCnwmhyphenhyphenGY9rCU9UqWL995E3hYNZ6fo155vle7QjHl51EVngTU2R1jY2Yd1RljC6G712NLd0_ZVdY_H4PoiA0730x6mzQPYOHGOwsCuvGmku-aQSz7GuanW5DKQXo0SCUwO_ex/s1600/DSC00003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3ctwAGnMCnwmhyphenhyphenGY9rCU9UqWL995E3hYNZ6fo155vle7QjHl51EVngTU2R1jY2Yd1RljC6G712NLd0_ZVdY_H4PoiA0730x6mzQPYOHGOwsCuvGmku-aQSz7GuanW5DKQXo0SCUwO_ex/s320/DSC00003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542097864197132098" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CGYNOd7OsHKcqDyMtUcGwGgEI4r8uslEucsCnCNztTyaUpMQzWvryYXjPbN7fK4ayTjraIPvEIvR-QFomNz5WCLv5Z7MkGn7rXRsdfuGJuj8lw6dPcCtceFcHEN5LI9KT_PRJgM_6LYf/s1600/stomach+healing.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CGYNOd7OsHKcqDyMtUcGwGgEI4r8uslEucsCnCNztTyaUpMQzWvryYXjPbN7fK4ayTjraIPvEIvR-QFomNz5WCLv5Z7MkGn7rXRsdfuGJuj8lw6dPcCtceFcHEN5LI9KT_PRJgM_6LYf/s320/stomach+healing.jpg" border="0" alt=""Melanoma 23 days post surgery" longdesc="Melanoma 23 days post surgery" /></a><br />These were taken Nov 19th 23 days post surgery.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-35429385892787049412010-11-16T12:27:00.000-05:002010-11-26T08:21:56.400-05:00More SurgeryNovember 11th We got a call with the good news that the lymph nodes that were removed during surgery was not cancerous!! That was a big relief! The nurse told me that there was a chance I may have to go in and have another surgery to remove more from my neck. She said they were still waiting on the pathology report.<br /><br />November 16th I went back to the surgeon for a follow up. He told us again about the lymph nodes being cancer free. He told us that it was especially good because of where they were. He would not have been able to go back in to remove anymore, which would have meant needing other treatments, so that was very good. <br /><br />He then said, now we have something else to discuss. I knew then that I was having surgery. He explained to us that the margins they cleared were from the tumor on my neck, however what the pathologist found when he dissected and tested the area he removed was that the tumor was growing under the skin along the old scar from where they had removed the area in 2005 and 2006. This meant that he needed to go back and clear the margins from that part of the tumor. <br /><br />He also mentioned that sometimes a tumor will skip over an area of skin and grow; so if the area he removes this second time is clear then I am done, however, if there is any of the tumor there he would have to do yet a third surgery to clear the margins again. He didn’t sound like that was likely, but nothing about this has been “normal”, so it is hard to say. <br /><br />He mentioned that the pathologist was scared of me because of how gray my case is, it has been very hard for all the pathologists and Doctors to deal with. He went and looked at my slides himself and between him and the pathologist they decided with the history of my case it is best to go back and make sure the margins are cleared.<br /><br />November 30th we will meet with the oncologist at the University Cancer Center.<br /><br />December 1st scheduled for surgery at the University Hospital.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-63062359986660673932010-11-05T06:03:00.001-04:002010-11-23T06:50:16.639-05:00In The BeginningI was born with a mole on the Left side of my neck. Throughout my life it remained small, about the size of a pencil eraser. I wasn't interested in having it removed until it started to change.<br /><br />In 1999 we took a Caribbean Cruise for our honeymoon. I noticed the mole was beginning to change on the cruise. It got larger and turned darker. Maybe it was affected by the intense sun exposure. I decided to have it removed by my family physician and they said the pathology came back fine.<br /><br />Six years later the mole grew back, it was removed by a surgeon in a local Hospital. Margins were said to be cleared. It took a long time to get the test results. It went from the local pathologist to Chicago and then to Mayo Clinic. They determined that it was Spitz Nevus and not Melanoma.<br /><br />A year later the mole grew back again. It looked the same as in 2005. I had it removed by the same surgeon in the local Hospital. Margins were said to be cleared. Tests done on it said that it was Spitz Nevus again.<br /><br />October 2009 the mole comes back again. This time it looks different and grows much faster and larger than before. I went to the same surgeon from before November 2009, he said it was a Keloid scar and injects the area several times with steroids. He said it would cause it to shrink and eventually go away. The area continued to grow larger over the next several months. I was concerned some, but mostly annoyed.<br /><br />The same surgeon put ear tubes in Coreyn the spring of 2010. When we went in for her check-up I asked him about the spot on my neck. It was getting a ring of red around the growing tumor. He looked at it and said I should see a dermatologist.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8kovXkptOCwSZjNCr4oOzx7PQDvrii4iSeW9LaGv90WwetmuDms7Ry2a9XdvZ60aCT8FJpk6nZiv4nM4TtXAkNfeER9M-Dyc-zKDiQpUUG2bg3Nntzdd3wKyN5NreFuVCPUwg-S819no/s1600/beginning.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8kovXkptOCwSZjNCr4oOzx7PQDvrii4iSeW9LaGv90WwetmuDms7Ry2a9XdvZ60aCT8FJpk6nZiv4nM4TtXAkNfeER9M-Dyc-zKDiQpUUG2bg3Nntzdd3wKyN5NreFuVCPUwg-S819no/s320/beginning.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541963226924840242" border="0" /></a>Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-15083123972108827872010-11-05T02:29:00.001-04:002010-11-23T07:02:35.780-05:00The DermatologistI was not able to get into the dermatologist until the end of July 2010. She thought it may either be the Spitz Nevus coming back or just a Keloid scar. If it was the Spitz Nevus I would have to have it removed again because of how close it is to Melanoma, but if it was just a scar I would not. She did not think it was Melanoma; she even made the statement “It is not Melanoma, because you would be dead by now”. She said she wanted to do a biopsy to confirm what it was.<br /><br />August 2, 2010, two punch biopsies were done. They said that because of my history of having Spitz nevus in the past it may take a few weeks to get the test results back. I did not give it too much thought. I was still just annoyed that I may have to get it off yet again. It didn’t dawn on me until the beginning of September that I had not heard from them yet. I called the office and inquired about my results. I was told that they were still doing some tests and that they had to send it to the State University Hospital for another opinion. <br /><br />This was about the time when I started to worry. The next call was about a week later when she said that they would have to send it to California because it was still inconclusive. She told me at this point they had ruled out a scar, and that I would definitely be having it removed. She told me to think about when I would like to have the surgery. This is when I really started worrying. She didn’t go into detail, but I knew. If they had ruled out a scar that meant they were inconclusive about whether it was Spitz Nevus or Melanoma. <br /><br />More time went by then I got a phone call on September 29th from the Dr’s receptionist. She is usually very bubbly, but this time she was very monotone. She said that Dr. O was in seeing patients, so she would like me to come in tomorrow and see her. I knew that it was bad news, had it been good news she would have called me back when she was not busy. <br /><br />September 30th, Dr. O called Corey to make sure that he was coming with me to the appointment, she told him that it was not good news and that it was Melanoma. When we went to the appointment she explained what the different pathologists had found. She did tell us that the pathologist thought I may have been misdiagnosed in 2005 and that it was Melanoma then. She informed us then about the size of area that they would have to remove and that I would have a skin graph done. She still did not feel confident in the diagnosis and did not want to label it as Melanoma quite yet. She wanted it sent to a Spitz Nevus specialist in Ohio and then go from there.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-50595927523105933342010-11-05T01:30:00.002-04:002010-11-23T07:04:38.035-05:00Pre-SurgeryOctober 6th is the day I officially got the word that yes it is Melanoma and that they had misdiagnosed me in 2005. We were devastated. I was trying to be optimistic, but I knew that Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. The fact that I have had it since 2005, just meant that they may not have caught it in time to not be dangerous. I went to the local hospital that night for blood work and to pick up lab prep for the next day.<br /><br />October 7th I went to the Local Hospital for an MRI and 4 CT scans. I was sick for 3 days from the contrast materials. They said that it would be out of my system in 24 hours, but since I was born with only one kidney, it took longer.<br /><br />October 11th I went to another hospital for a PET scan.<br /><br />October 12th we got the good news that the tests, so far show, no spreading!! I would still have to have test done on my Lymph nodes and the tumor removed. The Dermatologist then referred me to the Melanoma Clinic at the University Hospital Cancer Center.<br /><br />October 18th I met with a plastic surgeon at the University Cancer Center. He discussed the surgery and Lymph nodes testing. He drew a picture of about the size he was planning to take off. He explained the reasoning behind the amount they remove. We told him that we wanted him to error on the side of caution, because of my history of it coming back and he agreed. He told us that once he removed the tumor area he would take a skin flap from my shoulder to cover the area. He would then remove skin from my side and put the skin graph on my shoulder.<br /><br />October 21st I went back to the University Hospital for my Premedical Clearance check. They did lab work and a chest x-ray.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-73844295337878531272010-11-05T01:12:00.000-04:002010-11-23T06:33:16.785-05:00Surgery 10-27-10October 27th Surgery day at the University Hospital. I was nervous, but glad to be on the way of dealing with this so I can get on with my life. They got me checked in and the nurses and Anesthesiologists came and introduced themselves to us. I told the Anesthesiologists that I wanted them to put nausea medicine in my IV before they woke me up because of my history of having nausea with anesthetic; they assured me that they would.<br /><br />The first thing I did was the lymphogram. This consisted of them injecting the tumor two times with radioactive dye so that they could map what lymph nodes it drained to (The X-ray technician said it that it feels like a bee sting. I have a high pain tolerance, and it was much more than a bee sting!). After the injections I had to wait about 15 minutes to give the dye time to drain. He then took X-rays, they didn’t show any drainage, so I had to wait again. We did this about three times, then the surgeon came to find me because it was taking so long.<br /><br />We walked back to where Corey and my Mom were and he told us about the test. (At our appointment on the 18th, Corey had asked what happens if it doesn’t show that it drains anywhere and the surgeon said that he had only had that happen one time in his career) He started by saying, well now I’ve had it happen twice. He said that it was good and bad. Good because of course we don’t want it to be in the Lymph nodes, but bad because it could be strait back where the test can’t see. He said he would have to use an instrument during surgery that picks up the dye to see if it drains anywhere else.<br /><br />During my surgery he did in fact find two lymph nodes that it drained to, one on top of a lung and the other strait back behind the tumor. The surgery was only supposed to take 2-3 hours, but ended up taking about 5. He had to take off more than he thought. I had a large pad stapled over the skin graph, so we could not see that area, but we were pretty surprised at the size of the scar on my neck and the donor site; I have about a 12 inch incision on my stomach. I also had a drain tube sticking out of the right side of my chest that had to stay in until it quit draining a lot.<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67pSKeoZRDg2Uw0rnnHjfqxe3tDm-VXlazEtzdAHlSsSfAYlHf4wGzT9CnSxK9ldUiRZ_gQirIrY8WglxqW-c7A-DSAt5fNvEuNm-4ESUaXCP5izrCc9NpjzNxoSYuy26jNqHbBy8NWhJ/s1600/101028_144812.jpg" border="0" width="192" height="145" /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE35asILlroOBLj8bYR23Mg-IcN8aOWzEtb481dCRO4OELc1p5mVi-IHIwMKgavHPopp76V9PPkgJgoLD9u-dsFUW8DBu2dveJtlmC0lQFvZjGoD0rG6atK5OmRd3BOUNacorgJNQKt3cz/s1600/stomach.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE35asILlroOBLj8bYR23Mg-IcN8aOWzEtb481dCRO4OELc1p5mVi-IHIwMKgavHPopp76V9PPkgJgoLD9u-dsFUW8DBu2dveJtlmC0lQFvZjGoD0rG6atK5OmRd3BOUNacorgJNQKt3cz/s200/stomach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542042578786176578" border="0" width="262" height="145" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNj5NCBdpwtGxiFa1_bKs4SD0ZIaMtgceBOHITbL2pY9qTxeo0QySL63glX6cfFLPDUdxpm-P_tVXyH3fgZy3HxsnFbgRCeGNZV5vx9zIXHEZzmDTj6rOe9DXvpfaesKsUDc2UlFvm_cw/s1600/surgery.jpg"><img style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNj5NCBdpwtGxiFa1_bKs4SD0ZIaMtgceBOHITbL2pY9qTxeo0QySL63glX6cfFLPDUdxpm-P_tVXyH3fgZy3HxsnFbgRCeGNZV5vx9zIXHEZzmDTj6rOe9DXvpfaesKsUDc2UlFvm_cw/s320/surgery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542047111444661026" border="0" /></a> I was pretty out of it, but I remember my mom questioning the Doctor because of how my neck looked. The Dr. told us about the lymph nodes he found and that they were sent to pathology to see if they were cancerous. He said it would take about 2 weeks to get the results. I was very nauseous when I came to. I don’t remember too much about the days after surgery.<br /><br />I remember asking the nurse why the anesthesiologists did not give me nausea medicine. She said he did, it just was not working. I ended up taking two different nausea medications and was still getting sick. They ended up changing my pain medication and that helped. By the afternoon of the next day I was feeling better and they gave me the option of staying another night and I said no, I wanted to go home. That ended up being a bad choice. They had sent me home with a pain medication script, but no nausea medicine. I started getting nauseous that night and Corey went and got over the counter medicine that did not work; Corey had to call the Dr. the next morning and get a script for nausea medicine.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-84430582962766827182010-11-05T00:22:00.001-04:002010-11-23T07:08:21.472-05:00RecoveryThe next week was really painful and uncomfortable. The pad they had stapled over my skin graph was pulling up on my skin. It looked like meat hanging from a hook, it was that tight. Any movement of that area was painful. I had to wear clothes that buttoned up because I could not move my arm to put on a shirt. The pain pills made me have an upset stomach and constipation. So it was a tossup at times which symptom was worse. <br /><br />I had to wash up at the sink because I could not get my wounds wet, especially the skin graph area. Before I went to get my staples out my mom and aunt bought a hair dressers cape and a funnel cap that fit around my head to wash my hair with. It was actually quite comical. Corey got our camping cooler and put it in the shower with a towel on it for me to sit on while he and my mom figured out how the funnel cap worked to wash my hair.<br /><br />November 2nd I went back to the dr to get my staples out. It was really painful, so I mostly had my eyes shut, but I remember the look on corey's face when he first saw the skin graph. He looked really worried. It was purple, so Corey thought it didn’t take. The surgeon said it looked good though and was reassuring that as it heals it will shrink in size and fill in more. <br /><br />It looked really sunken in because of how swollen the skin flap area next to it was. My drain had to stay in because of how much was still draining. He said that when it got down to 15 cc I could get it out. He gave me the option of having Corey take it out, I said that would be fine with me (a bit reluctantly, he was too happy to do it!!). They sent us home with a kit for Corey to take it out.<br /><br />November 5th I was able to take the drain tube out. Other than one of the sutures growing into the skin and Corey initially forgetting to open the bulb to relieve the pressure it was not too bad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuEjLYGTRV4Etak612xIADrUplp3Z-lTp6Kw6oXSnwqHFMenUMBiM9cHFX6G-RoSseYsxfcC9XOyF8QxVSRRM8R7uVqIld45khX9R8Yh-Q2R85t_62j6M128GqbT1l9nSmyST9TD1mXKY/s1600/tube+out.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuEjLYGTRV4Etak612xIADrUplp3Z-lTp6Kw6oXSnwqHFMenUMBiM9cHFX6G-RoSseYsxfcC9XOyF8QxVSRRM8R7uVqIld45khX9R8Yh-Q2R85t_62j6M128GqbT1l9nSmyST9TD1mXKY/s320/tube+out.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542057637716082002" border="0" /></a><br />This was taken Nov 2nd 6 days post surgery.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807382881632144412.post-34666033939407320112010-10-24T12:42:00.001-04:002010-11-21T12:47:18.369-05:00Fall Camping Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhpvyQopGeb4FpE_D6lKTSW7kOQ9N7Oc_OD8aPTwHBDd6EL6mThYd2R_7bj6xl1hnsJyMkXlIoX-bcoiTq2PIdtBYHp-GydwEC6lWB19u-Ok2THABvS_yrlIiof7VXkLAee_X7U1y217w/s1600/camping.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQ4fQSMAXdrYi96I59N7DxuYUyyN5uq1Z5y2PjGPPyuAtja6XVu6nkLV_Xdvw8kor0CnDDGciguXFffGPG-7tIugakci2eCxDPRMxES9WKLlTVW0JGs-_lyqfMbjsKONVYbV6I28QD3Eh/s320/coreyn+ride2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470476319331594802" /></a><br /><br />Mother's Day was a wonderful fun filled day with family and friends. Mom and my brothers came over for lunch, then we spent the afternoon at the beach. <br /><br />This was Coreyn's first time at the beach and she was fearless. I thought she might be frightened, but she waited patiently and sat safely. She even had the beauty queen wave down as the rides went around. <br /><br />Emma was excited to be able to go on "the big rides." This is the first time she was tall enough. It really made her feel like a "big girl" going off with her uncles to ride the roller coasters.Holly Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334574846209281278noreply@blogger.com0