Re: I hope this isn't an omen...

From: VHOne (vhone_at_aol.comnotrash)
Date: 01/02/05 

Date: 02 Jan 2005 23:40:08 GMT

Speaking of omens--I just went to the Caribbean to see my son's wedding aboard
a Carnival cruiseliner...it was lovely by the way. Prior to going, I had
another broken foot that had not healed from October. In mid-Dec, I went to
the derm doctor to have a lesion looked at that I had had for a VERY LONG TIME,
had tried a few years ago, but no derm doctor where I lived was accepting new
patients, so nixed the idea.

Anyway, about 1 hour after the wedding on Monday, I received a call on my cell
phone from my doctor who told me that I did indeed have **malignant melanoma**
in that lesion that is very close to the groin area of my right upper leg inner
portion. I have to have surgery and perhaps whatever they find, other
necessary treatment.

Soooooooooooo....I think I want to skip 2005 all together. I had already
scheduled cryotherapy of precancerous lesions on my nose for 1/21, but this was
not on the agenda. This is a tad scary particularly in light that I keep
losing weight.

I think I need positive thoughts coming my way for 2005 and hope that things
pick up after the first couple of months of this year.

Vickie

>
>Yeah, I know I was whining quite a bit and everyone has "issues" :) I just
>remember how good it felt just 5 years ago to no longer have 1) financial
>concerns - money in the bank and investments, 2) my parents and in-laws were
>all in pretty good shape we all enjoyed getting together after so many years
>of trying to keep the inlaws and parents apart, 3) My kids were happy, and
>finally 4) I was happy.
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>I remember when I use to thrive on stress and deadlines. Now, I just wish
>they would all go away. A lot of this has to be an issue I have cause I'm
>tired of being tired, tired of being responsible for what seems like
>everyone in the world, and I'm tired of hurting and feeling like an invalid.
>And I do know that my piss poor attitude is affecting my family big time.
>
>Maureen - who really, really has a bad attitude lately and hopes she can get
>some dirction from her doc at her next appointment.
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>"Bam" <dearcounselor@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:33qeubF44013oU1@individual.net...
>> {{{Maureen}}} I actually wrote down my "major" stressors and kept going
>> back a year as long as there were some.... well, I've not gone without
>> MAJOR
>> stressors since 1995!! And I wonder if stress plays a part in my life?
>> LOL!!
>>
>> I figure if we can keep our outlook positive and find some way to laugh
>> and
>> keep movin' forward, then we're doing okay, right?
>>
>> I say bring on 2005... I'm ready!!
>>
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>> "Maureen Galvin" <maureen.galvin@comcast.dot.net> wrote in message
>> news:8r2dnUXxX__TtkrcRVn-3g@comcast.com...
>>> Well Anne, I was hoping 2005 would be a much better year also. The last
>> two
>>> years have been one continuous distaster of finances, family and health
>>> issues. I ended 2004 with a pretty good thing or so I thought. Two days
>>> before Christmas, I lost my diamond from my wedding band :( Thankfully
>> and
>>> miraculously, we actually found it in the house so I figured things were
>>> going to finally look up. My oven in the basement died that same day and
>>> could not be fixed - I had dinner for about 30 plus people on Christmas
>>> so
>>> this was going to take some critical maneuvering on my part to pull off,
>> but
>>> I did. My electrical system in the house then decided it was going to
>> short
>>> out any time it felt like it - we played around with the circuits and
>>> figured out which rooms we could not turn on together and were able to
>> pull
>>> of Christmas dinner without a major problem - of course we also had to
>>> unplug all the Christmas lights and tree to assist in this, but it
>>> worked.
>>> So now I have a major electrical issue to take care of in this house. My
>> DH
>>> finally got approval after 18 months of fighting with his work comp
>> carrier
>>> to begin his second rounds of steroid injections. He got immediate
>>> relief
>>> and was feeling great - too bad it only lasted two weeks and he has to go
>>> back for a second injection after the comp doc approves it. Oh, and my
>> son
>>> got up to take a shower today, slipped and fell through the shower wall.
>>> Thankfully he is okay, but the one and only shower in this house now has
>>> a
>>> big gaping hole in it,. We were planning on redoing the baths in the
>>> next
>>> year or two, but I guess we are going to have to figure out how to do it
>>> sooner because we found the remnants of an old leak behind the wall and
>> tons
>>> of rotting wood. I guess we should be lucky the tub didn't fall into the
>>> basement. In any event, the remaining family members seem to be all in
>> good
>>> health - I'm really tired of funerals. Maybe my better luck will begin
>>> tomorrow and these are just aftershocks of 2004.
>>>
>>> I do truly wish everyone a very Happy New Year.
>>>
>>> Maureen
>>>
>>>
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