Fun Fun Fun

So I took the extensions class at school. Today I did a set on my friend Cas. I think they turned out awesome. Check it out!

Before

After

Hooray

I don't have cancer and I'm not going to die! Test was negative.

Whoot whoot!

Mole Update

Well, the mole is gone, and off to the lab for testing. I am so sore though. I bet she did 12 shots before I finally went numb. Not fun at all. The mysterious pain I was having is still there, and after talking with my neighbor Heather I think I may have cysts. Everything she described to me was dead on. So, maybe I need more tests later. You can't really do much with cysts but take the pain. If you have them removed they just come back. The saga continues...

FREAKED OUT!

Alright, I am stressing just a tad. Let me rewind and tell you the story. A couple of months ago at school we had a seminar put on by our resident Plastic Surgeon Dr. Freyer. The seminar covered the basics of skin cancer - symptoms, characteristics, etc. You see, in the cosmetology field, we are exposed to places on the back of the head, neck, or other areas that you may not see every day. So, it is important for us to know what we are looking at in order to be able to identify something we consider supsicious, or possibly skin cancer.

Ok, so there is a sad story involving this very type of situation. We have a student at our school who attended a previous seminar put on by Dr. Freyer on skin cancer. She had been cutting her husband's hair for over 14 years, and noticed he had a large, irregular mole on his scalp. Thinking nothing of it, she never made an issue and left the mole alone. After attending Dr. Freyer's seminar she began to worry because the mole had characteristics defined by Dr. Freyer that may indicate a problem. So her husband came in to see the doctor. It was recommended that he see a dermotologist, and have the mole removed.

When the biopsy was completed on the removed mole it ended up coming back as positive for melanoma (the worst form of skin cancer). At that point the cancer had already spread throughout his body, and in 8 weeks of finding the results, the man passed away. That is how serious these types of things are.

So of course, after the seminar everyone was in a panick. We all have moles, sun spots, or other things that may "fit" in the skin cancer spectrum. I myself have a very large mole in my pelvic area. I have had two separate doctors tell me at some point I should think about having it removed. It is about the size of a dime, mostly circular, but has some rough edges, which are both bad signs.

Well this week the mole began to ache. It's weird really, not a normal ache but more a sharp pain. It has a small lump underneath it as well, and is painful to the touch. Yesterday it really started to bug me, and I decided I better trust my gut instinct and make an appointment to have it removed. My appointment is at 3:00pm today, where they will remove the mole, and send it for a biopsy. I am totally freaking out! Of course I think "yep, I have cancer, gonna die" but I have to take a breath and just wait. That's the hard part though, waiting. UGH. I am so not good at that. I am a worrier and think the worst until someone confirms that I am ok, and going to live. So stay tuned for more! Wish me luck!

How Cute is this?

Everyone loves to snuggle. Even Bear! Cute little guy.

Oh Glorious Sleep

I think the last 2 and a half months finally caught up to me on Saturday. It was our off weekend, so we just had Kayden. Saturday night after school I hit a wall. I don't think I have been that tired since I was pregnant with Ambria working two jobs.

I fell asleep about 8:40pm. Out cold, dead to the world. I had some crazy deep sleep dreams but I could not wake up. I finally pulled myself out of bed about 2:30pm on Sunday. That was even hard to do. It took me a minute to pry open my eyes and force my legs over the edge of the bed. Wow.

So, after 18 hours of continuous sleep, I feel much better. I'm thinking every couple of months I may need to have one of these days, just to make it through the next 21 months of school. It's really hard on me. Less sleep, less time with kids, less Nick. Just all around hard. I just have to keep my head up and keep going. I will do this. :)

Happy Birthday....

To my BFF Chrissy Bailey! I hope you had a radical day! Hope you do something totally awesome like see Twilight for the 841st time! Sorry I can't be there. :( Love you lots!