SOS - CONNIE, WHERE ARE YOU?

My Worry Antenae is waving wildly wondering where you are -- how are things, are you well, are you in good hands in getting the skin cancer taken care of? What do you need? What can we do? Love ya, M.

Reenie!!!!! I'm doing pretty darned good, all things considered. Biopsy from my skin-ectomy came back and the edges were all clear so I'm good for the time being. This is probably something I'll have to battle my whole life. I just need to be diligent - and I am. Just a pain being human swiss cheese. Work is still kicking my butt and it's going to get worse. I've been doing mostly 12 and 14 hour days. Took today off and ended up in 5 meetings anyway. It'll get better sooner or later. Last weekend, I just bit the bullet and forced myself to finish installing the hot tub that I bought 4 or 5 months ago. I had to lay a flat slab and get the electricity wired. My brother-in-law came over and helped me and it turned out to be one of the best things I've ever done for myself. I'm sleeping like a baby for the first time in..... well, since I was a baby. I'm about to haul a truck load of stuff over to my Dad's for a garage sale that he's having tomorrow and then I'm going to help my sister put up some wainscotting. Have air compresser will travel. I'm good, just busy. I guess that's what happens when you're able to live life. I've checked the boards everyday and am thrilled to see it so busy lately. We're still hanging together and that's in HUGE part due to your diligence and loyalty. I'll write more this weekend. If nothing blows up and nobody dies, I have a three day weekend. Woohoo! Love ya huge! Connie

Sorry about the swiss cheese skin, Con! I wish I could do something for ya, but just think of it this way: I have acne that would make your skin cancer look like just a large skin pore. Yeah, I'm thinking that since my acne is making such a huge presence that maybe I'll go in and tell the doc I think it's skin cancer so he'll "biopsy" it and get rid of it. Hope that "humor" doesn't offend you...but somehow I think you of all people would get it. Just this damned cystic acne....some of these bumps I've had for months and I can't get rid of them! Argh! Anyway, easier said than done, I know, but try not to work such long hours. What good is living your life for work if that's all you have? Dina

No offense taken at all. I'd rather have Swiss cheese skin than smell like Linberger cheese. I REALLY sympathize with the cystic acne. I've had bouts of that through the years and it HURTS. Usually the only thing that would clear mine up was good dose of antibiotics. I'm going to try to relax this weekend. It's a three day weekend, the weather is cooling off and I've got nothing hugely pressing for once. Yeehaw! Have a greeeaaat weekend and I'll try to do the same. Hugs, Connie