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Finally started a blog!

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    • December 16, 2018 at 4:51 pm
    TexMelanomex
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      Warriors, inspired by Celeste I have finally formed the bones of a blog I've been meaning to put out there. It shows the physical aspect of my battle with melanoma and the treatment progression including WLE, skin graft, lymph node dissection, and of course PV-10!

      It is somewhat graphic so the faint at heart should skip the site. Like I said, its just the bones and I plan to put much more content into it. Unlike Celeste's blog it will not contain useful clinical infornation, I'll leave that expertise to her. This is more of an informal glimpse into what my battle looked like from the outside and maybe later I'll add what it was like on the inside.

      http://www.melanomawarrior.org

      Warrior On!

       

      Tex

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        • December 16, 2018 at 5:58 pm
        Bubbles
        Participant

          Alright!!!  You go, gurl!!!  (HA!!!)  And hey!  What you provide IS "useful clinical information"!!!!!  We all play our part.  Life and certainly melanoma – takes a village.  Thanks for being a part! – love, c

          • December 16, 2018 at 6:36 pm
          WithinMySkin
          Participant

            Congrats! Blogging and journaling have been such an amazing outlet for me – I reccomend them to everyone! It's so strange to look through the old photos of surgeries years later and ponder on the journey. Keep up the good fight!!!

            Lauren

            • December 16, 2018 at 7:15 pm
            lkb
            Participant

              Tex, thanks so much! I've just done a brief glance and already it has been helpful, starting with the time lapse healing of your WLE. Keep a-bloggin'!

              • December 17, 2018 at 11:06 am
              dessie
              Participant

                Congrats on the new blog… everything helps when it comes to people's journey whether it has clinical info or not… so keep it up!

                Thanks for this site and your blogging! 

                Dessie

                • December 17, 2018 at 4:20 pm
                lkb
                Participant

                  Hey Tex, as mentioned, your WLE healing photos are helpful to me. If you want to do the same with your skin graft donor site, I would be interested in that too. If not, no problem. Thanks for all you've shared!

                  Lisa

                    • December 20, 2018 at 3:02 am
                    TexMelanomex
                    Participant

                      Lisa,

                      I would show the donor site for the graft but its right below my bum! Can't have my rear end all over the internet 🙂

                    • December 19, 2018 at 7:42 am
                    stars
                    Participant

                      Tex you have done a great job – it's enough info, not too much, not too little, with heaps of pics and an easy way to contact you. This is going to really help people who find themselves in the same situation.

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