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WLE scar, SNB scar, and the Waiting Game
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WLE scar, SNB scar, and the Waiting Game

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    • May 13, 2011 at 6:43 pm
    thebunches
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      My husband had his first WLE and SNB surgery (combined) this past Tuesday. The WLE incision is MASSIVE…it looks to be approximately 9-10 inches across his abdomen, in an "S" shape. The SNB is about 3 inches and is a "hernia" incision, whatever that means.

      My hubby is a professional bodybuilder…I'm wondering if he will ever be able to go back and do what he loves, and actually maybe be a contender even with a huge scar in plain sight.

      My husband had his first WLE and SNB surgery (combined) this past Tuesday. The WLE incision is MASSIVE…it looks to be approximately 9-10 inches across his abdomen, in an "S" shape. The SNB is about 3 inches and is a "hernia" incision, whatever that means.

      My hubby is a professional bodybuilder…I'm wondering if he will ever be able to go back and do what he loves, and actually maybe be a contender even with a huge scar in plain sight.

      Now we wait the 14 days until the biopsy results come in… supposedly they are being read by the "best in the world" person at Moffitt in Tampa. Oh this wait is going to kill us. Any suggestions on how to get through waiting to find out "how bad the cancer is"? He has never been a patient man.

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        • May 13, 2011 at 10:07 pm
        washoegal
        Participant

          I took a 7 day vacation.  One that kept us very busy.  The waiting game is one you will never get used to. 

          Mary

          Stage 3

          • May 13, 2011 at 10:07 pm
          washoegal
          Participant

            I took a 7 day vacation.  One that kept us very busy.  The waiting game is one you will never get used to. 

            Mary

            Stage 3

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