I just thought I'd update this.
I had my surgery yesterday morning to remove the tumor. I was given a choice of procedures - one involved cutting out the area and a bit around it, stitches, a biopsy of the removed bits to make certain it was all removed, and a 2-3 week healing process, after which the stitches would have to be removed.
Option #2 was some long, convoluted medical terminology, which to me sounded like "something something something destruction." They use a heated wire 'scalpel" and remove the affected area by burning/scraping it down. It's good, because the wound is cauterized as they cut, so there is no bleeding. Also, no stitches. Recovery time is a bit longer (6-8 weeks) but there is no need to biopsy anything.
They had me at "destruction"!
The whole procedure took about 5 minutes from start to finish. Never felt a thing (good numbing job.) Once the numbing shots wore off, there was a little bit of discomfort, but even that went away later that evening. I changed out the bandage as told before bedtime. It doesn't look bad at all.
No tattoos were injured during the procedure.
I'm ordering new, custom, summer weight, long sleeve jerseys as well.
