tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70081097856370714262023-11-19T01:21:07.507-06:00DFSP CancerA photo timeline of the DFSP or Dermatofibrosarcoma Protruberans cancer that was on my scalp towards the back of my head.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-6689233603003419692020-01-01T06:14:00.000-06:002013-06-12T13:14:01.723-05:00BackgroundI've taken the time to write this because I was diagnosed with a really rare form of cancer in March '08 and there is very little information about it posted anywhere. Many doctor's haven't even heard of it. This is written specifically for anyone else out there that has it and is looking for some type of reference. Although this is petty much a bummer - it hasn't been all that bad. All in all, if you are going to get cancer, I think most other types are far worse.<br /><br />I couldn't figure out how to make the photos go in the correct order so you will need to start at the bottom if you want to start at the beginning. The post directly below is the most recent.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-38619398481871526682011-07-18T12:34:00.004-05:002011-07-18T12:40:48.536-05:00Facebook GroupI really haven't looked into this lately because I consider my treatment pretty much done except for some needed reconstructive surgery. However, I was looking today and found a really good <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/dfspsupport">Facebook Support Group</a> page for those inclined. It's a pretty good feeling to see that there are others in the same situation - as sorry as it is... <br /><br />You will probably have to be logged into Facebook before you can view the link.<br /><a href=" http://www.facebook.com/groups/dfspsupport"><br />http://www.facebook.com/groups/dfspsupport</a><br /><br />Another one:<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/26592523481">http://www.facebook.com/groups/26592523481</a>jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-27133350831762546972011-01-10T13:54:00.003-06:002011-01-10T14:26:03.746-06:00Updated photo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pbC7FaXZQ9s0sZnZErW6pHRrlpGrdr2y9Uy1EXnXf91J75hEzJnWCbzbZWBK-G5muBW-BqveXeRg-Rk46Mg6xnK2w70ItoO05kWl8-esukmC_mV5TTGpB5TBWmskSTCkq95di6bL/s1600/photo2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pbC7FaXZQ9s0sZnZErW6pHRrlpGrdr2y9Uy1EXnXf91J75hEzJnWCbzbZWBK-G5muBW-BqveXeRg-Rk46Mg6xnK2w70ItoO05kWl8-esukmC_mV5TTGpB5TBWmskSTCkq95di6bL/s400/photo2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560653680998668050" border="0" /></a><br />This has been almost a year since the last time I took a photo of my scalp. The area is pretty much 100% healed up except I'll occasionally get small sores like you can see above. I think they are probably resulting from me bumping my head and not feeling it since there sense of touch back there. I also suspect the skin isn't as tough as normal. All in all, it seems pretty good to me. I really don't notice it much and my hair is long enough that nobody can see it.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-85611021737537051692010-08-15T10:15:00.000-05:002011-07-18T10:18:42.159-05:00Off the MedsOkay, so now that I'm off the Gleevec, I'm begining to feel quite a bit better. I certainly don't feel 100% but I am not nearly as run down as I have been while taking me medicine. After being off it about a month or so, I'd say I'm feeling about 85%. I never feel great but I don't feel terrible either. Hard to explain...jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-34746482127416372282009-07-18T09:41:00.000-05:002011-07-18T10:14:41.432-05:00Gleevec Side EffectsAfter taking Gleevec for about a month, I can say for sure that the only <a href="http://www.gleevec.com/patient/gleevec-prescription-medication-information.jsp">side effect</a> that I have from it is pure exhaustion. It makes me incredibly tired all of the time. So much so, that I now find myself wanting to nod off at work and falling asleep very early in the evenings.<br /><br />It makes me feel as though I'm running at about 70% every day. If 100% is feeling like normal, good day.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-28436113338091270322009-06-01T08:59:00.000-05:002011-07-18T09:08:38.202-05:00Drug Treatment<a href="http://www.gleevec.com/index.jsp">Gleevec (Imatinib)</a><br /><br />So after visiting with my oncologist on a recent office visit, he decided that I was a suitable candidate for a courcse of Gleevec teatment. Apparently, if you have had a recurrence like I did, they feel that it is justified and will prescribe it.<br /><br />I can see why they hold off because its about $3,600 a month for the drug from the pharmacy at the hospital I go to. That buys you one pill a day. From everything I've read, it seems to be well worth it.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-82776993994576327932009-02-18T21:59:00.000-06:002010-07-16T22:03:32.682-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFiO6EaGFgqxYdu-IDV_wQeT2dkD4c_0KhDAtlaCn3kamvEOl2U6YvGGSRHe88NgQat6T0GoPO2SHh6k5eXz7Sbmwp4p-SV7fMp_7wsxPgCt6h7vcutH3tg1RZM7MY_VtRfAATJd1/s1600/CIMG4223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFiO6EaGFgqxYdu-IDV_wQeT2dkD4c_0KhDAtlaCn3kamvEOl2U6YvGGSRHe88NgQat6T0GoPO2SHh6k5eXz7Sbmwp4p-SV7fMp_7wsxPgCt6h7vcutH3tg1RZM7MY_VtRfAATJd1/s400/CIMG4223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494705284833647922" border="0" /></a><br />healing up pretty well...jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-90343456125345268652008-12-21T21:57:00.001-06:002010-07-16T22:05:17.998-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9ApyH6XnNP3wfszmR52WZA6otZw4Jagr_SYE8T1CS7k3Z2CIU7fFsRZ0xqoqZIzFV_rLd5wptXMnEWQc9pYAKwKhtvYUCiVj72_oodDixltuXoecvyijD43wQRqnKAMp7kiSTjBx/s1600/sponges.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9ApyH6XnNP3wfszmR52WZA6otZw4Jagr_SYE8T1CS7k3Z2CIU7fFsRZ0xqoqZIzFV_rLd5wptXMnEWQc9pYAKwKhtvYUCiVj72_oodDixltuXoecvyijD43wQRqnKAMp7kiSTjBx/s400/sponges.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494704154335696770" border="0" /></a><br />Self-Portraitjimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-39117023366349594512008-12-18T06:05:00.000-06:002008-12-21T06:12:55.376-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMsNh6OysQkDlDee1RsCcYmA1e_mlvWdl92MwJkrOwzG6QRTugbUEXuvZ8e3kVkoRy8L6BphGcuv1I-Tr5ZGs6Dypf2_ry5QqfNfehoNgjGKYq4mAn2cD5rNpA9IUTMp3ZGcl4XRx/s1600-h/sponges.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMsNh6OysQkDlDee1RsCcYmA1e_mlvWdl92MwJkrOwzG6QRTugbUEXuvZ8e3kVkoRy8L6BphGcuv1I-Tr5ZGs6Dypf2_ry5QqfNfehoNgjGKYq4mAn2cD5rNpA9IUTMp3ZGcl4XRx/s400/sponges.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282214415868710466" border="0" /></a><br />I finally had another surgery yesterday. So far, it has turned out to be pretty minor compared to everything else I've had done. I now have 2 small sponges sewn onto the back of my head that are about the size of a 50 cent piece and about 4 small holes from biopsies. It was just a day surgey so I'm pretty much back on my feet now and will have the sponges taken off next week. After that, I should have the pathology reports to know if they got it all and what is next. Hopefully, the spots will just heal up and that's it.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-40195017836141153282008-11-27T23:57:00.003-06:002008-11-28T00:01:39.610-06:00Not so Happy ThanksgivingWell, no new pictures yet but I have an update. On my visit to the dermatologist last week, she noticed a couple pink spots on my skin graft so we did 2 punch biopsies. Long story short is that the cancer has returned and both biopsies were positive. So, now I will be visiting with a surgical oncologist next week so that we can figure out if he needs to do the surgery or if my other surgeon should go at it again.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-70288249544177782282008-08-05T22:06:00.006-05:002011-07-18T11:56:53.344-05:00$$$ Big SpenderAs it turns out, cancer is pretty expensive. I don't recommend it to anyone. I haven't added it all up but I put most of it together from my insurance website and to date, I'm almost exactly at $100,000 in bills give or take a couple thousand. In a few months I'll have a couple plastic surgery procedures and I'm sure I'll have some MRIs, CT Scans, etc... I'm going to go ahead and guess about 140k worth this year. Add to that, several months of missed income. Pity I couldn't go to China for treatment and spend the savings on a Maserati.<br /><br />Even with insurance, this ordeal is pretty devastating financially...jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-78832316989756153052008-08-05T20:44:00.003-05:002008-09-04T00:15:57.662-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnze8xM9bK9P6Ppxq7-NZr3KBwgoUvmZoxj253SyA38jSgMWHkhNRta9S1sowit_ossIJ-yqBDDBoN-2UCAxumD70sfRr5bpCEt0WXoLwTdwHmw2rjAeV7pHgj4mM1abaCOx3965P2/s1600-h/IMG_0147.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnze8xM9bK9P6Ppxq7-NZr3KBwgoUvmZoxj253SyA38jSgMWHkhNRta9S1sowit_ossIJ-yqBDDBoN-2UCAxumD70sfRr5bpCEt0WXoLwTdwHmw2rjAeV7pHgj4mM1abaCOx3965P2/s400/IMG_0147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241976242401444914" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty much all healed up and waiting on phase II which will include some skin expanders and a couple procedures to stretch my existing (with hair) scalp down over the bald spot. Most likely sometime in November or December.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-58378399766818980222008-07-14T20:43:00.000-05:002008-09-03T20:44:14.675-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXPPKtwgGSLzutM3Ez12iDV3fURrHgVbTQXwzp_H7T-mqrPQXLJOkmNWLdaNOQI9BA5CzCGaTcQ2ou8l5EDDg2anEnQ20Wd0Ax2dFCHR5YD_LQFUeQLJdeZ8J-36zFmmKbPhyphenhyphen6exJ/s1600-h/IMG_0136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXPPKtwgGSLzutM3Ez12iDV3fURrHgVbTQXwzp_H7T-mqrPQXLJOkmNWLdaNOQI9BA5CzCGaTcQ2ou8l5EDDg2anEnQ20Wd0Ax2dFCHR5YD_LQFUeQLJdeZ8J-36zFmmKbPhyphenhyphen6exJ/s400/IMG_0136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241976021047138546" border="0" /></a>jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-75022700209308665332008-07-13T20:42:00.005-05:002008-09-04T00:17:49.909-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6IUZCkfdD9_PSSIQDlQow1f8UqucWovBTe1b-DK1uIJ8xvG9XupvmFcAIPZjv8PDjxWxr7ZfbK1DRX-0Xi-9-vn8zr-zJbZbA0taNum09wAu7kd3W1PVG8zwIQ_6Vbx-gezMeuN1/s1600-h/IMG_0134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6IUZCkfdD9_PSSIQDlQow1f8UqucWovBTe1b-DK1uIJ8xvG9XupvmFcAIPZjv8PDjxWxr7ZfbK1DRX-0Xi-9-vn8zr-zJbZbA0taNum09wAu7kd3W1PVG8zwIQ_6Vbx-gezMeuN1/s400/IMG_0134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241975778241143922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The skin graft is pretty crazy. If feels like stretched out silly putty.<br /><br />At this point, I felt pretty much healed. It's pretty miraculous how it went from looking terrible to looking like skin. Its difficult to describe how great it felt to have the back o my head look like this.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-89777407400200191072008-07-11T20:41:00.000-05:002008-09-03T20:42:14.205-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwwBd8Ll8JppezlStNS5LjALQ8XInzCo9RQTJWxqTc4T4ZWS2v4bbmfN4u1DDYJQ9UhBd6-evdekinHiPgbdW-yTUeUTMc_47-sIxZ8-wIq-G5ikhgb1cIDQSz9eSKm0m-VeCveoP/s1600-h/IMG_0133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwwBd8Ll8JppezlStNS5LjALQ8XInzCo9RQTJWxqTc4T4ZWS2v4bbmfN4u1DDYJQ9UhBd6-evdekinHiPgbdW-yTUeUTMc_47-sIxZ8-wIq-G5ikhgb1cIDQSz9eSKm0m-VeCveoP/s400/IMG_0133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241975433518371858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OIgXATtJdFCASVIu4nTtYnqBAb-Q5lXGhftnkFbJm6aaRsAh9VVcGaNJHsuV6kxoJRXW0hndcFmWi0GgKAXurqUmE74SiYwEcDShFNFLdKaynumKfMUZxS8xLGx6Xjt3aWtuuUtb/s1600-h/IMG_0132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OIgXATtJdFCASVIu4nTtYnqBAb-Q5lXGhftnkFbJm6aaRsAh9VVcGaNJHsuV6kxoJRXW0hndcFmWi0GgKAXurqUmE74SiYwEcDShFNFLdKaynumKfMUZxS8xLGx6Xjt3aWtuuUtb/s400/IMG_0132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241975361323773538" border="0" /></a>jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-69345738627065169092008-07-07T20:40:00.005-05:002008-09-04T01:00:34.303-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSaEb3Yb2Ef4wqt4UfXgkJqDYhR-FxL5pM7cwT4WLENSe-EUjkA17TqIi1tvkTBXI5cF-Jnj82ezkHfb1wRK4b5ggBqN3GDOBlvFL-um6kfyUpvW8O-bKtIPfKckZBRa2VxFhSpsf/s1600-h/IMG_0129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSaEb3Yb2Ef4wqt4UfXgkJqDYhR-FxL5pM7cwT4WLENSe-EUjkA17TqIi1tvkTBXI5cF-Jnj82ezkHfb1wRK4b5ggBqN3GDOBlvFL-um6kfyUpvW8O-bKtIPfKckZBRa2VxFhSpsf/s400/IMG_0129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241975110901404290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The white spots are Silver Nitrate (I think) that is used to kill the tissue that is growing through the graft. By knocking it back, the skin can close over it (in theory). Turns out it worked just like they said though.<br /><br />Today is also my first day back to work fulltime. I worked for about 10 days or so before my skin graft but as of today, its back to work for real... pity.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-68696909564211313542008-07-07T20:38:00.000-05:002008-09-03T20:40:15.130-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5bD8MIFSHlMOIuXYL0hp2mtDIAgw6r0QRxXUBvNl9qBBC0a7e8w_EkDazbHGwT0wziN-EblD_E4VuCeZsHYUnRyNDBD2WYKtdmlt8Pl48dFTqWxlrxAPgcdNHFW0eNDDATnv04Jn/s1600-h/IMG_0128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5bD8MIFSHlMOIuXYL0hp2mtDIAgw6r0QRxXUBvNl9qBBC0a7e8w_EkDazbHGwT0wziN-EblD_E4VuCeZsHYUnRyNDBD2WYKtdmlt8Pl48dFTqWxlrxAPgcdNHFW0eNDDATnv04Jn/s400/IMG_0128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241974926829621346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAempfyuHS_b7Ho5h3x_1s_V4CmAqqQi7aKKpAwqXAfOsyl2oKbFFSHlZ0Sol8vq7XitLHJnyaE6vT1xH9JXfB7fPGMdyjor3xVp9MIeoZLuD4RWgOdPf32vYmRsDXDP5fyD4zLDH/s1600-h/IMG_0127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAempfyuHS_b7Ho5h3x_1s_V4CmAqqQi7aKKpAwqXAfOsyl2oKbFFSHlZ0Sol8vq7XitLHJnyaE6vT1xH9JXfB7fPGMdyjor3xVp9MIeoZLuD4RWgOdPf32vYmRsDXDP5fyD4zLDH/s400/IMG_0127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241974700234971458" border="0" /></a>jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-16922942025853231712008-07-02T20:37:00.000-05:002008-09-03T20:38:45.128-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaxLPHk9Z8vO7zj9Kfj8WbNs5W5Oscv1I_TegGQy6EZP9fhcPtCi734-0yNxsAAOuJ4YLHWIHSVJ6zUalhqkshO8tLdW7kEQuaEWZy2m9hdEoDOXZtM8E-fkCQF0TN2D8KKDCDArW/s1600-h/IMG_0124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaxLPHk9Z8vO7zj9Kfj8WbNs5W5Oscv1I_TegGQy6EZP9fhcPtCi734-0yNxsAAOuJ4YLHWIHSVJ6zUalhqkshO8tLdW7kEQuaEWZy2m9hdEoDOXZtM8E-fkCQF0TN2D8KKDCDArW/s400/IMG_0124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241974597090088082" border="0" /></a>jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-40758793944417713592008-07-01T20:35:00.000-05:002008-09-03T20:37:51.313-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIfQBFlhKekLE9x4zc827rQXGtLwPVhFDPmOcJYNjWJMce6gLoA51HTZZjQTYKb866mGcGZ6faa3216FgnwgZSZ_158Z0l0DQa64aBLSB515_egwZHQShbiAq7hxSMqn7CeyAMeVi/s1600-h/IMG_0122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VWyGUPQFvylSsaZbBiOuXMho-9DNyssJ0EoJxenORPE1UWLF0MhEeBFd9x1jq7mgQFA1dVxZYjkaTHX_EDLy7hbapXxcqz6S5SXBwh8cKbwX0nzrrBhGqrbqOHyunhp4HeRG0mhN/s400/IMG_0120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241973579717169154" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty gross.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-85775397638868039132008-06-26T20:33:00.000-05:002008-09-03T20:34:12.732-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEozQgyz3ikG4zu_iPRri34ZlmwPrnMwil9PLmRESEvx6A-3gtqPllWEUITiXaTXqQ5oFNDZlwjZstdePJ1SuYMJV86uRjVhIxiNwIn4sU8qOu5-_o1Oc9UMFfDP2e4lADOu7J2Be/s1600-h/IMG_0118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEozQgyz3ikG4zu_iPRri34ZlmwPrnMwil9PLmRESEvx6A-3gtqPllWEUITiXaTXqQ5oFNDZlwjZstdePJ1SuYMJV86uRjVhIxiNwIn4sU8qOu5-_o1Oc9UMFfDP2e4lADOu7J2Be/s400/IMG_0118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241973428511347330" border="0" /></a>jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-29495609452397462272008-06-25T20:31:00.004-05:002008-09-04T00:26:30.944-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5onc_7jFw0EqS9ih-r9MUcF3BJCl_NFrDHjovsEgXNDZI-0ZfRn1GxJ0c5yCwg85HQHICAm4-8nA4TqJ-qE9A_fej5c_pb3md8VUYrlzzWU4I6qebHMMO-7R9BbdisWEnYYQwncg/s1600-h/IMG_0117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5onc_7jFw0EqS9ih-r9MUcF3BJCl_NFrDHjovsEgXNDZI-0ZfRn1GxJ0c5yCwg85HQHICAm4-8nA4TqJ-qE9A_fej5c_pb3md8VUYrlzzWU4I6qebHMMO-7R9BbdisWEnYYQwncg/s400/IMG_0117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241972874372780722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The skin looked a lot better on my ass than it does here on the back of my head. The doctor thought it looked great but I think he was just trying to seem positive and optimistic in front of me.<br /><br />After the fact, I think he fully expected this not to work completely and for me to need a full flap procedure to finish closing the wound. There is about a 50 cent size spot in the middle where there is bare skull that the skin didn't have a good chance of sticking to. Luckily, thanks to the wound vac and the Integra skin substitute, it all came together and worked like he'd hoped.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-65134716171752413522008-06-23T20:30:00.002-05:002008-09-04T00:14:27.351-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivlIiCv0fc2Nc-ti993SQVXiGuNdhaMicxIdV55QNTbqAnW5xmh9NhZdh-7qzQ6bqLr5ikoM6-D7Uu0vkn3oHF0gyf1mK2z5BZCSpAG50xvMnrybnTB6yiyXd4KgZytYs0JM_5KdK/s1600-h/IMG_0116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivlIiCv0fc2Nc-ti993SQVXiGuNdhaMicxIdV55QNTbqAnW5xmh9NhZdh-7qzQ6bqLr5ikoM6-D7Uu0vkn3oHF0gyf1mK2z5BZCSpAG50xvMnrybnTB6yiyXd4KgZytYs0JM_5KdK/s400/IMG_0116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241972626804553442" border="0" /></a><br />Still hurts... It hurt for about a week exactly. After that, it just felt pretty tender for a couple of weeks.jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-29220229002712291912008-06-20T20:29:00.003-05:002008-09-03T23:23:10.498-05:00<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICQbkGwCPI0hkVTFrvaIVhqRBCS1XIiWi1bsIXypXJ2zLUxurNnx6VV3yaPLaeYzcssECbxAYiyl-aFv22ByNxEvVzrxpJbQSgBXHBgTSON7k3G68AIMgSXCaMN_7aeG2QsP7KBiS/s1600-h/IMG_0114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICQbkGwCPI0hkVTFrvaIVhqRBCS1XIiWi1bsIXypXJ2zLUxurNnx6VV3yaPLaeYzcssECbxAYiyl-aFv22ByNxEvVzrxpJbQSgBXHBgTSON7k3G68AIMgSXCaMN_7aeG2QsP7KBiS/s400/IMG_0114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241972529830905106" border="0" /> </a><br />I didn't get much sun this summer.<br /><br />This was without a doubt, the most painful part of the whole ordeal. Skin grafts hurt.<br /></div>jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008109785637071426.post-51133995856547325762008-06-18T20:28:00.000-05:002008-09-03T20:29:42.444-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh54iZA853Ipas8nOKAzNZjJyg14wMsqh_2yOgY7TmqN_dXNEZr0CRz-vK1YjpdHyu8R_RtCuFSUVMQN_lqvTO-2o-5YfQHch5V6r3vLJueJ01LJXVGuIK-vMeKJrfXcwL7K79YqkL/s1600-h/IMG_0111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh54iZA853Ipas8nOKAzNZjJyg14wMsqh_2yOgY7TmqN_dXNEZr0CRz-vK1YjpdHyu8R_RtCuFSUVMQN_lqvTO-2o-5YfQHch5V6r3vLJueJ01LJXVGuIK-vMeKJrfXcwL7K79YqkL/s400/IMG_0111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241972271112435538" border="0" /></a>jimmysingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367713943539504743noreply@blogger.com0