tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post8343923002319330230..comments2024-01-18T09:56:52.845-06:00Comments on The Brick Street Bungalow: Melanoma and GPATannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05484104973009411729noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-24920636400759588252012-05-20T20:12:56.010-05:002012-05-20T20:12:56.010-05:00Tanna...just reading up on your blog and finding o...Tanna...just reading up on your blog and finding out about all this. <br /><br />I agree with you totally...that you need to keep seeking answers for something you're worried about. I'm so glad you got the right answers finally.<br /><br />My thoughts are with you and hoping all keeps going well for you.<br /><br />Take care...leeni1176https://www.blogger.com/profile/04943184566893455117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-51415684634572527992012-05-14T12:24:59.589-05:002012-05-14T12:24:59.589-05:00Tanna- for some reason I am just now reading this ...Tanna- for some reason I am just now reading this part of your story. It is amazing- shocking-- and a blessing to all of us who have ever had these thoughts-- and haven't we all? I truly believe tgat you will save someone's life by their having read this incredible story. Bless you for sharing this--<br />VickiVicki Bosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130335934867523461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-81103187994211923562012-05-01T21:21:38.483-05:002012-05-01T21:21:38.483-05:00I'm finally back online and have just read thi...I'm finally back online and have just read this initial post about the melanoma. I am so glad this young physician was aware and concerned...and that you are on your way back to health and healing. You're in my prayers, dear Tanna.Diannehttp://www.mysouthernheart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-25443900773994030302012-04-18T14:40:09.028-05:002012-04-18T14:40:09.028-05:00I am delayed in reading this post but dear Tanna m...I am delayed in reading this post but dear Tanna my prayers are most certainly with you.Jill from Killeny Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639521470702814007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-82669045071893687532012-04-18T00:48:14.628-05:002012-04-18T00:48:14.628-05:00I appreciated reading your struggle here and under...I appreciated reading your struggle here and understand your plight... I recently had a resident surgeon in a consultation with me who had his hair styled with gel like Justin Beiber and seem to have a hangover AND was wearing CLOGS (a bad decision for a man if you ask me) and I think I saw a faint & fading bar tattoo from spring break on his hand... Needless to say I passed on the surgery with Justin!Anthonystjosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054246974225066797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-26470052493115588252012-04-17T16:44:00.491-05:002012-04-17T16:44:00.491-05:00Goes to show that we know our bodies best and if s...Goes to show that we know our bodies best and if something doesn't seem right, we need to keep on trying til we are heard.<br /><br />So sorry to hear that it took that long to be heard. My hubs gets spots cut off every time he visits the derm. Luckily, they've never been anything serious.<br /><br />Thinking of you and glad you can find laughter in this!<br />KellyEclectically Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374655411728383631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-57231694741910979682012-04-16T18:43:32.269-05:002012-04-16T18:43:32.269-05:00How frightful.. I am just now reading and seeing w...How frightful.. I am just now reading and seeing what has been going on. Definitely keeping you in prayer.. thankful that someone finally listened to you!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739995985714273663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-52179154141248647912012-04-15T22:52:23.050-05:002012-04-15T22:52:23.050-05:00Dear Tanna, I will keep you in my prayers.
Blessin...Dear Tanna, I will keep you in my prayers.<br />Blessings my dear friend, Catherine xoxoCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945906301035526440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-35019242259755222542012-04-14T00:24:53.220-05:002012-04-14T00:24:53.220-05:00Please Please tanna email me!!! I have malignant m...Please Please tanna email me!!! I have malignant melanoma stage 4. It started on my leg, I thought you knew! Please contact me, I KNOW about ALL the treatments. Please let me be of some help.<br /><br />Big big hugs<br />Leontien<br />Www.fourleafcloverdairy.blogspot.com<br />Www.fourleafcloverdairy.com for the email address if you don't have it true the blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-24787902688386272622012-04-13T16:29:40.718-05:002012-04-13T16:29:40.718-05:00Reading this AFTER today's post. You are so r...Reading this AFTER today's post. You are so right to have gone with your gut. Thank God you found a Dr w/ some damn sense. You're in my prayers too (right this very minute) :)California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-83062609349499500052012-04-13T14:49:46.562-05:002012-04-13T14:49:46.562-05:00I am so glad someone has listened to you and taken...I am so glad someone has listened to you and taken the lead on this. What interests me, is that your cancer came up on the margin of an old incision. My breast cancer came up on the edge of an old biopsy scar, looked like a BB under the skin. I wonder what the connection is between an old scar and cancer?! Good luck to you.The Sewing and Knitting Lofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312496842176950269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-13148330569051457572012-04-13T07:31:57.881-05:002012-04-13T07:31:57.881-05:00Oh, Tanna, I'm with you today in spirit and yo...Oh, Tanna, I'm with you today in spirit and you are with me in prayer. <br /> I also worry about the docs we are letting into the medical field--(I was a medical librarian for years), but I'm also sad about the bright ones who are turned away. A white male trying for a good med school may have that 4.0 (or 3.8 because he spent too much time playing basketball in the rec center....my son) and be turned down in favor of some minority candidates that are then allowed 5 years to complete a 4 year program. NOT RIGHT. Fortunately, this was a life passion for him, and he worked a year and reapplied. He is a hospitalist--and has absolute horror stories to tell of misdiagnoses. I'm very proud of him---as are more than a few patients he literally saved from some of his peers. We all know 'to err is human' and there is a reason they call it the 'practice' of medicine--but I'm just so thankful you found your 4.0 and someone who was willing to listen to your concerns and take them seriously.<br />Big hug coming your way. <br />Stephstephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462819419868208831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-35828643289963071772012-04-13T07:11:42.773-05:002012-04-13T07:11:42.773-05:00Keeping you in my prayers Tanna! My sister had a ...Keeping you in my prayers Tanna! My sister had a spot removed that no one was concerned about either. It was melanoma and she is doing great. It was on her jaw line. No treatments were needed, they got it all. So happy you continued to ask for opinions. Going to / finding the right doctor is scary. Thanks for sharing this important message.Tricia @ saving room for desserthttp://www.savingdessert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-54809614492696137822012-04-13T02:55:56.872-05:002012-04-13T02:55:56.872-05:00Thank you so much for sharing such a personal and ...Thank you so much for sharing such a personal and frightening and informative story! <br />It WILL make a difference in lives.<br />Blessings to you Tanna!<br />xotracie c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03222714252708234638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-49311027809097716052012-04-12T22:15:06.205-05:002012-04-12T22:15:06.205-05:00Oh my. I'm just reading this at the end of a n...Oh my. I'm just reading this at the end of a non-stop day. I am sorry for the news, and the incredibly long route to get to it, but I'm thankful it looks good. We often joke about someone has to be on the lower end of the bell curve and he or she is someone's doctor. <br /><br />But my heart aches for you having to face this. Will be praying all goes well. My cousin and my aunt are healthy survivors of melanomas on their legs. And my mom had an ocular melanoma 11 years ago and doing well. Keep up a fighting, positive attitude! Hugs!podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-57090151558975557412012-04-12T22:15:03.308-05:002012-04-12T22:15:03.308-05:00So, so sorry...praying for you right now..praising...So, so sorry...praying for you right now..praising God for His timing on the right diagnosis...and blessings and healing on your surgery as He guides the hands...He is the great Physician<br /><br />I research myself over and over again and then look for the doctor to confirm...so I guess I don't have much confidence...but I do know the one whom I have confidence in and so do you!!Janettessage.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262598732466380229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-74005796350354551122012-04-12T19:50:48.172-05:002012-04-12T19:50:48.172-05:00Tanna I am sorry to hear this! But grateful that y...Tanna I am sorry to hear this! But grateful that you were heard and this was caught in time. We went through the same thing of 'doctors saying it is nothing' with my husband. He knew that something was not right and we pursued it until he was diagnosed. So important to trust when we know something about our own bodies. You are in my prayers!Jennifer {Studio JRU}https://www.blogger.com/profile/01426877302534891809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-82288276214843257472012-04-12T19:46:07.103-05:002012-04-12T19:46:07.103-05:00Well, first off, I'm so glad that the latest d...Well, first off, I'm so glad that the latest dismissive dermatologist was so wildly wrong. It means that you have time to treat this. Second, like you, I believe that marks can indicate competence. A friend had to do all his own research on surgeons after being diagnosed with colon cancer. His first surgeon only wanted to do the radical surgery and wouldn't entertain any other solution. Fortunately, the research yielded a young, bright fellow (with high GPA) who worked the miracle. We are very hopeful now. <br />There are too many stories like this out there.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-2254097746823700562012-04-12T19:14:33.129-05:002012-04-12T19:14:33.129-05:00First let me just say how sorry I am to hear about...First let me just say how sorry I am to hear about your diagnosis. I am glad that you were able to catch it early even though you've had it for so long. It must be very slow growing. Thank goodness! You were so lucky to finally have someone that finally knew what they were doing. You know, you should really call those other doctors back (that told you to not be concerned) and let them know what a disservice they are doing to their patients. To me, they should've been more helpful to you and agreed to check it before dismissing it as benign. Melanoma is very serious and is on the rise! I don't tan either and have the kind of skin that freckles and burns when in the sun. I have moles that get checked out and have read what to look out for. It's scary! Glad to know that you have a plan in place and I would NEVER go back to those other sorry doctors again! You should really stick with this new gal. She obviously is worthy of the title DR. She earned it!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938178631385143773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-47010652112262998292012-04-12T19:12:51.362-05:002012-04-12T19:12:51.362-05:00This is a frightening story to me because so many ...This is a frightening story to me because so many dismissed it. I'm so glad it is in the early stage still and this very SMART doctor caught it. <br /><br />I tend to agree with you about GPA. The stakes are too high!<br /><br />I will be adding you to my prayer list for complete eradication of all disease.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-52455110291249391492012-04-12T18:31:32.474-05:002012-04-12T18:31:32.474-05:00Here, Here! I have a slightly similiar story with...Here, Here! I have a slightly similiar story with an eye doctor. He kept refusing to believe my eyes were changing - dismissed me as not being old enough. Today I went in to see a different doctor and not only were my eyes changing due to age, but my prescription was underdiagnosed in one of my eyes. I tried to tell the other guy that and he dismissed it as my complaining about getting old. Sigh....<br /><br />Not as serious as a skin problem, though. You are in my thoughts and prayers. So glad to hear God was good to keep it at a treatable point while you waited for a reputable doctor.Karoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127890168710438809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-48490215947822485072012-04-12T18:03:53.627-05:002012-04-12T18:03:53.627-05:00Wow! Praying for you! I think we do know our bodie...Wow! Praying for you! I think we do know our bodies and if there's something that concerns us, better to get it checked out. Glad they caught it in an early stage.Jen Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257374047455590078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-90109087316616273952012-04-12T16:22:47.388-05:002012-04-12T16:22:47.388-05:00Tanna, I'm so sorry to hear about the melanoma...Tanna, I'm so sorry to hear about the melanoma. My Dad had a VERY scary case of it when us kids were little (he's fine today of course!), and his experience with the doctors was very similar. I firmly believe we know ourselves and our bodies so much better than any doctor. I applaud your persistence and will be thinking of you as things progress! Your doctor sounds amazing!Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054176826733096632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-52344767551245620292012-04-12T16:20:10.585-05:002012-04-12T16:20:10.585-05:00I am so thankful that you found it now!!! My daug...I am so thankful that you found it now!!! My daughter believe it or not is having one mole checked on the 23rd. I have had a basil cell. It is scary because we didn't know about the sun back then. If you don't mind - lol - I will be praying for you. Put you on my prayer list.<br /><br />My son is a doctor who had a high GPS - but you know what the call a person graduating from medical school with a D is called? Doctor. <br /><br />Well love and hugs. sandieChatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697514331807730626.post-7166256696192166632012-04-12T16:18:03.970-05:002012-04-12T16:18:03.970-05:00Oh, sweet Tanna, you have handled this with your u...Oh, sweet Tanna, you have handled this with your usual calm and open hearted spirit. I have had 2 basal cell carcinomas removed from my arm and watch all my 'spots' closely. You are going right on my prayer list. Keep me posted....love you! D.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473148914709570743noreply@blogger.com