The Stitches

As promised, once the bandage could be removed, I took a couple of photos of the stitches on RaderBob's schnoz.

The first one is the one that took two passes to get clean margins.

The second one is the one that only took one pass to get clean margins.

Just as a reminder, this is what RaderBob's schnoz looked like after the biopsies had healed, but before the surgery. I expect that, by the time he finishes healing, he'll look pretty much like this again.

RaderBob and Jack Nicholson

Have you ever seen the movie Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson? What do RaderBob and Nicholson's character, J. J. Gittes have in common? (There's a hint in the link above.)

Recalling the last post, RaderBob needed to go in and have a specialist shave off the cancerous bits on his nose till the pathologist said that they had "clean margins" (cut away enough good tissue that they can be *sure* that all the cancer is gone). At the time of the last post they didn't yet have an appointment.

Wednesday was the day! He was warned that the procedure could take the whole day, so his missus packed the two of them sandwiches, snacking grapes, chilled water, reading material, etc so they could camp at the doc's office for the day. And off they went.

Oh yeah. This is what RaderBob looked like on Monday while beating on his computer.

As it turns out, they were done by noon! The first spot on the top of his nose only took one pass at trimming. The second pass on the side of his nose got the last of the cancer there. So, they packed up their lunches, snacks, water, etc and headed for home.

This is what he looked like on Thursday afternoon.

The bandage above is supposed to stay on for 48 hours. He's finding that it's not particularly painful so much as it is uncomfortable and annoying... so far. Once he changes bandages or gets to go bandage-free, I'll see about posting a new photo. Also, as we get more news, I'll post again.