Stitches

After a week of caring for Doug's open wound, we were both thrilled to hear from the doctor that the margins of the melanoma had been clear.  Thus, Doug was cancer free, and he could be stitched up.  The wound was big enough to require nine stitches, and Doug would need to take an antibiotic to stave off infection, but overall, the appointment went well, and we were on our way to the pharmacy in less than an hour.  Both of us were extremely relieved and looked forward to May 1st when the stitches would be removed and this would all be behind us.  We hoped that his bought with melanoma was over for good, but if another one was found we decided that we would use a home health nurse to care for the open wound. I don't think that I could handle cleaning out another open wound.

Once Doug picked up his prescription, we headed to Orlando for the evening.  I had an early morning flight, so we chose to stay at a Hampton Inn close to the airport. Before we checked in, we decided to have dinner at Epcot.  The food booths of the Flower and Garden show were still open, and we both enjoyed a variety of dishes.  We arrived at the hotel by 8 p.m. and went straight to bed.  Doug's head was starting to hurt, and I was exhausted from all of the walking.  Even so, it was a nice way to celebrate the end of Doug's scare with cancer.