Clean bill of health

I had my follow-up visit at the doctor this morning, to discuss the results of the mole which was sent to Cape Town for analysis. After about a half-hour wait, Dr Kruger saw me. She launched straight into the reading of the medical report which was faxed from Cape Town, which involved a lot of medi-babble which all sounded like Latin. The only things I really understood were ‘carcinoma’ and ‘excised’ and ‘clear’. She translated the report for me, to say that the mole was cancerous, but that the lab analysis showed that all the cancer was removed and so I am fine. I guess this is fairly standard for many people who have growths and things cut out or burned off, but I can now say that “I’m a cancer survivor”!