New Stem Cell Burn Treatment

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And then...

After about ten days I returned to the burn unit and found out the labs were clear - no sign of cancer. I can't tell you how relieved I was to hear that. I went home and continued to walk around as much as possible. Always before movement was a good thing for skingrafts, my doctor always told me to keep moving. Unfortunately, the result was the graft totally failed. I was then scheduled for another skingraft to replace this one.

Surgery

On the day of my surgery I showed up on the 5th floor of the hospital where I was received into a pre-surgery exam room. They started an IV and led me into the OR. I said hello to the doctors then by the magic of anesthesia, the surgery was over and I was in recovery. By the time an hour had passed I was getting ready to leave the hospital. Overall, a very smooth surgical experience. I still did not know whether I had a Marjolin's Ulcer, or had cancer. I didn't find out for another week.

Back to the Burn Unit

Between Christmas and New Years I happened to be in Iowa City and stopped in to say hello to my burn nurses at the Burn Treatment Center. While there I happened to mention that there was a small sore on the back of my knee that hadn't healed. I had somehow injured it a couple months prior and I'm not sure exactly how. My nurses turned white and immediately called the burn surgeon who was out in the hall. She looked at my sore and began explaining how she thought she'd be able to close the incision primarily (without a graft) and that I should come into the burn clinic the next day.