The operation

Last Monday I had Mohs surgery at the dermatology clinic to remove my skin cancer. They bandaged me up and sent me home and then the next day I went to the hospital to have the more rigorous reconstructive surgery to fix the hole the earlier procedure left. Now I have a big bandage on one side of my face and under it is a bunch of stitches which are supposed to come out in a week. It doesn't hurt much, but it's stiff and swollen. It's daunting how such a small area of badness can turn into such a larger area of scaring. The doc says it will be about a year before the scar is fully healed. I'm trying to be philosophical about it, but it's a challenge.