Comments on: Scarred, For Life http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:41:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gina http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-26808 Gina Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:59:05 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-26808 I read your article in Good Housekeeping and finally made it to your blog. . . . What a blessing it has been to read of your journey to motherhood and the day to day joys and trials in the trenches! It has been great to "meet" another mom of like faith also. Blessings, Gina I read your article in Good Housekeeping and finally made it to your blog. . . . What a blessing it has been to read of your journey to motherhood and the day to day joys and trials in the trenches! It has been great to “meet” another mom of like faith also.

Blessings,
Gina

]]> By: Dee/reddirtramblings http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-24097 Dee/reddirtramblings Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:39:53 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-24097 Really good article. I like your reflections on the scars what you learned from them. I also have many scars, and I found that Mederma doesn't work all that well anyway. I have a huge one on my left hand from when I was hurrying with lots of coffee cups and other car detritus, and I tripped. I got a concrete burn on that hand and my left knee. People stare at this scar which is still purple and ugly after over six months. They look at it and glance away embarrassed. Oh well, it is a reminder to slow down and stay in the moment. Blessings, Dee Really good article. I like your reflections on the scars what you learned from them. I also have many scars, and I found that Mederma doesn’t work all that well anyway. I have a huge one on my left hand from when I was hurrying with lots of coffee cups and other car detritus, and I tripped. I got a concrete burn on that hand and my left knee. People stare at this scar which is still purple and ugly after over six months. They look at it and glance away embarrassed. Oh well, it is a reminder to slow down and stay in the moment. Blessings, Dee

]]> By: mummyjaan http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-13248 mummyjaan Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:10:54 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-13248 Beautiful. Just the other day I was reading an advert that claimed to 'minimise' Caesarean scars and I wondered - why would I want to hide something I am actually proud of? I have no desire to make my C-section scar or any other scar disappear - I am glad that there are other people who think this way too. Love your blog. Beautiful.

Just the other day I was reading an advert that claimed to ‘minimise’ Caesarean scars and I wondered – why would I want to hide something I am actually proud of? I have no desire to make my C-section scar or any other scar disappear – I am glad that there are other people who think this way too.

Love your blog.

]]> By: Karen Edmisten http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-12980 Karen Edmisten Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:28:02 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-12980 Beautiful! Just found you through Kim at Hiraeth. Beautiful! Just found you through Kim at Hiraeth.

]]> By: sue @ praise and coffee http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-12121 sue @ praise and coffee Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:10:30 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-12121 Awesome! I was wondering how long it would take until you were published in a magazine! Awesome! I was wondering how long it would take until you were published in a magazine!

]]> By: Jan http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-11717 Jan Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:14:16 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-11717 Ah, yes, the scars of experience! I have my fair share as well. My favorite is the 2-inch scar on my right foot that I got when I was 7. I was building a diving board for my swimming pool (which was all of 8 inches deep) out of bricks. My dad saw me and told me to stop carrying bricks because I would hurt myself. I told him I would be fine, then I turned the corner and dropped the brick on my foot. Yep. Anyway, to Darla - I have the thyroid scar, too. The only people who notice it are those who have the same scar. It is kinda like joining a club, really. I see the same scar all the time, and I don't even comment, I just make a little mental note that she and I are in the same club! Pretty cool, really. Ah, yes, the scars of experience! I have my fair share as well. My favorite is the 2-inch scar on my right foot that I got when I was 7. I was building a diving board for my swimming pool (which was all of 8 inches deep) out of bricks. My dad saw me and told me to stop carrying bricks because I would hurt myself. I told him I would be fine, then I turned the corner and dropped the brick on my foot.

Yep.

Anyway, to Darla – I have the thyroid scar, too. The only people who notice it are those who have the same scar. It is kinda like joining a club, really. I see the same scar all the time, and I don’t even comment, I just make a little mental note that she and I are in the same club! Pretty cool, really.

]]> By: Ginger http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-11492 Ginger Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:53:32 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-11492 That was wonderful. That was wonderful.

]]> By: Darla http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-11440 Darla Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:57:19 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-11440 Having just had my thyroid removed 5 days ago myself, the worries of the scar on my neck are fresh, very fresh - and frightening. I have this thought that people will no longer see me, but instead this nasty scar. Your writing has brought new perspective and I appriciate it in more ways than you'll ever know. Thank you for sharing. Darla Having just had my thyroid removed 5 days ago myself, the worries of the scar on my neck are fresh, very fresh – and frightening. I have this thought that people will no longer see me, but instead this nasty scar. Your writing has brought new perspective and I appriciate it in more ways than you’ll ever know. Thank you for sharing.
Darla

]]> By: Mary Vickery http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-11424 Mary Vickery Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:33:08 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-11424 I too am a thyca survivor, since December 2006. I use to hide my scar wearing scarves the first couple of months after surgery. Then I decided, if I had a scar on my head, the world would not expect me to wear a brown paper bag to cover it. So I now wear my scar as a badge of honor telling the world that I'm a thyca survivor. I too am a thyca survivor, since December 2006. I use to hide my scar wearing scarves the first couple of months after surgery. Then I decided, if I had a scar on my head, the world would not expect me to wear a brown paper bag to cover it. So I now wear my scar as a badge of honor telling the world that I’m a thyca survivor.

]]> By: Cheryl http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-11409 Cheryl Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:51:40 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/2006/05/01/scarred-for-life/#comment-11409 I, too have conquered Thyroid Cancer. It took me a very long time to accept the scar as merely a part of me (it became infected and I had to have another procedure above the thyroid incision to remove a large infectious granuloma that formed shortly after surgery). Even though the Thy Ca is gone, it took me quite awhile to accept that I now have the word Cancer in my medical history. Since my surgery in 1/07 I have also had a mole removed that was Melanoma (very early and non-invasive) and having gone through the thyroid issues, I have had no problem with the 2.5" scar from the Melanoma removal. Mederma & Dermablend does not exist for me with either incisional scar. I tried both and stopped both. Thank you for this wonderful article ... I, too have conquered Thyroid Cancer. It took me a very long time to accept the scar as merely a part of me (it became infected and I had to have another procedure above the thyroid incision to remove a large infectious granuloma that formed shortly after surgery). Even though the Thy Ca is gone, it took me quite awhile to accept that I now have the word Cancer in my medical history. Since my surgery in 1/07 I have also had a mole removed that was Melanoma (very early and non-invasive) and having gone through the thyroid issues, I have had no problem with the 2.5″ scar from the Melanoma removal. Mederma & Dermablend does not exist for me with either incisional scar. I tried both and stopped both.

Thank you for this wonderful article …

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