Ha! On The Move? Nope!

So I left you as we pulled into our spot in Peachtree Cove for 6 nights.  We made the most of a rainy, but pleasant evening with HH and cigars under the awning:-)

We planned the next day to go into Blairsville, GA to a Cuban restaurant we like, but it was closed so we chose a very highly rated sushi restaurant instead, The Sushi Shack, yeah in the mountains of GA, but it was really good, and very busy, they have quite a following.

Yummy!

Then we took a long way back past Nantahala Lake and down the river to our fishing area to check things out and have coffee.  It was a gorgeous day!

Then back to our campground which has a nice river view as well.

Jan topped off the day with a delicious Shrimp and Udon Noodle stir fry.

The next day we were off to Rib Country, our favorite BBQ place outside of Cooper's in Llano, TX:-)

Then after lunch we rode down to Blue Ridge, GA to visit a fly shop and walked around town, another gorgeous day.

That brought us to Tuesday and Jan's call from the dermatologist's office that her biopsy was positive.  They said she would need MOHS surgery, an outpatient procedure.  We waited for the surgeon's office to call and set up the details.  We both looked at each other and were so thankful we were still in NC and not farther north.  She was given a date asap on Thursday in Marietta, GA, a mere 100 miles away.  She would need to be there at 10:30am and plan to spend at least 3 hours, and would need to return a week later to have the stitches removed.  WOW.  We were shocked, and for good reason, no one ever wants to hear the C word, I had already had my go with it, and now unfortunately it was Jan's turn.  We were on our way to go fishing when the call came, so we turned around to revamp our plans to make sure we could do it.  First we extended in Murphy, NC, then readjusted all the next reservations which would push off our arrival in Maine by about a week.  Lots of phone calls and emails, but we got it done, Jan made coffee, then we went fishing.

We fished for a few hours then took a break for coffee.

I was finishing my coffee

Jan went back to fishing

And it paid off for her!

We packed a lunch and went fishing the whole next day, and although it was great on the river we both got stained.

The butterflies were having more luck than we were:-)

The big day arrived, we drove the 2 hours to Marietta, met the surgeon and his wonderful staff, she went in right before 1030am.  The MOHS procedure is where the surgeon removes a certain amount of skin and tissue, then it is analyzed, and if needed it is repeated again and again so the least amount of tissue is removed, but still gets all the cancer.  That translates into a short procedure and a fairly long wait each time as it takes 45 minutes plus or minus for the evaluation.  Jan was "trouble" the Doc said:-)  4 times he had to remove tissue until she was clear, she never got out until after 4pm.  Long, long day, BUT, the good news, they got it all, and NO stitches!  The best news is she is doing great, her lip is healing nicely, and doesn't need any follow up!  She asked me to pass on some advice, "Don't forget your sunscreen!"

Coming home after a long, long day

This morning the bandage is off, she is managing very well, little discomfort, we even went and took a walk along the river in town.

Then we had the distinct pleasure of redoing our plans again.