I feel your pain, Shirley. To date I've had 11 of the procedures that you describe, MOHS surgery. I am currently awaiting the results of 5 biopsies, taken on the 10th. The Doc accuses me of trying to escape Panama City, a slice at a time!
I now regret the baby oil/iodine that I slathered on myself while hanging out in the sun all day!
Yea Chuck I had to have that MOHs thing a couple of years ago, had a melanoma on my cheek but they did a Slow MOHS job, no kidding. He the root system in melanoma is so tiny that they make a cut that fits the parameters generally, put in a dye for 24 hours then look at and go back for more if necessay. Fortunately my dermatologist elected not to do it himself and sent to a more specialized guy who got it all the first time. Just before he started to cut I threw him into a tizzy...my nose started itching and nobody told me not to scratch...he had to start the sterilizing routine all over, he wasn't happy...but it turned out well.
