Slice & Dice (Might BE TMI For Some)

One of the other benefits to being a SAHMmy right now is I have ample time to schedule the appointments and errands I have ignored for the last few years.  A goal of mine this year was to get in shape and perhaps trim down in that process, but I did not anticipate my skin being a part of that "weight loss program", as a former co-worker of mine called it.

What was supposed to be a simple mole shave at the doctor's office has become quite an ordeal.  Prior to taking my LOA, I went in to have a mole shaved (this was back in April).  No big deal; it was annoying and would catch on things, so why not?  Well, as week later the pathology came back as "abnormal" so the marathon of appointments began.  Just to be clear, "abnormal" did not mean cancerous, but now I do have to be more careful about other moles or "lesions" in the future ( I prefer beauty mark, but no one says that anymore).  Since the "lesion" was "abnormal", I had to go to a dermatologist to get the rest of the lesion removed.  No big deal - so I waited until August to get that appointment scheduled in order to  not interfere with kid quality time.

Three months later I finally have my appointment, and the dermatologist recommends going to a plastic surgeon since the lesion is on my neck.  "Okay, fine.  Another appointment, but can we do my spot check today?"  Apparently that was not possible, so I had to schedule another appointment for that.  In the meantime, the office scheduled with the plastic surgeon, and well, I should have known better.

I talked to the plastic surgeon and scheduled the procedure.  The next day I had my spot check appointment; why she could not do this during the previous appointment, I will never know (but I have my suspicions).  Sure enough, she decided my jaw beauty  mark was a lesion, and it had to be removed.  The plastic surgeon should do that one as well.  Added bonus!  She removed 4 other suspicious spots on my left foot and right index finger of all places, so that has been fun to walk on.  I went back to plastics to have him look at that one and finally had the procedure to remove both of those yesterday.  I should know results in a week or so for my face, but the others are fine. 

Two points to this story - if you can combine appointments, do it.  I have wasted hours of waiting and back and forth because I didn't ask the right questions at each of the appointments.  The plastics guy even said, oh yeah, I don't like that lesion (the one on my jaw) let's remove it.  Really?  I really could have just gone to him after my initial doctor's appointment.  I guess this is how the system makes money.  The other point would be, wear sunscreen!  Wear it everywhere - especially on places you wouldn't expect.  If you wear flip flops like I do (all the time - even when it's raining or winter), put that sunscreen on.  The toe lesion has to be the most annoying and hardest to heal spot for a removal - it's still trying to heal after two weeks.