Thursday, May 01, 2008
It's official.
In case anyone was wondering, Doug was squamous cell carcinoma. I think I'll get a gold stud to put in his hole. (I always wanted to get my nose pierced, but the Angry Baker wouldn't let me.)
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are you okay?
How about a diamond. Maybe one of those more modern ones fashionable with kids and young adults.(smile)
I had a co worker that had her nose pierced. She was told the management would prefer her not to wear it (we provided services to the "aging" population and they didn't think this population would like it. Thus she wore a tiny gold ball there.
Grandmother, thanks. I'm fine, really.
Faith, I have a thing about diamonds. It isn't so much the politics as the economics. I hate to pay that much for a common crystal. Maybe a zirconium?
Something silver will keep the werewolves away. Or, you could have something that interferes with your ability to smell AXE body spray.
Oh noes. Not the AXE body spray! Yearrrrgh...
I'm just glad "Doug" only left that much of a hole. You can always refer to it as your third nostril.
Will you need any further treatment or just a careful exam or two of your face?
Oh no! What happens now?
Now the surgeon cores out the tissue surrounding Doug's previous hangout. And I get to do a "mole check" -- I understand that's really fun.
Like I said, a really wimpy cancer. I'll be fine.
A friend of mine -- a slightly plumper than usual woman with a highly developed sense of humor -- had a close call with the BAD Oma, and had to go for very frequent mole checks. Her dermatologist was just starting to shave, and she felt a little awkward having Doogie Houser poke around her cabbage patch with a jewler's loop. So each visit she picked a sort of out of the way place that people don't normally see and somehow wrote "Peakaboo!" or "Does your Mother know what you're doing?" or "You think this is great, you should see my LEFT thigh!" on her flesh...umm...person. She said her dermatologist always remembered her and they always had a good laugh. (Once she drew an eye under each breast...one was winking.)
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
I forgot to ask. What treatment have you decided upon? I know someone who had the Mohs surgery on her face, and you can't see it at all.
Be sure to tell the AB and AK that part of your treatment plan includes being treated like a breakable princess for no less than 6 years. Oh, and ice cream. All good treatment plans include ice cream. Refuah schlehmah, my friend.
Aidan, I didn't know I had any choices. I was told to report for outpatient surgery on May 19.
I had to google. The Mohs takes onion-skin thicknenss of tissue off and each one is examined under a microscope until they come up with a section of tissue that is completely healthy.
I will send positive thoughts your way on the 19th. Pax.
I am so glad that they caught it!
A diamond stud would look awesome.
Rest up and I will be sending good thoughts your way on the 19th!
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