tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post5128244167580588083..comments2024-03-27T10:15:26.060-05:00Comments on Scratching to Escape: Visiting the DermatologistJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-25817122706818936592014-08-27T11:57:17.715-05:002014-08-27T11:57:17.715-05:00Me too. I'd rather have hope for the best than...Me too. I'd rather have hope for the best than preparing for the worst. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-13934205181397484212014-08-27T05:41:05.739-05:002014-08-27T05:41:05.739-05:00The only time I've gone to a dermatologist wa...The only time I've gone to a dermatologist was back in my younger, carefree, stoned most of the time days (daze?), when I mistakenly saw a big black splotch on my cheek as incoming skin cancer and freaked out. <br />Turns out I fell asleep on a magic marker. <br />Hope your visit is zero exciting, in the good way. LeeAnnhttp://lookababywolf.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-26927581108470503522014-08-26T23:17:17.103-05:002014-08-26T23:17:17.103-05:00Luck of the draw, I guess. I wasn't quite thre...Luck of the draw, I guess. I wasn't quite three months old when melanoma took my mother. From what I know, she was fighting it before I was born, knew she was going to die, and I can't really imagine the horror, or sadness she felt. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-35772162404621246562014-08-26T22:35:05.363-05:002014-08-26T22:35:05.363-05:00I had a friend who had a doctor look at a strange ...I had a friend who had a doctor look at a strange thing on his forehead. The doc said probably nothing to worry about. He's dead now. He found out about his melanoma about the same time I was found with Gleason stage 7 prostate cancer. I was one of 5 people at the facility where I worked, diagnosed with cancer at nearly the same time, and I'm the only one left. Why the hell should I be so lucky?Sarthurknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-16338567352645354132014-08-26T05:35:27.575-05:002014-08-26T05:35:27.575-05:00It's tempting to say "It's probably n...It's tempting to say "It's probably not anything to worry about" and in a short time, after neglecting going to the doctor, somebody is placing the last nail in the pine box and they're preparing to chunk you into the clay. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-43314699331734831232014-08-25T20:04:45.751-05:002014-08-25T20:04:45.751-05:00Good on ya' for gettin' it checked out. I...Good on ya' for gettin' it checked out. I went a few years ago to have a little bump on my lip checked out and the doc ended up taking all of it off in the biopsy, which turned out to be a very early stage of the C-word. I go back twice a year for check-ups and have no regrets about paying the "specialist" co-pays. Good luck, brother. B.C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-36567568367483540452014-08-25T17:44:20.067-05:002014-08-25T17:44:20.067-05:00I appreciate that. Worrying alone is like riding a...I appreciate that. Worrying alone is like riding a bicycle with a cast. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-4069512548015590652014-08-25T17:43:20.959-05:002014-08-25T17:43:20.959-05:00No you don't. Stranger things have happened.No you don't. Stranger things have happened. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-22777277445890602962014-08-25T17:23:38.267-05:002014-08-25T17:23:38.267-05:00Joe had something on his forehead that was invisib...Joe had something on his forehead that was invisible to us, so I'm glad we went to the dermatologist. By the time he was done digging with a spoon, it looked like Joe had a bullet hole in the middle of his forehead from the opening. (Down here, you get to watch) Now, we can't even see where the surgery was. Let me know immediately. You need someone to worry about you and I drew the short straw.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-64211274034628603912014-08-25T06:35:05.276-05:002014-08-25T06:35:05.276-05:00Glad you chose to go. I too had a mole on my shoul...Glad you chose to go. I too had a mole on my shoulder that no one was particularly worried about until finally they removed it and it was melanoma. I had to go back right away for a larger removal. Luckily it was only on the surface. I now go once a year for a "full" body check. I don't worry too much about what chromosomes my Dr possesses as long as I get a clean bill of health. Good luck Jess. It's worth getting it checked and or removed.<br />You never know.Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-28204588039231931892014-08-25T04:31:20.674-05:002014-08-25T04:31:20.674-05:00He probably would have been disappointed, when he ...He probably would have been disappointed, when he saw the female doctor and realized you have to be careful for what you wish for.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-68481547138427773032014-08-25T01:43:04.461-05:002014-08-25T01:43:04.461-05:00I hope that whatever you found is benign. If not b...I hope that whatever you found is benign. If not benign, hopefully you have forestalled a problem by catching it early. I had a female dermatologist which was neither a dread nor a joy. On the other hand, my 16-yr-old grandson was hoping his whole body exam was by a female. . Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-6619184078401131152014-08-24T19:10:39.212-05:002014-08-24T19:10:39.212-05:00Thanks. My doctor suggested the visit, when I show...Thanks. My doctor suggested the visit, when I showed him something bothering me. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-31718051855288396862014-08-24T19:04:32.971-05:002014-08-24T19:04:32.971-05:00Good thoughts headed your way - both for the outco...Good thoughts headed your way - both for the outcome of the visit and for the added bonus of a drop dead gorgeous female nurse!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.com