My Dermatologist wants to hook me up
My dermatologist pissed me off. Bad!
I had some bumps on my forehead. He checked them out and said they were pre-cancerous. I asked him when does it become cancerous. He said, when it does. Smart ass.
But that's not what pissed me off.
He said to make an appointment to have them burned off. So I did. When I showed up for the procedure, he asked why I was there. And when I told him, he checked his watch.
That pissed me off. Like he had somewhere better he had to be.
So I fired his ass!
Now I'm making it sound like that makes me the biggest badass ever and there's some truth to that but I still needed to find another Dermatologist. Good luck finding a good one, who not only takes your insurance and doesn't have a wait time of three months or more. I got lucky and only had to wait one month to see her.
When we met for the first time, I was told she was going to do a full body check for suspicious moles. Now usually I like to have a drink or a meal before that happens but okay. Turns out everything is fine. I liked her and we made plans to meet up in June unless....and this is a big unless...you find anything suspicious.
Well guess what....once you've had Melanoma...even the most minor case...every single mark you find on your body is suspicious. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. Can you say neurotic?
So I called her office and was told her next open date was in July. Well shit, I already had an appointment before then. But, here's a pro tip for all of you....I went to her office and mentioned the M-word (that's Melanoma). That gets their attention. "Mr. Moore, can you come in on Monday at 3:30?"
Monday at 3:30 was today and after telling her about these new moles she checked them out and everything was fine. Phew! But we talked about the monthly body check thing we're all supposed to do. (Here comes a PSA) Oh yeah, even if you've never had any kind of skin cancer you should be doing them, too. And that led to this discussion:
Me: Some of these places are hard to see. My head doesn't twist in that direction. Dr.R.: That's why you should get your partner to help you with this. Me: Ummmmm....I don't have a partner so.... Dr. R.: Well go get one. There are other benefits besides body checks but it does make them more fun. Me: Sigh. You have anyone in mind? Dr.R.: Sigh (shaking head)
She then burned off some skin thingies and said to come back in June for a body check. As she was leaving the room, she looked over her shoulder and told me to work on that partner thing. Fuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!
Apparently I have found a Dermatologist/therapist/matchmaker all in one. I wonder if my insurance covers all those fees?
About the mole neurotic thing....here's a story about that.
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