My trip to the plastic surgeon
Relax. I'm not having anything major done. ;D
While in for my physical today, I mentioned that I wanted to have some moles removed. My NP asked me if I had any preference and I said, "Not Dr. L" (a local dermatologist notorious for having a shitty bedside manner). She said that she'd rather send me to a plastic surgeon because it takes forever to get in with a dermatologist in this area. There happens to be a plastic surgeon in the same building and I was able to get in to see him today.
I love it when that happens.
I saw both the NP and doctor and they can remove them with local anesthesia and perhaps just one stitch where they take off one of them. There's nothing wrong with them; they're just a nuisance. One is on my back at the base of my neck; the other two are in my armpits. I have to shave around the ones in my armpits (and they hurt and bleed like a mofo if I nick them) and the one on my back I can't see so I'll never know if it changes in color or shape.
Also got things rolling with Dr. C - just need to contact him at the end of April to make sure things are solid after I get some required paperwork done.
The registrar's office still hasn't e-mailed me back. Grr. I'd really like to get this shit taken care of before starting my next rotation on Monday. I might just run up there tomorrow.
I'm going to go read outside. Imagine that. Outside. Woo!
Moment of Burrito: "The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers." - Scott Adams
While in for my physical today, I mentioned that I wanted to have some moles removed. My NP asked me if I had any preference and I said, "Not Dr. L" (a local dermatologist notorious for having a shitty bedside manner). She said that she'd rather send me to a plastic surgeon because it takes forever to get in with a dermatologist in this area. There happens to be a plastic surgeon in the same building and I was able to get in to see him today.
I love it when that happens.
I saw both the NP and doctor and they can remove them with local anesthesia and perhaps just one stitch where they take off one of them. There's nothing wrong with them; they're just a nuisance. One is on my back at the base of my neck; the other two are in my armpits. I have to shave around the ones in my armpits (and they hurt and bleed like a mofo if I nick them) and the one on my back I can't see so I'll never know if it changes in color or shape.
Also got things rolling with Dr. C - just need to contact him at the end of April to make sure things are solid after I get some required paperwork done.
The registrar's office still hasn't e-mailed me back. Grr. I'd really like to get this shit taken care of before starting my next rotation on Monday. I might just run up there tomorrow.
I'm going to go read outside. Imagine that. Outside. Woo!
Moment of Burrito: "The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers." - Scott Adams