The procedure was a little harder than I thought it was going to be. I really do not like needles nor the sight of blood. If I did I would have stayed in the Pre-med program at the University of South Florida. I assumed just a small section would be cut off and I would have a stitch or two. But 10 minutes in I started to get a little concerned. I kept feeling him tug away at my arm and started to smell burning flesh. I asked why the smell was and he said he was stopping the bleeding. When my fingers twitched a couple of times because a nerve had been hit I kind of wished then I would have gotten a second opinion and looked into this skin cancer thing. Did this doctor know what he was doing. Did he know he was messing my clutch hand? Didn't he know I had a cross race to race this weekend?
Funny thing is I use sunscreen most of the time. The only time I did not was when I was driving with the windows down and my arm outside the window. I do not know if this has anything to do with it, but you never know. I must admit that I am a little concerned about the future. In talking to a few of my friends it turns that several relatives of theirs died from skin cancer. I guess I need to keep an eye out and use more sunscreen. But then again it could be just genetics and I there is nothing I can do.
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What is thist sunscreen stuff you speak of? Seriously until I came down with Vitiligo and forced to start using sunblock, I never used the stuff and after seeing your picture I will be paranoid now for the next couple of months.
Hope they got it all. And scars are cool. The more the better...
To put his mind at ease and to assure him the doctor didn't just decide to cut on him, I requested a copy of the pathology report which confirmed basal cell carcinoma. Thank goodness he had it taken care of when he did.
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