BT may really have saved my life.... (Page 2)

Make sure he buys you dinner first.

Okay, back from the consult....

Which took...all of a minute.  It took me longer to ask what crazy drugs they planned on shooting me up with so I can find out how long before I can fly again.

So, first....I got a copy of the lab results and it said (for all the med buffs out there)

"atypical melanocytic nevus, compound type with sever architectural disorder and moderate cytologic atypia of melanocytes (dysplastic nevus)"

The doc who removed it recommended a 5mm margin...so, in other words, go 5mm around the original excision.

Back to the consult.  It really took all of a minute and he said, yup, we can go in and take that off.  Why do I feel like they only scheduled the consult to get more money?

So, my first question was, "So is this just another lidocaine type deal?"

At which both him (and the "chaperone" which I still think is the stupidest thing EVER...the man is a DOCTOR) gave me this, "Are you kidding me?" look and said, "Um, well it's more of a we put you to sleep kind of deal."

Me: "Can I ask why?  Is it that big a deal?"

Doc and chaperone: "Well, most people just can't take the shots there."

Me: "Well, admittedly I'm a little lidocained out after the last few weeks but it wasn't THAT bad."

Doc: "Well, we could do it that way if you really wanted."

Me: "Okay, if I was just some random person and I hadn't just said any of that, what would you recommend."

Doc: "Putting you to sleep."

Me: "Okay, fine.  I really am lidocained out anyway."

When I went with the receptionist to schedule the procedure she said it would take AN HOUR!  To which I said, "It takes an hour for THAT?"

To which she said, "Well, that gives him time to fiddle with it and make sure it looks good."

Yes, I resisted laughing.  It was hard.

Anyway, that all cemented my decision to  let them knock me out.  I really do not think I could take watching a whole room full of people staring at and "fiddling with" my junk.  This way I go to sleep.  I wake up a few grams lighter.  And I don't really have to look at any of them!

On the bright side, I can swim for a week!  And the stitches will only be in a week!  And there may not BE any external stitches!  Yay! AND most importantly, this gives me time to get WAXED first!

Oh what a line by the receptionist. 

Happy waxing and 'getting fiddled with

Yes, um, that would be... awful!  A two-inch circle of skin off my belly wasn't really a big deal.  As she stitched it together horizontally, I joked that I was getting a tummy tuck for free.

And the scar isn't bad at all.  My bikini modeling career was already over anyway.   

Glad you caught it in time to get taken care of right!  Good on your wax girl for noticing!  Good luck with the surgery.

The chaperone thing may SEEM stupid, but there are plenty of sue happy people out there.  My female docs use them as well.

And the hour probably includes anesthesia time...it takes a little bit of time to put you to sleep and then wake you up again. 

I'm glad this is working out for you! 

I'm done!  Well, at least for now.  I don't get the biopsy results until next Thursday so HOPEFULLY they got it all this time.

That was definitely an INTERESTING experience.

To continue the "funny things this doctor's office says" theme....

The doc walked into my pre-op area and said, "So, are you ready to play?"

Heh.  Keep in mind that by the end of that conversation I had been in the presence of this doctor for a grand total of FIVE MINUTES.

I'm still numb and not looking foward to the numbing drugs wearing off.    Percoset is on standby....

WOW! Crazy story! I will tell my female clients about this tomorrow...raise some awareness. Glad you caught it so early.  crazyness!

And the doc office humor....priceless....LMAO