Wednesday, November 29, 2006
A Congressman Grabbed My Breast!
Well, okay, the congressman in question is my dermatologist, and she's only in congress for a few weeks, serving out the remainder of Tom DeLay's term. And I asked her to check it because of a problem I'm having. But I just thought I'd give you a National Inquirer headline, since I'm sure it's the only opportunity I'll ever have to say that.
I've had a mole for years. She froze it off once, but it grew back. Last week it grew a bright red, itchy, burning circle around it, and started bleeding. (Sorry for the graphic details if you are squeamish.) It doesn't look anything like the pictures of malignant moles, but it was driving me crazy and scaring me half to death. The doctor took one swift look and said "Oh my god, I need to do a biopsy on that!" That certainly gave me a lot of comfort. NOT. She did the biopsy, whipped out the scissors, and cut the mole off.
I guess I was hoping she would say something like, oh that's just a ____, we see them all the time, nothing to worry about. Instead, she and the nurse were saying to each other in astonished tones things like HOW big? It's VERY scaly? It's BLEEDING?
Nothing was said or done to reassure me, but for some reason I've stopped being so scared. Things are always worse in your imagination. I was waiting for her to shout "Radiation! Chemo! Stat!" Instead I have to wait four weeks for the biopsy results, but it is such a busy season that I will have plenty of other things to think about.
And, anyway, is it not impressive that on her 62nd birthday, no less, Mitey Mite gets her boob grabbed by a congressman?
I've had a mole for years. She froze it off once, but it grew back. Last week it grew a bright red, itchy, burning circle around it, and started bleeding. (Sorry for the graphic details if you are squeamish.) It doesn't look anything like the pictures of malignant moles, but it was driving me crazy and scaring me half to death. The doctor took one swift look and said "Oh my god, I need to do a biopsy on that!" That certainly gave me a lot of comfort. NOT. She did the biopsy, whipped out the scissors, and cut the mole off.
I guess I was hoping she would say something like, oh that's just a ____, we see them all the time, nothing to worry about. Instead, she and the nurse were saying to each other in astonished tones things like HOW big? It's VERY scaly? It's BLEEDING?
Nothing was said or done to reassure me, but for some reason I've stopped being so scared. Things are always worse in your imagination. I was waiting for her to shout "Radiation! Chemo! Stat!" Instead I have to wait four weeks for the biopsy results, but it is such a busy season that I will have plenty of other things to think about.
And, anyway, is it not impressive that on her 62nd birthday, no less, Mitey Mite gets her boob grabbed by a congressman?
9 Comments:
actually, congresswoman, it was a lesbian encounter. you make as well make that headline work for you!
Now THAT is something to tell your grandchildren about...when they get older, that is. :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
(crossing my fingers that the biopsy will be ok!)
Wow that was a shocker of a headline!
I was waiting for some juicy story.
I will be praying that it's nothing.
*hugs*
That is pretty cool! And I'm glad you're OK and able to write about the experience.
What a totally neat story! Definitely one for the ages.
It's a good thing D. Cheney wasn't around Texas at the time like when he was hunting back then!! Ya never know where he'd aim those scissors of his!!!
IN all seriousness, I hope the biopsy results are negative, and you need NO treatments!!!
(PS...love your title for the entry today...it sure got me to reading!!! rofl)
Oh well.....crapola! I forgot to wish you a belated Happy Birthday!!!
Here I am....back, doing just that! Other than congress around your boobies all day, hope you celebrated in style!!
Hope everything is ok!
Came by to wish you a belated Happy Birthday. Hope it was a good one :)
I hope it comes back okay - I guess that if they had been really scared by it, they would have rushed you through for more tests?
And a belated Happy Birthday!
Good headline. How does she find time to be a congreewman AND a dermatologist? I feel like such an under achiever. If she thought it was a problem, you wouldn't have to wait for 4 weeks. You wer brave to go. I ignore scary things.
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