Mohs – FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

Skin Check

May 22, 2025May 21, 2025 Posted in Alzheimer's, assisted living home, balance, biopsy, cancer, dancing, doctor, dogs, falling, melanoma, memoir, Mohs, mole, skin, skin cancer, surgeon, walker, ZumbaLeave a comment

(re-run) “Good job!” the physician’s assistant said when I complained about my uneven fake tan. “It’s been a lifestyle change for me, staying out of the sun,” I said. “I’m proud of you,” Miss Tan said. She looked at the four spots I was worried about, froze off the two on my back, biopsied one… Continue reading Skin Check

Bad Luck Comes in Threes

May 18, 2025May 17, 2025 Posted in bad luck, cancer, eye llid, memoir, Mohs, plumber, rats, rodents, skin cancer, water leakLeave a comment

(re-run) The first bad luck, or maybe good luck depending on how you look at it, was me finding out that the colorless bump above my eyelid turned out to be nodular basal cell carcinoma. The Mohs surgery went well, and I’ll be able to change the bandage and take a shower by the time… Continue reading Bad Luck Comes in Threes

I’m Glad I Asked

May 15, 2025May 14, 2025 Posted in carcinoma, dermatologist, hats, melanoma, memoir, Mohs, outdoors, physician's assistant, surgeonLeave a comment

(re-run) The other day I went to the dermatologist for the second time in two months. The physician’s assistant from the first appointment gave me a full body skin check since I’ve had melanoma. When I pointed out the strange colorless bump above my eye, she said, “I don’t do eyes. Go see the other… Continue reading I’m Glad I Asked