Friday, March 24, 2006

Holy Moley!

I had an appt. today with my Family Doc to have him check out these moles that developed last summer. One is particularly bothersome because it is raised quite a bit and gets knicked when I shave. So, he checked them out and said they looked benign & gave me some long fancy name for the type of moles they are and an explanation that they probably developed because of some trauma to that area (bug bite, puncture of some kind, etc.) So, he froze them (which feels like little bee stings) and said the area should dry up and flake off within 3-4 weeks, with no scars or anything. If they don't go away from that, then I can come back in and they will do outpatient surgery and carve them out (but I'd have a scar from that) and they would send them to pathology. But he said if they are what he thinks they are (whatever that long name was) then this should work just fine.

2 comments:

CatWoman said...

Yup these things just pop up outa no where. I keep finding these suckers here and there too.
Gadzooks, by the time I'm 60, I'll be giant mole woman!

Lame Shrill Owl said...

They seem to be going away. So, hopefully they keep healing nice.