Monday, December 23, 2013

So I went to the doctor today

When I had my annual checkup, the Doc suggested that I go to a dermatologist to have my bumps and protrusions and various (ahem) blemishes looked at.  So I did today.

It appears that I'm entirely non-malignant.  This will no doubt come as a surprise to some.

Even better, the Doc was a no nonsense, tell it like it is sort.  I was out in 10 minutes, along with a "come back in 2 or 3 years" sort of message.  I wonder if there were more of these sorts that the cost of health care would be lower.

6 comments:

Goober said...

Love me some dermatologist. Mine saved my life. No shit. People often make fun of Dermatology as a medical profession. Not me. Not ever.

Rev. Paul said...

Congrats on the clean bill - that's a very, VERY good thing.

Borepatch said...

Goober, you seem to be around my age. I remember you talking about this, and it was one of the reasons I went. Glad you're still with us - this blog wouldn't be the same without your comments.

Rev. Paul, thanks. All I could think of was Nancy Astor's remark when she heard that a doctor had removed a benign tumor from Winston Churchill. She was said that they're removed the only non-malignant part of him. Made me chuckle, but *after* the clean bill of health.

Goober said...

I'm 33. I assumed you were in your late 40s based on the age of your younguns.

Lawrence Person said...

Isn't it more accurate to say that your skin is "entirely non-malignant"? ;-)

Borepatch said...

Lawrence, heh.

Goober, in my fifties, actually. But like Doc Holiday said in Tombstone, I'm in my prime.