Compartment 14B

The good and the bad. 2010-06-25 - 3:56 p.m. Yesterday I saw a new skin-cancer doctor. This one was actually a full-fledged dermatologist (director of surgical dermatology for one of the local universities) and has been in the biz for quite some time. Good news: He was very decisive about the rough patch on my lip: not cancer. Bad news: It still had to come off. Good news: It didn�t need to be cut off. Bad news: It had to be burned off with liquid nitrogen. Good news: I didn�t need a needle first because the nitrogen freezes the nerve endings. Bad news: It was going to be painful once the nerves thawed. Good news: The pain was only going to last about 5 minutes. Bad news: The blister that was going to form was going to peel off and leave a scab. Good news: It wouldn�t leave a scar. Bad news: I�d look kind of like I had a yucky cold sore for a couple of weeks. Good news: NOT CANCER! Bad news: EARTHQUAKE! Good news: The procedure was just over when it hit. There was nothing further I needed to do with him so I shook the man�s hand, thanked him, and headed for open ground. I found out shortly after via radio that the epicentre was only 60 miles north of here, but that it was felt as far away as Chicago. Bonus: I didn�t miss much in the way of work back at the office because it was evacuated anyway. Before - After All content � Shawna 2003-2010 That means no swiping my stuff - text, images, etc. - without asking. P.S. If you're emailing me, replace the [at] with @ in the "to" line. Oh, and if you put the word "journal" in the subject line it'll have a better chance of making it past my junk mail filters. recommend me HTML and design help by Jo hosted by Diaryland