I am glad for many things
I was going to post a couple of pictures of Hayley's new addiction (making amigurumi), but I think I will save that for tomorrow.
Today I am glad I followed a hunch. I am also glad that the hunch turned out to be nothing immediately worrisome. I'm thirdly glad that now that I know what I know, I can keep an eye on Paul's back. (For a few more years, I will "have Paul's back." HAHAHAHAhahaha....ha...ha?)
The dermatologist's office called this morning with a report. The mole that was removed from Paul's back is a dysplastic nevus and not cancerous but it did have some abnormal cells (I mentioned that I wasn't worried. And I'm still not). But it is a signal to check his skin often and slather on the sunscreen while he's out running cross-country.
I'm glad I took a picture of the mole with a ruler two years ago so that I knew for sure this year that the mole had grown.
So check for moles, take pictures with a ruler so you can gauge growth, see a dr about anything abnormal, and wear sunscreen! And a hat. And underwear (not that doing so will prevent skin cancer, it's just common decency).
That's three people in the family who have had biopsies done. Four to go.
Today I am glad I followed a hunch. I am also glad that the hunch turned out to be nothing immediately worrisome. I'm thirdly glad that now that I know what I know, I can keep an eye on Paul's back. (For a few more years, I will "have Paul's back." HAHAHAHAhahaha....ha...ha?)
The dermatologist's office called this morning with a report. The mole that was removed from Paul's back is a dysplastic nevus and not cancerous but it did have some abnormal cells (I mentioned that I wasn't worried. And I'm still not). But it is a signal to check his skin often and slather on the sunscreen while he's out running cross-country.
I'm glad I took a picture of the mole with a ruler two years ago so that I knew for sure this year that the mole had grown.
So check for moles, take pictures with a ruler so you can gauge growth, see a dr about anything abnormal, and wear sunscreen! And a hat. And underwear (not that doing so will prevent skin cancer, it's just common decency).
That's three people in the family who have had biopsies done. Four to go.
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I guess we were very lucky that there were no adverse affects.
What do you do with the ruler? (I know, just kidding)
Froggy, ooh, I just might post Paul's mole pictures tomorrow. He won't know cuz he never reads mah blog.
Oh my, I have to say that if I were Paul, then I don't think I would like my mother posting pictures of my growing mole for the world to see on the internets. Then again, I would probably do the same if it were of my kids or husband;)
We never used sunscreen as kids. My friend and I used butter and foil to get try to get extra tan on her roof one summer. She got fried. I was just fine. Nowadays I would burn to a crisp. It's funny how our skin changes as we age.