The No Brainer
Walking into the gym Monday, I was feeling a little anxious. I hadn't been there in a week and wondered what everyone's reaction would be. Walking up to a few of the gals I chat with, I removed my glasses and said, "Girls, I'm only going to tell the story once so take a good look at my face. Now you get to chose what happened:A. I slipped and fell and split my head open;
B. I was Frankenstein's Sister for Halloween and can't get the make-up off; or
C. I had a spot removed from my face."
Watching their reactions and listening to them gasp, I waited patiently before pointing to the first gym buddy for her answer. She said, "A. Are you okay? What happened?"
Buddy #2 agreed as did buddy #3. Looking perplexed, buddy #4 just shook her head and shrugged her shoulders.
I said, "Wrong. C. I had a spot the size of a poppy seed removed from my face. It was a basil cell carcinoma that had been there for at least 16 years. The roots, thank GOD traveled ONLY laterally which is why the incision is 1 3/4".
Tomorrow I return to the Dermatologist to have a second spot removed. This time it's on my forehead and I was told by the nurse last week, after the doctor stitched me up, "JP, we want you to avoid bending, and over exertion for a few days. Also, don't be surprised if you get a black eye from this one since it was so close to your eye. And next week, when we do your forehead, remember foreheads bruise easily so expect much more bruising."
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