Keratoacanthoma

 

Volcano Cancer, she said Whoaaaaaa when she walked in the door. the cancer was as big as a dime, much worse than the one above that I found on line. her eyes went to it like a magnet. she said that is a volcano cancer, Keratoacanthoma.. they call it that because one day it is not there, and suddenly there is a small scaly spot, and Boom it blows up into a volcano, and they are really painful. I said tell me about it

since it is on my shin bone, I chose to watch what she did. She circled it, added 4 X marks and took an electric scapel that made no sound, had no blade, just like the one at the top of the row below. It looked like a crooked pencil, it sliced that puppy out in 10 seconds flat. I felt nothing, except the needle when id sprayed the wonder drug that kills all feeling into the leg. She warned that shins bleed a lot and asked if I knew how to hold pressure. Yes I do, I was a CNA in Dialysis unit for a year way back when.

The good news is, I have had no pain, it did not bleed, except on the bandage and and now I wait and hope she got it all so I don't have to do this again. I am allergic to adhesive, and the itch from the bandage was the only thing that bothered me. I happen to remember another surgery, they slid a stretch bandage over it and gave me the rest of the roll. 

Keratoacanthoma AKA Volcano Cancer. It is in the family of carcinomas LINK here shows photos of this volcano if you want to know what to look for. if you hate ugly things do not click the link

Why I forgot a post and other stuff

 

Pollen is EVERYWHERE! this is our Oak in the front yard, taken from the back yard. The pool is yellow, the deck is yellow, the streets are running with yellow.

ACHOOOOO! how about YOU?

While you think about your answer, this is the excuse story of why I forgot to post on Wed.

Thursday past, we showed up for Bobs annual Primary Care Wellness Visit at 7 Am, which is the reason we continue to go to the worst doctor on the planet. the fact Bob can go EARLY and not have to WAIT since he is always the first patient of the day.

Girl says, Dr R is out of the office until Monday, you should have received a call to reschedule.

I did NOT say what I thought, which was, if I got the call, I would NOT BE HERE.

We rescheduled for Wed 7:10 which is 2nd patient of day.

Walked in door at 7, only ones there, check in, and WAIT!

3 more check in, WAITING! they call all 3 in before us. 4th comes in, goes right in. I go to girl, and she goes to the back and comes back with story we are NEXT, we are no called, someone else goes in

I will not repeat how I acted. 

The worst part was even after I said something and she went back they thought we were for the other doctor, so said the nurse. 

I'm livid and pacing. Because we are always first and out in 15 minutes, I had made appt at 9 to drop off Bobs truck, for tires and possible U joints replaced. We were in my truck not the drop off truck and the anxiety escalated. 

the idiot that calls himself a doctor, did NOTHING but BP, push down on stomach, crack a few jokes and hand us the orders for blood labs.

Rush home, get truck, got to Tire Plus, they have to order the tires, go home and go back on Wednesday. 

In the past Quest lab allowed walk-ins, they don't anymore, I struggled to make the online appt and find one at 7 which is the most coveted, work my way through and at the end it says, charge to patient will be 266.66, let us know how you want to pay. 

Thinking maybe our Policy had changed labs I leave Quest and to UHC website and can NOT FIND THE LABS, call the number and GET AN AI ROBOT that informs me he can now understand full sentences.

HE COULD NOT, 10 minutes of speaking LOUDLY to AI MAN

I get a person and she says, Quest is still good and is no charge.

I return and make the appt and now wait to see what happens when we go.

That is why I woke up the next day with NO post on this blog...

Ginny just notified me, there is no post today. I left this in drafts

I told you the weeds are drowning me.

a gazillion little wormy looking twirly thingys full of pollen waiting to spray us today

Doctor Visit Tuesday

 

Trapped in the exam room of my Primary Care Doctor, what else could I do?

Doc Stepped in while I was shooting and said, Oh you like the art? 

She said a doctor collects art from Haiti and hung it there. 

Since she did not say she liked it, I read her silence as a no.

I recently had a big vein pop out on my leg, and it felt like I had been shot with a gun. I quickly took an aspirin to ward off a blood clot rushing around giving me a stroke, I don't mind death, but I don't want to be half dead. It hurt for a few days and stopped. 

I told bob if I fall over unconscious and you call 911, do NOT LET THEM PUT ME ON A VENTILAOR.

The vein went back in, and then Monday it did it again. In a dither I called the Doc office and they let me come in the next day. When I told her what I just wrote for you, she burst out laughing and said, you are not going to die or have a stroke. The kind of clots from veins like this, hurt you but they don't kill you.  she explained if I got a clot, it might stop the blood flow, and if it did that would hurt so bad, I would have to call her, but the simple fix is Take aspirin for 5 days. Put warm packs on it, massage a little and if it still hurts come see me.

Since my foot and leg looks like a Halloween nightmare, and my toes and fingers are numb and tingling at times, she ordered an ultrasound. To make sure there are no clots that could cause a leg to be removed, but not KILL me. She doesn't think there are but wanted to make sure.  She is my new primary and assured me when will NOT let them put me on a ventilator. 

I wish I could be a fly on her wall when she goes home and tells my story to whomever she lives with. 

There is a prize if you can pronounce her last name. the office said call her Dr. B. 

Bhadurihauck click on name to hear how to say it.

I AM NOT DYING OR STROKING! Phew! Plus, I love my new doctor.

To treat a bulging vein that hurts.

use HEAT... she said put rice in a sock, heat it in microwave and BE CAREFUL not to get it to hot, hold on the vein and it will go down and it DID. Don't forget to tie a knot in the sock. 😁😁

I already had two rice packs, so did not need the sock.

Now if it happens again, I will grab the rice pack and zap it and take aspirin.

 I did not tell her NSAIDS make me dream. It will just give me more dreams to report here.

Doctor Visit for Bob

Photos are Wall art from Pinnacle Urgent Care lobby.

Our Doctor office is in the same building, we had no appointment. We know he is there at 7 because we always take that appt. We walked in at 6:45, and I told her how sick Bob is. she took his drivers license to the Doctor.

She came back out and said he will see him in a few minutes. As she spoke, The door opened and the Doc said to me, bring him in, if he is here he is really sick. He knows Bob only goes when I force him to and never without a planned appointment.

He poked and prodded and found nothing. Symptoms are BAD headaches, weak, trembling when he walks, doesn't want food. Normal temp, no flu symptoms. really odd.

The pee stick showed blood in urine, so maybe UTI or some other bacterial infection. NO ONE KNOWS

The entire trip took One Hour and Ten Minutes, drive time and waiting for radiology to open at 7:30.
We entered the office at 6:45 and left at 7:45 … Early Birds do get the worms fast service

A lady waiting said are you going to make some of those?

I said no, they are for my blog. I think she was thinking what is a blog, but they called Bob's name for his X-ray.  Blood work at 7 am today, Wed. more as it happens

I added the quote

YES, I did PicMonkey with it

Doctor Visit

I have been having trouble swallowing certain foods.  I went this past Monday to the ENT Doctor, by referral from my primary. ALL IS WELL... As is the battery of blood tests ordered by the primary.

I AM FINE, it is normal aging... whoo hoo on that. 

Isn't his office beautiful?

I am passing on one thing he told me, if you have trouble swallowing something, be it pills or food, don't tip your head back, tip your head to your chest and swallow.

it works really well for me....

No Pain, Lots of gain... when he said he was going to run a camera down through my nose I was horrified. Did not even feel it.

Today I am at TOPS getting weighed. My weight is dropping by 2 to 6 oz per week, every week and I should reach my goal by end of year..

NOTE! it was a beautiful 76 degrees out in that bright sunshine.

Secret Cell Phone Enterainment

I  stared at the mess of magazines and newspapers on the table in front of me. Should I straighten them? Well, YES! wouldn't you???

Before I could lean forward, my cell phone vibrated as a text came in from my SIL stating they were sitting in the doctors office 400 miles away.

I texted "me to, I am waiting to see eye doctor". 

As I put my phone back in my jeans pocket, something CAME OVER ME.

the urge to  SNAP!

Twice!

I tidied the magazines. Then forgot to Snap! The After

I entertained myself with my cell phone

I came home and entertained myself by editing the photos in Lunapic

I did a happy dance over the fact I had something to post about.

NOTE: The hand holding  the cell phone is not nearly as pretty as mine , but

since I had no second cell phone to take a photo of me taking a photo...

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Its a punderful life..

Cell-E-brate, have a little PUN!

this cool shot was created in Lunapic using borders/cellphone

Reflections of me

The Elevator in my therapist office (knee, not a a mind therapist) is completely mirrored, all four sides and the ceiling. The door that faces the lobby is mirrored also, but there were to many people watching me.

I could have done better, but it is only up one floor and I would have died of mortification if someone caught me snapping away... they don't know me like you do....

click on pic to see me holding hands with myself on the right

 

One mornig I decide to try a me pic with the tree... top is me praying for a good pic, 2nd is my frustration with what I saw and below is me with a reflection in my eye..

 

Art In Strange Places

First Snap

While waiting on the elevator at Blake Hospital this week, I Snapped away, and a nurse gave me a strange look when the elevator opened and I did not jump right on.... She never knew what I was doing, so don't tell.

What's wrong? You KNEW I would Picmonkey with it? right?

How many bloggers do you know that takes photos in the hospital hallway?

2nd Snap at an angle

 I love the way the shadows changed when I moved to my left. Only got 2 snaps, wouldn't you know the elevator would come right away? the last time I could have snapped a hundred pics while waiting.

Selfie? Say What?

MadSnapper mirror shot at the doctor office....  Have no idea why....

A friend told me this is called a  Selfie, She also said  I did not do the kissy lips thing or show enough skin.... Say What?

Have any of you heard of a Selfie?

Edited Selfie

Magic! PicMonkey Magic!

I grabbed these off What's Up with MadSnapper, where I took pics of me with the web cam, do they count?

Trust me... this is ALL the skin I will show... you do NOT want to see the rest.