Ewwww

Went back to the doc today to have that nasty mole removed. It got me 6 stitches. Unfortunately I didn't get a script for any drugs to go with it. The procedure was was fairly straight forward. Nurse led me back to the mini operating room and asked where the mole was. Since it was on my shin I didn't even have to take off my jeans or shoes. She got all the stuff together for the doc and left.

They both came back in about 5 minutes later. He shot my shin full of Lidocaine. That was probably the most painful part of the whole thing. When he started to cut I flinched because it wasn't quite numb. It didn't hurt but i wasn't gonna let him continue until I felt nothing. I've always needed about twice what others need in the numbing medication department. When he was about 1/2 done I started feeling hot and a bit light-headed. this was a new experience for me. I've never in my life felt like I was gonna faint. I don't know what it was. I used to be an EMT. I've been on the scenes of some pretty gruesome accidents. Hell, I wasn't even watching him do it. I was just laying down and looking at the ceiling. Whatever. I've had stitches literally dozens of times for various injuries. I mark it up to the fact that my grand total of food intake for the day was one small muffin 6 hours earlier. Doc was nice enough to get me an apple juice and wait around a few minutes taking my BP which he said was low. After a few minutes we both agreed I could drive home.

Looks like I'll have another 2cm scar to add to the collection. Sweet.

: We're All Gonna Die Someday from the album "The Captain" by Kasey Chambers Posted by Tony at January 13, 2004 09:52 PM | TrackBack