-I went to two appointments today. The first was a mammogram. The second was with a dermatologist.
-The mammogram went very well. The technician was very good at what she did.
-The second one was very upsetting. The appointment was for hair removal. I didn't get that. I almost cried on the spot. It was going to be free. What was so upsetting. Was the way the dermatologist treated me. She wanted to check me for skin problems, skin cancer, melanoma etc.
-I have a birth mark or beauty mark on my chest. (See previous blog for location). My Aunt also had one in the same exacted place. I explained I was born with it. My Aunt had one. And there wasn't a problem with it. Well the dermatologist wanted to take a photo of it. After realizing it wasn't an x-ray. I reluctantly agreed.
-Two nurses came in. One with the camera. The other with a label and small micrometer. For measuring my birth mark. After the nurse applied the label above the mark. The other one said. The dermatologist wanted me to follow up in six months. That also she wanted to do a biopsy.
-A biopsy is cut of a portion and have it analyzed.
-This is when I became upset. I pulled the label of my chest. Told the nurses there wasn't going to be a picture take. Then explained why. Not only the dermatologist ignore all that I said about my mark. She wanted to slice me, right there in the middle of my chest, and scare me for life.
-Then as I was walking out of the hospital. This incident and thinking of a beloved friend in the hospital. Well I had to turn around go to my primary doctors office. To sit awhile and calm myself down.
-Sheilah
-The mammogram went very well. The technician was very good at what she did.
-The second one was very upsetting. The appointment was for hair removal. I didn't get that. I almost cried on the spot. It was going to be free. What was so upsetting. Was the way the dermatologist treated me. She wanted to check me for skin problems, skin cancer, melanoma etc.
-I have a birth mark or beauty mark on my chest. (See previous blog for location). My Aunt also had one in the same exacted place. I explained I was born with it. My Aunt had one. And there wasn't a problem with it. Well the dermatologist wanted to take a photo of it. After realizing it wasn't an x-ray. I reluctantly agreed.
-Two nurses came in. One with the camera. The other with a label and small micrometer. For measuring my birth mark. After the nurse applied the label above the mark. The other one said. The dermatologist wanted me to follow up in six months. That also she wanted to do a biopsy.
-A biopsy is cut of a portion and have it analyzed.
-This is when I became upset. I pulled the label of my chest. Told the nurses there wasn't going to be a picture take. Then explained why. Not only the dermatologist ignore all that I said about my mark. She wanted to slice me, right there in the middle of my chest, and scare me for life.
-Then as I was walking out of the hospital. This incident and thinking of a beloved friend in the hospital. Well I had to turn around go to my primary doctors office. To sit awhile and calm myself down.
-Sheilah
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