I might have to make a call today that will break my normal routine. Last night I noticed a mole on my collarbone that I swear was not there on Tuesday. I have a pretty set ritual with my walk, eat, soaking bath, and finish up the night so I stand in front of the bathroom mirror at pretty much the same time every night and can't figure out 1) how I missed it or 2) where it came from so fast. I am not a doctor fan and do not do regular exams of any kind, but this one is so obvious and I don't think I will be able to let it go until I get it removed and tested. We will see. I don't have a regular doctor, so I will call the one assigned me by my new work health insurance.
Other than that I went to pay my car tax bill before I went to walk last night. Of course the lady at the counter knew my mother (the town tax collector once removed who was replaced by our next door neighbor - to the house we grew up in - so we kept it "in the family"). Tax Office is in the same place it was when my mother worked there. Lots of remodeling, but physically in the exact same place.
Can't believe what I was hearing from our President last night. I can't understand what is happening. And then one of our state Senators is mentioned in the speech as a Bush Democratic ally and the other has started his presidential campaign. It is going to be hard for me to decide what is political positioning and what is a sound military campaign. Talk about Fact or Fiction or a Wag the Dog scenario. Is saddens me. I am sure I will hear the Bush side when I head to Houston next week. I don't mean to be glib about this, but I felt much more comfort watching the lead character of Criminal Minds leading his group, then I did listening to our President.
Back to my mole thing. I have always said that I would not do any treatment for any medical condition that would require hospitalization at this point in my life. (I did not go to a hospital to have my son). I guess that is why going to the doctor is something I avoid. Medical ignorance is bliss for me. But another "coincidence" is that the people I will be staying with in Houston next week may challenge my thinking - one hostess has a doctor husband and is the reason I had my first and last mammogram in the early '90's (my last "test") and the other hostess is a nurse.
This is all probably nothing, but whether it is check engine lights or moles - my head in the sand comfort zone "I guess" is not the way to go. But I am also tied to my "live life without fear". It is too cold to do my "walk into the woods" so I am thinking this mole deal will go the same way as the check engine light.
On a lighter side - I wish I had been a trailer owner in Florida than North Carolina!
I wish I was in North Carolina for Monday and the month of February - I am trying to find people and places that will set my brain on fire as so many of the presentations at University of North Carolina did. I will try to soak in as much as I can when I am there in February.
But for now, my mole and I are off to work.
2 comments:
Don't be surprised if they tell you that mole is "AN AGE SPOT!!!"
Worse to hear then it's a mole that needs to be removed! LOL
What do you mean you didn't have your son in a hospital?
The raised nature of mark was what got my attention. But we will see. I know what you mean - the few times I have gone to the doctor since I turned 50 have referenced my age as a factor whatever the ailment. As to my son - at the midwife's house in Bellaire TX!
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