A little over a year ago, I had a falling out with a local Dermatologist, the end result of which was that I needed to follow up with another doctor. I found a very nice Dermatology Specialist in Eau Claire and was happy with my appointment with him. He recommended a procedure to remove the remnant of a questionable mole which meant seeing an ENT surgeon. So, not to make a short story long, but I was scheduled for a visit to Eau Claire to remove this mole. When I arrived, I was pretty surprised to find myself being admitted to a pre-op room in the ambulatory surgery department. This included the starting of an IV, & stripping down to a hospital gown.
I usually ask plenty of questions ahead of time, but this elaborate prep caught me totally by surprise.
Not only was I going to have the mole removed, but it was going to happen in the operating room, even though it was just a local shot of anesthetic.
I probably was the annoying patient as I questioned each and everything the admissions nurse had on her to do list. I commented that I wish that they would fix my ankle while was was in the OR. That comment led us into a chat about what was wrong with my ankle - chronic pain, no cartilage, all left over from ski accident at age 17. She asked if I had seen the ankle specialist in Eau Claire and then wrote down his name for me.
As it turns out, getting that name was worth the hassle (overkill?) of the mole removal.
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| Stitches out |
It all went fine and the pathology report came back as normal tissue, so it's all good.
And, I've already had a consultation with the ankle specialist and now I have a treatment plan.
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