My new normal

Well, I had to have another mole biopsied yesterday at my dermatology appointment. It's a small enough mole that the biopsy pretty well removed it. We'll know in 7-10 days what's going on with that particular bunch of cells. My new dermatologist (maybe) told me that if it comes back clean, then obviously I don't have to come back for another year; if it comes back as atypical in anyway, I'll go back to make sure she got it all and left clean margins.

Most of you remember I went through this song and dance last year, having a moderately atypical mole removed in August. The mole she was referring to didn't look the same as the one I had removed last year, but it didn't look like the rest of my moles and freckles either. When she got to it, she said, "Hmm...I don't like the looks of that one. Have you noticed changes in it before?" I replied, "I haven't really noticed it before." Red flag. She recommended removing it right then and there, and how could I argue?

So, having had this done twice has left me with the decision to change up my normal. I learned last year that my father's side of the family is rife with skin cancer...but because they're a good Southern family, they've kept it under wraps. "We just don't speak about unpleasant things, you see." What bull. So, anyway, I have to change my normal routine now. After my dermatology appointment, I went to the grocery store and purchased some new facial lotion that has SPF 30; I have sunscreen for the rest of my body. I know we've always heard that we should wear sunscreen everyday, but I never really took it that seriously. Guess I have to change my normal routine around, hm?