HEY SHARKY? You gonna hit it tonight?

[unclehobart]

Probably would Unc.....- might be a thrid nipple.....

Probably not since I don't have the urge to tweak and tease it all of the time.

 

[Inkara1]

Am I the only one who's actually worried about that?

 

[unclehobart]

Probably. Everyone else here is numb to my quirks. They only get worried when I fail to show abberant behavior.

 

[tonksy]

hold up, wait a minute...do you really have a strange growth on your back? cuz if you do you should have that looked at.

 

[unclehobart]

I do... but its not strange. Its been there for years. Simple cyst.

 

[tonksy]

are you sure?

 

[unclehobart]

After 8 years... its sure as heck isn't malignant... for if it is.. its going to take 200 years to become large enough to become annoying.

 

[tonksy]

hmm...ok...but you should mention it the next time you are at the doctor's...can't hurt to be careful

 

[unclehobart]

I don't have a doctor. I have little trust or regard past my ENT guy... and I haven't seen him in over a year.

 

[tonksy]

so who told you it's a cyst then? or did you just self diagnose (sp)?
i bet you did.

 

[unclehobart]

I've shown it to various people. Layman and paramedic alike are of the opinion that its a cyst.

 

[tonksy]

hmm..well, i had a doctor call mine a cyst...shall we compare yours to mine?

 

[unclehobart]

Are we still talking about the cyst?

 

[tonksy]

i was....so now who's doing the migrating around here, eh?

 

[unclehobart]

I do desire to get this thing hacked offa my back sometime. Its just that it doesn't hurt and doesn't affect my life in any way that I can tell. It just... is.

Anyone know what it will cost for a simple outpatient outer dermis surgery to remove a pea sized cyst that should only take a single stitch to close?

 

[Squiggy]

Haliburton has doctors that would do it for $3.7 million...

 

[Inkara1]

Has it changed lately? I had these spots on my shoulder that had been there for years, but they changed in color last year and became raised. The change worried me, so I went to see the doctor at the university health center. He told me it didn't fit the ABCs of skin cancer, said it was just a skin irritation and gave me some sort of cream. After using the cream for a few days, the spots went back down to being un-raised, so he must have been right.

 

[tonksy]

I do desire to get this thing hacked offa my back sometime. Its just that it doesn't hurt and doesn't affect my life in any way that I can tell. It just... is.

Anyone know what it will cost for a simple outpatient outer dermis surgery to remove a pea sized cyst that should only take a single stitch to close?

i'll do it for free...
seriously, don't bother..i've had mine for 15 years..hasn't changed a bit.

 

[Sharky]

I had one removed a few months ago. Didn't feel a thing. It took five stitches. The sawbones only charges me $20 for the office visit, and never bills me for what the insurance doesn't pay (my 20% of the total cost), so I don't know what to tell ya about the cost. Shouldn't be more than $100 or so, but I'm only guessing.

Doc told me that they are generally benign, and can remain so for years, but they are susceptible to becoming infected, and if they do - hoo boy. Suddenly they become quite painful.

 

[unclehobart]

Where in FLA are ye, mr. S? I might have to pay a visit to your sawbones if its that cheap.