Many years ago I had a small, barely noticeable mole on the side of my neck. When I was pregnant with Magnus it started to darken. About a year ago it started to grow in size. Now eighteen months later, I have a big chocolate chip hanging off my neck.
I went to the dermatologist today to get it examined. He came into the room and I said, "I have this mole here-"
"That's not a mole - that's a SKIN TAG!" he boomed.
I had being corrected, even by a medical expert. "Well, it STARTED as a mole and what I was telling you is that I was pregnant and it was small and then - "
"You want it removed?" he asked and then started scribbling in my chart.
He walked outside and came back with a small tank. "This is liquid nitrogen. I'll spray some, the tag will start to degrade and it will take about a week to fall off."
"Great," I said.
"And it really hurts," he added as he depressed the button and a sensation like burning ice coarsed through me. The jackass, giving me no time to prepare! I gulped as he continued firing away for what seemed like six months.
P.S. It looks WORSE now!!
Just because they only come every four years...
12 years ago
I've experienced liquid nitrogen, on a wart on my index finger. Is that worse than labor? It really is a pain like no other.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I had a cluster of tags appear when I got preggers with Alannah. If you catch them early enough, you can cut them off with scissors.
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