I went to the doctor today; the dermatologist. I was with the doctor LITERALLY probably 20 seconds max. She looks over all the moles on my body, including shining a special light on the one that has been tingling and says “nothing wrong with your moles. Probably never will be. I can remove them in 5 seconds if they bother you but it isn’t necessary. Do you want me to remove them? Pause. “No?” Okay, have a nice day.” I’m handed a card with pictures of bad moles and sent on my way. $45 dollars co-pay because it is a specialist and $2.00 to park.
I don’t blame the doctor. She has expertise and medical school bills I need to pay for. This is the price I pay for always assuming I am going to get cancer. Today my paranoia cost me an unnecessary $47.00.
