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This is the Journal of Rod << Invoking the Godot Clause Men & Horses >> Subject: Health Posted Feb 6, 2011 by Rod   Posting 1 To the doc a week or so ago. Skin cancer and a hernia. Treatment (for keratoses) with liquid nitrogen - dabbed on with a cotton bud. Me somewhat surprised that the nurse poured some into a plastic cup & dipped the bud in. It lasted for the three or four treatments - I expected a new pouring each time but the stuff doesn't evaporate nearly as quick as I'd thought. To the nearest Mole scan clinic a few days ago. More than a dozen treatments with the squirter - "It's more effective but more expensive". Also four BCCs (Basal Cell Carcinoma) to be cut out. This is happening to me - ME, wot wrote an entry on it. Bloody idiot. I'd neglected it for near two & a half years, what with moving to NZ and all. Interesting, though, she (the consultant) was armed with a dermoscope, which I'd not seen before, she said it uses polarised light (I expected laser - must look it up). Any way, these keratoses and BCCs show up in characteristic manners - melanomas too. Hernia - it's inguinal. To the specialist for confirmation. I had a choice of dates for the op. It'll be laparoscopic - that's keyhole to you - surgery. General anaesthetic (probably administered by son-in-law) and overnight in t'orsepittal followed by a few weeks light duties (that'll be nice). We have insurance - what a difference it makes, going private! I could have opted for the public service for treatment - they don't like you to die - but waiting lists are not dissimilar to UK. anyway, enough of that Doglet being groomed & not as happy as she might be about the ear knots. Ms Stress: "Easy now, just lie back and think of New Zealand" Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Health Posted Feb 6, 2011 by aka Bel This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Oh Rod, I'm sorry. I wish you tons of Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Health Posted Feb 6, 2011 by Rod This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Thanks, Bel It's not life-threatening. I seem to have been lucky - again. There's a cure even though it involves knives again (just the one patch that'll need a biopsy, and I could manage without that leg). What I'm very much afraid of though, is that the bloody stupidity is no longer treatable. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Health Posted Feb 6, 2011 by aka Bel This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 I'm convinced the 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks' isn't true. You just have to keep trying. Conversation list Conversation list

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