Surgery Humor in Talk Story
- March 7, 2018, 3:44 p.m.
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Aloha…
A week ago… I had to undergo a minor surgery for a couple of skin cancers… the incision was 3 inches long… and the doctor found two different types of skin cancer… Squamous cell carcinoma and Basal cell… both minor in comparison to Melanoma (the one people die from)…
So… the incision was made… stuff cut out… and because there is a shortage of epinephrine (treats superficial bleeding)… he cauterized the wound (which produces a terrible smell… ie: burning flesh)…
14 interior stitches which will self dissolve… and then 22 exterior stitches which he will remove after 3 weeks…
After he was finished… and while I was still on the table… I asked him the following:
“Hey Doc… are you sure you know what you’re doing”…?
“Why”…?
“Because I just came in for an ingrown toenail”…?
Loud groan on the part of the Doctor…
Of course I didn’t say this to him while he had the scapel in his hand…
He called me earlier this week… good clear margins… all the cancer cells have been removed…
Aloha oe…
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