A Day...........PHEW!

So, yesterday was just a normal day with normal stuff. Nothing crazy. Did some things around the house and was going to pick Sarah up for her dermatology appointment at 10:00. Picked her up, drove to the appointment and waited. Normal.

We get into the office and see the doc and we begin talking about progress with current medications and what the next steps are. We are working on getting control of childhood acne. Which is normal!

Anyway, a few months ago I notice a new mole on Sarah's back. Normal, we get moles, but this one looked a little darker and not as smooth. So, I watched it. Since we were at the dermatologist's office, I had him look at it. This is where my day changes!

Doc: "Oh. I don't like the way that looks."
Me: Rush of panic and nausea run through my body. Trying not to look alarmed, so Sarah doesn't get panicked.
Doc: "I'll be right back. I need to get my magnifying glass."
Me: "Sarah, don't worry, the doctor just wants to look at it better."
Doc: "This takes priority OVER everything."
Me: Another rush of panic.
Doc: Explains the difference between the 3 levels of moles and how they are treated and removed. First, small scrape of the mole. Second, about a 2" eye-shaped area removed. Third, about a 5" eye-shaped area removed!

Okay, so the doctor measures and takes some photos of the mole. Injects lidocaine, a lot of lidocaine. Sarah was a trooper, because she hates needles. But once you get past the initial burning of the lidocaine, it is over. So, we wait for about 10 days and find out why type of mole and the degree of ickiness it is and we will move on from there.

So, Sarah says after we leave the doctor's office, "So, I think that I deserve a Starbucks." My nerves still weren't totally calm and I was continuing to breathe deeply. I said, "I think you deserve lunch!" So I took my baby to lunch and then back to school.

I came home and tried to relax. I'm sure that everything will be just fine, but when things like this happen to your baby and she is only 11, the event is always magnified.

PHEW! It was a day!

I did enjoy a nice Dawn Sized glass of wine later that night!