Friday, May 15, 2015

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Basal cell carcinoma is possible so we, the P.A. Sam and me are trying a last ditch effort for three more weeks with another topical anti-biotic, Mupirocin 2% cream, 3 refills, 2x a day, $10 co-pay, otherwise $119.95, and then if that doesn't work a biopsy will be called for, since basal cell carcinoma is slow growing and two months, it will be by then that is how long the protocol calls for waiting for the procedure according to this very young female Samantha Bono P.A. in dermatology. 
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/skincancer-basalandsquamouscell/detailedguide/skin-cancer-basal-and-squamous-cell-what-is-basal-and-squamous-cell

Meanwhile she zapped two precancerous lesions with liquid nitrogen one on my nose and the other on my bottom lip. 
My inability to sleep has been resolved by having me buy, from Joanne's Crafts and Fabric some foam rubber, to make a pillow with a hole for my ear in it, which I will have Hubby do and then it is supposed to take the pressure off of my ear for sleeping; hope it works. I think I will slip it into my pillow case with my regular pillow so it stays put, but if the pressure continues then I suppose I will have to take it out and put it on top.
And although my zinc oxide is good, SPF 50 is better, so I picked that up too as per PA.
Always seem to never use the stuff up and most need to be tossed within months and did you ever notice how they only sell large, too large for most individuals to use? Hubby refuses to use it.
They should have more size choices, oh I don't know like individual personal, or large person size who sun-worships or small person size who sun-worships, child size, pre-teen size, teen size, family size small, family size large etc. to infinity and back!
Okay, now I get it, not cost effective, hmm?
But someone out there might think about it, true?
All these one size fits all does not really work, ya know?

Any-who, the day went bad, I had a one thirty appointment and wasn't seen till nearly three. I was so warm in the room waiting I had to ask for some cooling, get this: they moved a fan in the room; in Florida? Couldn't they lower the air-conditioning? Not happy.
I also have this rather weird issue when in the examining room which was the too warm room, it was mid-nineties outside today, anyway I have in recent years acquired slight claustrophobia so I instinctively open the door. Not all physicians' offices approve of this behavior though I have found, since this breaks their confidentiality or privacy issues that to me are not real anyway... they allowed me that personal privilege there today, wow.

From there we went to Sam's Club and picked up two coffees and topped off the gas tank, they too are now no real bargain at $2.61.9 a gallon for regular. Then over to Millennium for two renewal prescriptions and then for my new one at the Publix Pharmacy.  It had not been called in yet there. I had asked the woman in front of me in line if I could just ask a question and when she didn't respond I asked the pharmacist if it had been called in yet, he checked and the woman had a tissy fit saying I cut in line! Perhaps she was hard of hearing and didn't hear my question but boy was she angry!
And I was in no mood.
I left to pick up a rotisserie chicken at the deli and sides, and she was there too.
I went back to their pharmacy after I picked up the sunscreen and still no call in from the doctor's office; Jeremiah the pharmacist had called them too, he said that the PA was in between patients and would call later.
We went to Joanne's for the foam and Hubby suggested I call from the same parking lot, and they still had no call in. I made sure they had the correct phone number for us and they had our cells not the home I told them to get rid of the cells and only to call our home number, since the cells have limited minutes and we don't use them much. I gave her our number again and sure enough, adding to the bad day, when I finally figured I would be getting the medication on Monday I gave them one more call hoping I was wrong and I was, it was ready. She had the wrong number and insisted they had called and it stated our voice mail was not set up yet! But that was the WRONG number I told her, ours has an answering/voice mail on our home phone. But she argued, and said the two accounts of husband and wife are not looked at since they might be different , I ask you for a HOME PHONE??????

Anyway the outside day has ended and I am safe at home and I was told I can now go into the pool again, with medication and sunscreen and some spit and a prayer so I don't drown!I will wait till tomorrow which is another day and things could be better by then, who knows, who cares...just me anyway! Hee Hee!

Good night to all and count and share those blessings and be here or be square next time if you please, ya hear! 

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