Gary Visit

Gary may have bailed on both his colonoscopy and his sleep study, but he did visit the dermatologist after his skin condition began to spontaneously bleed. 

I never know what actually goes on in these doctor's appointments, because what the doctor says in Gary's memory often gets mixed up with what Gary would have liked the doctor to say.

It seems the doctor did indeed say, "Well, yes, that looks like psoriasis" and "That's a lot of psoriasis to develop in ten months" and "some of this might not be psoriasis" and  "let's do two biopsies."

I'm thinking some of it might be cat scratch disease, given that he has also shown symptoms of migraine, eye problems, and honestly, more than a little delusional behavior of late. That "diagnosis" is primarily because I don't want him to have skin cancer.

But more likely he has two of the many different types of psoriasis, set off by an allergic reaction to the drywall dust. It's going to be a long two weeks before those results come in.

Comments

[KC]

My mom goes in to have a few skin cancers taken off every 3-6 months (living in high-UV areas, mostly outdoors, without any sunscreen or sun-protective clothing, until she was nearly 40; her close relatives are also on the regular-dermatology-visit train). I know that particular c-word is scary, but if you catch it early, basal and squamous really are just... a thing you deal with and then it's gone and you just keep a vague eye out for new spots and revisit the dermatologist each time something pops up.

[theQueen]

KC - He has a family history too. And I know both of us are actively waiting, not patiently waiting, so we're coping with worst possible cases. I check him for skin cancer all the time. I really don't think this is that, but what do I know?