To normal people this is no big deal.
Of course, it is exciting for us popaholics, fans of Dr. Sandra Lee aka Dr. Pimple Popper.
I sent my husband off to the dermatologist, excited to get an appointment for the office procedure I could watch.
He returned from the appointment with a referral to a general surgeon!
I called the dermatologist office.
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Me: "Why does this lipoma requires general surgery with a plastic surgeon to remove?"
Nurse: "It is too big." (They estimate it is 4cm by 6cm. It is pliable and near the surface.)
Me: [in shock] "Too big?! Dr. Sandra Lee has taken out bowling ball sized lipomas in the office! Did you see that chicken cutlet she removed from that woman's arm?"
Nurse: "Who?"
Me: "You know, Dr. Pimple Popper"
Nurse: "Oh...She's a general doc"
Me: [What? Um no!]
Nurse: "You can call your primary care doc to do it in the office."
Me: [Our PCP retired 2 years ago. There aren't too many available. We use urgent care.]
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So here we are. At the hospital.
Get up in the middle of the night, gown, IV, no eating after midnight, gonna-knock-him-out (expensive) surgery. For a golf ball size lipoma.
And of course, I don't get to watch!
Dr. Lee is even more special than we already knew!
I sent my husband off to the dermatologist, excited to get an appointment for the office procedure I could watch.
He returned from the appointment with a referral to a general surgeon!
I called the dermatologist office.
~~~~~~~~
Me: "Why does this lipoma requires general surgery with a plastic surgeon to remove?"
Nurse: "It is too big." (They estimate it is 4cm by 6cm. It is pliable and near the surface.)
Me: [in shock] "Too big?! Dr. Sandra Lee has taken out bowling ball sized lipomas in the office! Did you see that chicken cutlet she removed from that woman's arm?"
Nurse: "Who?"
Me: "You know, Dr. Pimple Popper"
Nurse: "Oh...She's a general doc"
Me: [What? Um no!]
Nurse: "You can call your primary care doc to do it in the office."
Me: [Our PCP retired 2 years ago. There aren't too many available. We use urgent care.]
~~~~~~~~
So here we are. At the hospital.
Get up in the middle of the night, gown, IV, no eating after midnight, gonna-knock-him-out (expensive) surgery. For a golf ball size lipoma.
And of course, I don't get to watch!
Dr. Lee is even more special than we already knew!
