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Megadeth taught me everything I need to know about children’s medicine

Small children are happy, uncontrollable running laboratories for things that adults can no longer get. Think Jurassic Park on a microbial level and put those tiny ill tempered Pteranadons in your child. One day our child had a rash around his mouth. My wife said, “oh, I bet he has hand, foot and mouth disease”. My immediate thought was hoof and mouth disease and then I remembered that Megadeth addressed this issue in their classic song Hook in Mouth.

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Lad’s nads and women with smaller breasts are better mothers

A study came out this past week with the dubious conclusion that men who have smaller testicles are better fathers. Those findings certainly make for lots of clever headlines and puns involving balls, nads, lads, dads, festival, technical, ethical and the upcoming election. However, when you dig into the study it leaves room for many questions. This caused me to make up a study that came to the conclusion that women with smaller breasts are better mothers.* Continue reading Lad’s nads and women with smaller breasts are better mothers

The results from the Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Recap: You’ve had a biopsy that tested positive for Melanoma. The surgeon has removed the closest Sentinel Lymph Node to the original area, sent that to be biopsied and possibly removed some skin around the first area too. Now you wait for a couple days to a week after surgery to get the results. Continue reading The results from the Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Recovery from a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Melanoma surgery

When you wake up from your Sentinel Lymph Node surgery you’re groggy and won’t remember much. Groggy is putting it mildly as I couldn’t remember how I got dressed to leave the hospital. It was an 8 hour bar bender that left me hungry and curious, complete with a stop at Arby’s on the way home.

This is my story about recovery from melanoma surgery. They biopsied one Sentinel Lymph Node, accessing it through a cut into my left under arm, and they made an incision in my back. Your recovery will be different, but this may provide a guide for what to expect, minus the cat in the bed and TV shows. Continue reading Recovery from a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Melanoma surgery

What to expect from your Melanoma surgery

Recap: My wife saw a mole on my back and said (in a loving manner) “get that thing checked out”. The dermatologist biopsied it, came back cancerous and here we are for Melanoma surgery. Melanoma is a complex thing- lots of blogs go into detail about what stage is this or what astrological sign that is. This is my experience with melanoma. You’re not really consulting a blog that bills itself as ‘poop culture’ for valid medical advice about your specific case, are you? Continue reading What to expect from your Melanoma surgery