My husband went to his doctor last week for a checkup, and 2 very exciting things happened. First, you have to understand that because I don’t have a degree in medicine, and an “M.D.” after my name, Jim doesn’t take much of what I say seriously if it relates to his health. I’ve been after him for YEARS to get his snoring checked out, telling him that he doesn’t have normal sleep patterns. Did he do anything about it? Nope. I’ve also been telling him to get a suspicious looking mole on his back checked out. I even offered to make him an appointment with MY dermatologist. Again, nothing.
So he went to his doctor – and he did at least MENTION the mole and the snoring thing. (I’m sure it was in the context of, “My wife won’t stop nagging me!”) His doctor checked out the mole and agreed that it doesn’t look good, so he’s sending him to a dermatologist for it to be biopsied. He also referred him to a sleep study. Jim already made appointments for BOTH! After years of me nagging…finally!
He also happened to mention the mole thing to his mom on the phone, and she said Jim’s sister has had a big problem with melanoma. I can only hope it’s “just a mole” at this point…if it’s anything more, I’m going to be upset that he put off getting it checked for so long!
