Still weird 40 years later, 3 biopsies

by Duf Anything and Everything

I got out to see the new Tron movie last night, a sequel to the original that came out some 42 years prior. I vaguely remember details about the original other than it being weird as my then 15 year old brain would interpret things. I was actually much more a fan of the Tron video games the movie inspired. I remember playing one of the immersive arcade games that you sat inside of as you zipped around on light cycles.

The modern day version jumped on the AI bandwagon and depicted the internet, network hacks and anything related to it in a manner that would make any IT person laugh. Still I found the movie entertaining mostly as long as you didn’t care about compelling plots or academy award level acting. To be honest the main reason I went to see it was I had not been to the movies in a couple months. There just has been nothing in theaters that interested me enough to do so. I’d give Tron a B-.

Yesterday I had my normal 6 month check up with the dermatologist although I just got through the mess associated with my forehead skin cancer surgery a month or so ago. Part of the reason my last surgery was on as big of a spot as it was was because I put it off. I recognized I had a problem area for awhile and ignored it, resulting in the spot of basal cell getting larger, resulting in a nearly 3 inch incision on my head that was difficult to heal. I don’t want to replicate that going forward.

I have a spot on my neck that again has been a problem that I have not addressed. I also have a mole on my abdomen that became raised which can be potentially bad. Instead of telling the dermatologist I had no spots of concern I fessed up and had them look at them. He numbed and took a knife to both of them to get tested as well as a spot on my back. The absolute last thing I want is more skin cancer surgery but I would rather be safe than sorry. The doctor said they may just be keratosis which is basically just annoying and ugly skin growths that happen as you get older. I will have results next week.