Get Checked

if you aren't regularly seeing a dermatologist for a mole check, i highly recommend it. i went today for my annual mole check, and i actually went in a few months earlier to have the dr look at a spot i was concerned about. she checked me out . . . moles looked good. the spot i showed her was "not concerning to her," but she did want to treat it. she said it was from sun exposure and was definitely a spot that would be considered precancerous, but the good thing is that we caught it early. she sprayed liquid nitrogen on it. it stung when she did it and felt tender for awhile after. now, it's a little swollen. she said that the skin will dry and flake off over the next few days.

all that to say, please get checked. makes me even more aware of using sunscreen on the girls too. and, why was i thinking it was so great to lay out all day when i was growing up, using little to no suntan lotion, and holding aluminum foil under my face to get a better tan?!