The day my stitches came out, over a week ago, was a monumental day. I took the steri-strips off my nose a day or two before that, and there were 3 small stitches. I felt like a mended toy from “Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer.”
The morning of the stitch removal, as I inspected the tip of my nose closely, I noticed a vague dark spot that appeared much the same way the original mole looked, in the beginning. I pointed it out to the plastic surgeon. I could see her disappointment. She said that maybe we both missed it because the others were so dark, and it didn’t have enough contrast. I think she’s right.
My nose is still very slightly tender, but it is SO NICE to have that darker spot gone. The baby has been enjoying poking it and laughing. I am suprised that at 13 months, when I told her it hurt, she left the dressings alone. Yesterday she began gently touching it, and when it was okay, and I smiled at her, she cut loose and poked it and poked it! It was funny.
A few days ago I was shopping at Walmart. I glanced at the new spot in the mirror, and in that particular light, I noticed an altered skin tone in a circular radius area surrounding the spot, with an offshoot circular area next to it with no mole. These areas are a few mm in diameter beyond the center. I can’t see them in natural light. I can sometimes see them in the rearview mirror while driving. They look almost like a bacterial ring in a petri dish.
The doc called yesterday. I am paranoid she’s read my blog, but I know that either my bill is late being paid, or she wants to get another appointment scheduled. I’ll call her Monday, because the rings worry me.
