# (Old) Thwarted Plans in the MMP

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
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**Created:** [May 5, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thwarted-plans-in-the-mmp/1017892 "2025-05-05T08:46:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\
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I am not sure how bad the toe procedure would be. It says 8 weeks to fully heal, one can do fine without the sides of their toenail.  
Not sure how painful, certainly not 8 weeks of pain ( mainly from the chemical to stop regrowth; it can be done without that, but it would grow back eventually).

I found a new Us and two new Peoples at the library. Yay! Its almost nice that something that simple can make me happy, but theres nothing else to be happy about. No woman wants anything to do with me, I try but everyones “busy.”  
Also a new Thai Rivera video and a new KillTony.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
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> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#):
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> Omgoodness. I also have an appointment with my dermatologist tomorrow about my upper arm but in the afternoon. I’m going under the knife. When she called me a week and a half ago to give me the results of the biopsy of a mole, I was kinda in a stunned state of shock and am not quite sure what she said other than something needs to be cut out and stitched up. Not sure if she said pre-cancerous cells or some cancer cells or what.

You sound concerned about the procedure. That’s truly unnecessary. I’ve had this done to me literally dozens of times. This really is _not_ scary stuff. Needs to be fixed, but nothing to worry about. Easier said than done, and especially the first time.

Just relax about it until you get there; obsessive worry won’t help. It’ll probably take about 5 minutes total to do the work, and 10 minutes before that to mark the area, numb it up and wait for the anesthetic to work. Then a couple quick slices, a couple of snips, a little stitchery and they’ll be done. The bandage will be huge, the wound will be small.

Chill. Please. For your sake.

  

It is worth asking again what sort of skin anomaly they found that needed to be removed. And repeating and writing down whatever that is.

I know you’ve got plenty of doctor-related excitement in your life with poor Hubs. As did I. The idea of you also developing a severe medical problem is terrifying under the circumstances. I get it; believe me I do. If you wanna PM later about this I’m happy to help. {{Hugs}}.

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 54 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 82 and cloudy. TWPTB say we will have rain tomorrow and through the rest of the week. We shall see. It’s laundry day. I can hardly contain the excitatement. There will also be the usual RDOS inactivities. Sup will be leftovers from last night.

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.

Happy Tuesday Y’all!

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
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I had a pretty good sleep. It was after 11 when I went to bed, but I know I was unconscious before midnight. I woke briefly around 5, then crashed again till almost 7. I’m feeling particularly human this morning.

Slight chance of maybe some rain this afternoon, possibly, perhaps. I intend to get a good start on finally covering the boat cushions. I prepped a bunch of stuff yesterday. **FCD** is going to cut out all the pieces for me - that’s the part I hate the most. I’ll start with the waterproof covers that go on the seat cushions (rather than the backs) and by the time I’m done cussing and fussing, he should be back from his morning errand to give me a hand. We’ll see how it goes.

I’m so glad the dishwasher drama turned out to be no biggie. But I do need to get something to clean the gunk in the guts of the appliance - any recommendations? Last night, I dumped baking soda and vinegar in there, but I’m wondering if there’s something more effective. **FCD** said it was pretty greasy as he disassembled some bits. Regardless, I do need to put away all the dishes I hand-washed last night (like a dang colonial housewife!!!) 😮 Actually, as I was doing it, I realized it’s what I’ll be doing on the boat if we do some long-range traveling.

And so my day begins.

Happy Tuesday!

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**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\
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Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 12c/54f with a predicted high of 14c/58f and partly cloudy. Weather app says “Does that one cloud look like a fucking dickhead?” Nope, can’t see any clouds!

> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#):
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> Just had our handyman come out to give us an estimate on the basement.

I hope it’s more reasonable than the last one! Often the local guy will do a good enough job, without needing to make it look like a palace 🙂

> [@FairyChatMom](#):
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> Oh, and last night, there were owls making some gawd-awful noises somewhere in the vicinity.

One of the more rural pubs that we frequent in the summer has both owls and bats in the area so it’s fun to sit outside and see which one turns up first.

> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> Hubs and the fuzzbutts retreated to the safety of his room and hid until I told them it was safe.

I would be angry at that kind of news too, everyone should have the chance to learn to swim and Robin is a much-needed source of help there. Mind you, I don’t blame Hubs and the cats for retreating to a safe distance!

> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> The dog was a known car-chaser that they tried very hard to keep corralled lest disaster occur.

That’s very sad news all round, but sounds like they did their best to keep the dog out of harm’s way for as long as they possibly could.

**Lily** your meals always sound delicious!

Yesterday was a pleasant day off, I did a couple of jobs and pottered a bit, had some sofa time with Blossom and Cherry, and made chicken curry for dinner. There may also have been some wine involved in my evening. Having a non-work Monday often confuses me, but I did remember to empty the bins and haul the biiiiig bin out to the kerb for today’s collection. The binmen came round just after 7am and the biiiiiig bin has now been hauled back to where it lives.

Back at irk today but I am at home today and tomorrow which is good for me. I have had my one meeting of the day (last catch-up with the ADHD Squirrel as she starts her secondment next week), and I have spent the rest of the morning sorting out stuff for one of my minions as she’s on holiday this week so I am covering her work. Not sure what tonight’s plans will be, I have leftover curry for dinner so no need to cook much, which means I have time for the gym or something else exercise-related. Decisions, decisions…

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> [@nelliebly](#):
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> This means nothing, of course, but the two people I know who had vertigo both had some kind of calcium crystals shift in the ear from wherever they’re supposed to be to the semicircular canal. One was my brother. His doc sent him to PT, where the therapist put him in a certain position and do a certain movement, and bam, no more dizzies. I hope your wife listens to you and that there’s a quick and easy fix.

She actually had that problem years ago and the Epley Maneuver helped.

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> [@scareyfaerie](#):
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> which means I have time for the gym or something else exercise-related. Decisions, decisions…

Alligator wrestling?

I’m working on covertly organizing MusicMan’s stuff in the living room. It kind of looks like an oozing pile of music, D&D, and magazines where he sits. So, I decided to bring in a shelf for his stuff. I just haven’t decided which shelf it will be. I did a little bit of work and now I’m taking a break. I find that with the latest increase in the GLP-1 that I am frequently shaky and tire easily.

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> [@FairyChatMom](#):
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> Around here, places that sell tires (or tyres) will air you up for free

These days, I have trouble squatting down (more accurately, getting up) to check tyres. I take the car to the place where I bought a full set of four tyres and they do it for me.

It’s not straightforward, though, as someone has to drive the car into a bay to do it as there is no outside airline. Such are the problems of age and infirmity.

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**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thwarted-plans-in-the-mmp/1017892/49 "2025-05-06T12:53:24Z")

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Thank you very much for your post **pilot**. I appreciate it.

> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> The idea of you also developing a severe medical problem is terrifying under the circumstances.

Yes, that’s what it is. I’m not so much concerned about the procedure. I had mohs surgery on my face this past October. What I am concerned about is cancer. I’m wondering if now cancer/skin cancer will continue to show up on/in my body and if it could metasticize into more than just skin cancer. I certainly intend to talk to the Dr about this. And yes, great reminder that I need to write it down. That’s my normal modus operandi but with this situation, I just was a bit frozen.

I’m grateful for your description of what will take place. Thanks very much!

I’ve got a load of laundry in; hopefully it’ll get done and I can get it hung up before I have to leave to go meet with the financial guy.

Need to shevel and have my morning beverage.

Enjoy your 2sday 🙂

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> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#):
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> What I am concerned about is cancer. I’m wondering if now cancer/skin cancer will continue to show up on/in my body and if it could metasticize into more than just skin cancer. I certainly intend to talk to the Dr about this. And yes, great reminder that I need to write it down. That’s my normal modus operandi but with this situation, I just was a bit frozen.

I know that you’re worried, but if you stay on top of skin issues. you should be in pretty good shape with no metasticis. The procedure, while a bit ouchie, isn’t seriously painful. I manage to get a little piece removed every couple of years (thanks Irish and northern European genes and lots of outside time before we wore sunscreen) to no ill effect. You’ll do fine.

Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and fixing to do KP. After, I’ll get sheveled to be amongst people. I have PT this afternoon, so I’ll need to pack some gym shorts and a tee shirt for easier movement.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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And a good 2sday morning all. My bladder let me sleep in until 7:30am today, so feel pretty good to start the day. Have to attend a meeting at the recreation center at 11am as a favor to the soccer commissioner, then off to the gym and (hopefully) coach my 6-year old soccer team. Best do it today, there is a 40-50% chance of rain for the next week after today, much like **swampy’s** forecast so I might also try to get the grass cut before it gets soaked again. 62F heading to 77F so a good day for it.

**Cat Glove** , like **Pilot** said, removal is no big thing, had it done several months ago (fortunately mine were benign), And {{hugs}} from me too; Take care.

**FCM** , I use a commercial product every few months that is supposed to clean things out; can’t remember it;s name, there is three big tablets and they are run once a week. Come to think of it, might look for them this week at the store. Happy Boat Cushion Covering Day!

And onward into the day. Been about 45 minutes since I took the morning medication, so can break my fast with a nice apple. Have a good day all.

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Good morning.

It’s 47°F and sunny outside. By around 11:00 a.m., it will become partly cloudy, and our high temperature is expected to be around 80°F. So, that probably means that it’ll be muggy and we should expect some kind of rain in the next day or so.

**Catglove** , sending you hugs.

**FCM** , Finish, and Cascade make dishwasher cleaning tabs. Many other off-brand products are also available.

**Chef** , I hope your wife sees a doctor about the dizziness. On the other hand, I had and still experience the same issue from time to time. I went to the doctor numerous times about it, and they ran all the tests and couldn’t figure it out. It wasn’t vertigo, either.

I did a bunch of yardwork yesterday and filled the yard waste bin to the top. I edged, weeded, mowed, ran the blower, and picked up a ton of rocks and stones in the yard.

My daughter sent me a lovely pop-up card and a wooden box filled with containers of various flower seeds. Now I need to figure out where I’ll plant them.

I need to get some more dog food today, so since I have to be out and about, I’ll go to the nursery and the hardware store. I also need a couple of tools for scraping moss off the pavers and my driveway. My driveway faces north, and one side is constantly shaded thanks to the neighbor’s giant prickly evergreen tree. I don’t like this tree because it drops very long prickly stuff onto my garden and yard that I need to wear gloves to remove. It’s too big for it’s location, too.

Alright, I need to get on with my day. Take care.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
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> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#):
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> I’m wondering if now cancer/skin cancer will continue to show up on/in my body and if it could metasticize into more than just skin cancer.

There are no circumstances where skin cancer will “metastasize into something else”. Cancers don’t do that. Even e.g. lung cancer doesn’t “turn into” something else. If it eventually invades, say, someone’s liver, it’s still lung cancer, just growing in the liver. And is treated using the meds and techniques applicable to lung cancer, not liver cancer.

As to skin cancers, there are several “pre-cancerous” states that are safe, but easier to remove early than let possibly develop into full cancer. I get a 2 or 3 dozen of these per _year_. Generally treated by freezing with liquid nitrogen spray when they’re just a couple millimeters across.

True skin cancer comes in 3 varieties: Basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma. Which are respectively cancer of the base of the skin, of the upper layer of living skin, and of the pigmentation cells. There is no way for one version to “turn into” another. In terms of likelihood in the population, it’s about 70% basal, 25% squamous, and \<5% melanoma.

Each occurrence on your body is _ab initio_. BUT: if you’re genetically disposed to them and/or have chronic heavy sun exposure / sunburn in your history, getting one is decent assurance that you’ll have more as your life goes on. But each is a separate fresh occurrence.

Basal cell carcinoma (“BCC”) is by far the most common. Slow moving, and tends to spread laterally, leaving persistent reddish “not quite right” looking areas across the top surface of the skin. It’s sorta like crabgrass, but with shallow horizontal roots. It has essentially zero chance of metastasis anywhere. I get about 5-7 per _year_. They’re treated either by scraping the surface lesion off, burning it off, or undercutting it with surgery and stitches. The bigger the lesion, the farther down that treatment list they go.

Left untreated for decades, you’d end up with a big reddish patch that oozes and by then it’s hard to find a big enough piece of healthy skin to graft over all the diseased skin they’d have to remove. But easy peasy to remove when they’re \<~1-2cm.

Squamous cell is carcinoma (“SCC”) is similar from the patient’s POV. There’s no good way to tell BCC from SCC by eye. One significant difference is that it likes to burrow downwards as well as laterally. So crabgrass with deep roots. The danger there is the tendency to deep roots means that, if left untreated for multiple years, surgical removal involves a lot more than a couple millimeters of skin depth. Now they’re having to cut into your meat; people lose (sometimes large) hunks of noses and ears & lips that way. _If_ they neglect it enough decades. The deep root effect also means one area can seed other areas within a couple centimeters of itself.

Mohs’ surgery is the common approach here precisely to ensure they get at any deep roots, rather than just removing the visible top part & leaving the roots to regrown a crown of leaves. If left alone long enough, those deep roots _might_ metastasize elsewhere with severe to fatal consequences like any metastatic tumor. But we’re talking a decade+ of neglect of a visually obvious problem.

I get 1-2 SCC’s per _year_. Get them removed while they’re still small and there’s really no appreciable danger above the background population. But they are a warning that ongoing surveillance by a dermo should be part of your medical maintenance process at least annually.

Then there’s melanoma. A whole different kettle of fish which if untreated for even a year has a decent likelihood of distant metastases with often fatal consequences. Easy enough to treat with bigger Moh’s surgery & very occasionally local radiation, _provided_ its still small and not yet spread. If spread is suspected or confirmed, now it’s time for chemo, etc. Uggh. Don’t get that kind.

And that’s your crash course in dermatology.

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Another day on the 300. sorting, then pulling. At least the cleanup wasn’t too bad.

{{{{ **Cat\_Glove** }}}}

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Went to the bank and then to the grocery (a very old term that means. . .grocery). Then went for a walk that turned out to be much shorter than I had anticipated. I need to make an appointment about my hip issues, I guess.

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Today is the 88th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster.

I’ve had breakfast. Now my breath is going to smell like Vegemite for hours.

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Good morning, campers!

Yesterday I moved all the plants onto the balcony. I was a little hesitant, as I hadn’t really done the usual slow introduction. They all look happy, though, and no signs of squirrel marauders. Today I’m going to take down the grow light and figure out where to store it, plus remove the plastic I used to protect the lowboy where most of them wintered.

I have a hallway lightbulb that’s strobing, so I put in a maintenance request. I’d replace it myself, but a) management frowns on it, I guess because of liability? and b) the ceilings are 9-10 ft., and I can’t reach, even with my stepladder. I also want him to look at the dishwasher. Someone told me it’s missing a gasket or door strip or something, and that’s why it’s so loud.

The C-PAP is supposed to be delivered today. I don’t know why I have such a cranky attitude about it. I’m trying to be more positive about it, but I hate the idea of wearing a contraption at night. The whole thing seems like a giant pain in the neck, especially since I’m just barely in the apnea range. Ugh.

The cat upstairs had the zoomies, which makes me grin. Then there was a BIG run, and the vacuum cleaner started, which makes me laugh.

**cat\_glove** , **pilot** sure gave you excellent information. I have a friend who had BCC. She said the silver lining was that she didn’t have to worry about also getting advanced melanoma because she got checked at the derm’s office so often. I know you’ll be fine but am sorry you–and **pilot** –have to contend with such a nuisance.

**JtC** , I share your mad. Sadly, there are going to be many, many stories like this in the months ahead. I’m going to a sign-making event in a few days. I’ll let you know what I put on my sign. I have some ideas, though.

It just occurred to me that I need to start the dishwasher before maintenance guy gets here, not that he’ll necessarily arrive today.

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> (a very old term that means. . .grocery).

🤣 🤣 🤣

I ran to Food Lion also since today is the last day (till next time) that **FCD** ’s preferred beverage is on sale. I also got a dishwasher cleaner which is in the dishwasher as I write this. It’s a Finish product, so we’ll see.

And I finished (hah!) the waterproof liners for the seat cushions. They’re actually pillow covers but there were the absolutely perfect size for what I needed. I had to cut 2 short for the smaller cushions, and the pieces I cut off were _exactly_ the right length to add to make covers for the longer cushions. The universe aligned just so for me!

**FCD** finished cutting out all the pieces I need for the covers and I may or may not start stitching them today. In the down side, I somehow lost the panels that join the seat back cushions to each other over the seat structure. I meant to save them to be patterns, but somehow, they disappeared, dammit. So we’ll have to take some old fabric and make patterns on the boat. It’s not that hard, just a pain in the patoot.

It’s creeping up on 2 - not sure what we’ll do for supper - maybe leftovers? I’ve lost all my ambitions. I never expected old age would limit me so. It seems after 3-ish hours or so, I want to take a nap. Dammit.

OK, my recliner beckons…

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This is odd. FedEx said my C-PAP would be delivered at 11:39 a.m.. Oddly specific, especially for FedEx, but OK. At 11:34, I got a call from the FedEx driver saying he had the delivery address but no apartment number. I gave him the number, and he said he’d be here in 5 minutes. That was over 30 minutes ago. I wonder if my machine got delivered to the wrong apartment.

Do I call the driver? The machine company? My prior dealings with FedEx have taught me there’s no use trying to contact them. I don’t have a tracking number.

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> Then there’s melanoma.

My maternal grandmother passed away due to melanoma when she was 47 and I was 8 months old.

> [@nelliebly](#):
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> I don’t have a tracking number.

It’s strange they didn’t give you one. I’d try the driver or machine company.

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