In an effort to be ever more Dooce-like I made a visit to the dermatologist to have a spot checked out on my ear. (Before you start to think my obsession has gone to far and I need professional help, I DID NOT do this to be like Dooce. However, her incident did make me more aware of the fact that I need to pay attention and take care of my skin).

A couple of weeks ago Otis noticed the freckle I've had on the rim of my ear for a few years and asked me to have it checked out. I said "ok", but never took any action. Until this week when I finally stopped to check it out myself and noticed it had changed quite a bit a looked kind of funny. This morning my dermatologist removed said scary freckle and sent it off to the lab to be analyzed. The doctor said it definitely looked odd, but not any type of melanoma (whew!). Probably just some "abnormal cells" that, if left to their own devices, would probably become more of a problem in the future. Good thing we put those abnormal cells in their place before they got too out of control.

I should find out the status of the lab work next week. I'll let you know what I find out, but I'm really not too worried about it. From now on I will be putting 40+ sunscreen on my ears as they are one of the most common places to get skin cancer (according to my doctor). I encourage you all to do the same.