[Magdalen] I met Doogie Howser.

[M J _Mike_ Logsdon]

My cutting went well, and Doogie (the VERY young surgeon) did very well.  A very nice, efficient fellow.  I was given what I was told was a big dose of Xanax ahead of time (no intravenous sedation there, nuh uh), and, to be honest, I did feel some lessening of anxiety, but not nearly enough to make the still quite painful surgery anything less than what it was.  He did two biopies, on the edge of and slightly into the worst part of the worst-remaining wound area.  Half-way through the second it was CLEAR I was feeling what was happening, so he shot me a third time with lidocaine, which for all intents and purposes, worked.  The leg wounds have been healing so well on their own, he told me to simply continue what I've been doing in terms of wound care.  Entire procedure, done in under 15 minutes.

Next, soon a PET scan, blessedly possibly on a Saturday, and maybe even closer to home.  After that, one or more visits with Doc Kim at the cancer center, and of course, the whole ball of wax is hardly fully formed yet, so there could be more interesting news to come, but at least for now, no more cutting, and I can actually go to work every now and then for a change.

Phew.