I have WHAT???

Ok, two nights down, 10 to go... today was a bit crazier than usual, but let me start by telling you all about my sugared up evening... I did wind up buying a vanilla Dr. Pepper yesterday around 4 and drank it pretty consistantly until oh around 9:30 PM... mind you, that is caffiene I'm consuming and we all know how caffiene affects most... I finally laid down in bed at 11:00 pm but i'm pretty sure it was after midnight before I actually fell asleep... no more caffiene that late again... but i did get a free route 44 drink out of the whole deal! My receipt said if I called and did a phone survey I could get a free route 44! I did it! yea!
So I woke up at 5:15 this morning... no I don't know why... well, yes I do. See about 2 weeks ago I had a biopsy done on a "sun spot" that has doubled in size in a year 1/2... so trying not to worry about it, I guess this morning the worry set in... My appointment was at 9:45 and I had a very dear friend who was watching all the girls for me... so i get there and you know what a pain it is to go to the doctor... This doctor is really nice, but i rarely get in to see him until I've sat for about 45 minutes... so I sit there and read this magazine that's called "Cityscapes" it's the NorthWest Arkansas fufu magazine that has all the colored photos of the galas and hoopla that people get all gussied up for and smile for every camara that snaps their way in hopes of getting in a magazine... sorry, maybe i'm jealous... I don't think so... ;)
Anyway, looking at this magazine and all the rich and famous NW Arkansans... finally I get back there and the nurse cuts my stitches out and leaves me for more tortuous (is THAT a word?) minutes... and no fufu magazines this time!!
Than the dreaded time arrives and my sweet doctor comes in and as soon as he starts talking, I totally faze out... I'm hearing him, but I'm not hearing him... I see the paper that says I have some type of skin cancer, but for some reason I keep waiting for the punch line to walk in and say, "just kidding!"
"The good thing," he says, as if cancer can have a good side??? "The good thing is that it's not deep enough to require chemo or radiation." Wow... what a total shock... so when he asks if I have any questions... are you ready for it? My all powerful, well thought out, mind boggling question? Here is what comes out of my mouth, "So is this cancer?" Brilliant, Amy, Brilliant...
I'm sure he looked at me and thought to himself... "where was this girl the last 10 minutes I was explaining this???" But in fairness... he never said the word cancer, only melanoma and quite frankly, I have trouble distinguishing between melanoma and non-melanoma...
So i walked out with an appointment for surgery to remove my little spot and 5 mm around it which I just put a half dollar up to my hand and that's how big the spot will be that is cut out...what a scar...
I know God is watching out for me because not only did He have my wonderful friend waiting for me at my house and she gave me a big hug and said she would help me, but another wonderful friend was calling me as I was walking in the door and said she felt compelled to call me and stop by to visit... another messenger from God... He does take care of us, whether we recognize it or not...
Oh well... So my new soap box is this...
Please don't ever be discouraged by your beautiful pale skin and don't wish to be like your tan friends and do stupid things like tan in a tanning bed, or put baby oil on your skin at the beach... (don't ask, at least it wasn't crisco oil)
And above all else... use sunscreen, ALL OVER YOUR BODY....
God bless you...