He Left Me In Stitches
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25820)
Pikeville, North Carolina
March 11, 2016 4:09pm CST
A couple months ago I went to see the dermatologist about a bump on my ear. At first I thought it was a pimple. It wasn't. I bumped it while showering and it began to bleed. It didn't want to stop.
I finally got it to stop bleeding by applying pressure and called to make an appointment with the dermatology office we'd once taken Z to. I got in to see the PA. She examined the bump, injected some numbing agent, and shaved it off. The part she removed went to the lab. I got two weeks of slow healing of the spot where it was.
When the lab results came back they indicated I had an atypical blood vessel growth in that area of my ear. The dermatologist office said it was probably nothing but scheduled an appointment for the actual doctor to look at it.
Evidently, the doctor hadn't planned to just look. When I got there everything was ready for him to cut out another sample. He went deeper and took more than the PA had.
Now I have three stitches in my ear and a week or so to wait for more conclusive results. The doctor says he doesn't see anything worrisome. I hope he's right. In the meantime I've got bandage on my ear and, now that the numbing has worn off, quite a bit of pain as well.
The dermatologist did promise not to leave me with a notch in my ear. He just left me in stitches.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
11 Mar 16
I liked your choice of words 'He just left me in stitches.' I hope it isn't anything serious, and it heals quickly.
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@moffittjc (118204)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Mar 16
When I was in college, a buddy of mine was a bouncer at a local bar. One night he was trying to break up a fight and one of the dudes bit off part of his ear. Thankfully, they were able to find the piece of ear on the ground and they got my friend to the hospital in time to re-attach his ear. He had a bunch of stitches in his ear, plus the bandages. I remember him saying how much pain he was in once the medicine wore off.
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@moffittjc (118204)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Mar 16
@DWDavis When I was little, I had a babysitter that used to grab me and my brother by the ears if we ever did anything wrong. It hurt so freaking bad that we were afraid to even try anything out of line, for fear of the ear grab! lol
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
12 Mar 16
Oh, owie-oomie @DWDavis . Makes ya wonder how people can have 10 ear-piercings done don't it? I sure hope everything's going to be okay. I hope you don't sleep on your left side.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
12 Mar 16
@DWDavis Who needs an alarm clock when you've got an ear boo-boo.
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@teamfreak16 (43451)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Mar 16
That sounds painful. I once got that area pierced, and it did hurt. Not as badly as my nipple, but it did hurt. I feel your pain.
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@teamfreak16 (43451)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Mar 16
@DWDavis - It was one of the few trendy things I've done. Funny thing is, we figured out that my last girlfriend before my present one was the one who pierced that part of my ear. Small world.
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
12 Mar 16
Any ear injury can be quite painful compared to other parts of the body. You have to deal with it sadly.
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@xstitcher (30087)
• Petaluma, California
12 Mar 16
Ow ow ow....I hope that everything is ship shape now, and that you were able to find out what it was earlier rather than later.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48855)
• United States
11 Mar 16
Ouch, I can feel your pain. I hope that you heal quickly.
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@Marilynda1225 (79210)
• United States
11 Mar 16
That sounds very painful & hope your test results come back ok
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