Surgeon

Another blazing day and a new doctor. A nice enough guy and a humorous visit. First I took my shirt off and he got a look at the tat on the top of my back. I don't think he was expecting it and wanted to know if there was a drunken story to go along with it. I'm sure he had no idea what the design is. Then I took my pants off so he could see the lump and there was the dragon and others. He said, "Oh. I see the show is just starting". We both laughed. When he was done and I sat up he saw the other one on the bottom of my back. "I had no idea I was going to be seeing the Illustrated Man today". I think he got a kick out of it and our conversation from then on was less formal. Anyway, he also doesn't think it's a big deal, I don't have any other symptoms. He'll do it at Mt. Sinai next Wednesday under a local. I told him my usual, I don't care if he has to numb my whole right side. I don't want to feel anything.