Faithful followers of this blog (see "Followers" in the right sidebar--and join the list!) already know that Hillary recently had plastic surgery to remove a congenital nevus from the skin on the left side of her torso (refresh your memory). Today she had an appointment with her surgeon in Bismarck to take a look at the wound and see how well it's healing. I picked her up from school and drove her to Bismarck, arriving about a half-hour early and hoping to be seen early, but no dice.
However, we made good time anyway because it took no more than five minutes for her actual visit with the doctor. He looked at the wound, declared the healing to be right on track, gave me some advice for massaging the scar to reduce the swelling and applying sunscreen next summer to keep the scar from darkening, and let me know (when I asked) that over-the-counter scar-fading creams are a bunch of bunk. Then he wished us well, and we were on our way.
It was about 12:05 P.M. our time, so we went to Cracker Barrel for dinner. I had the roast beef with hashbrown casserole, whole kernel corn, and country green beans (served with a biscuit and a cornbread muffin). Hillary had a cheeseburger (huge on a delicious homemade bun) with a side of macaroni and cheese. We ate very well and had a lovely dinner date with quality Daddy/daughter time.
She took a little nap on the way home, and I got to enjoy driving in the rain (one of life's simple pleasures for me). We were back to Dickinson in time for her to spend a half-hour in school to get the day's assignments before we were off on our regular Tuesday P.M. extracurricular activities. Getting to and from a five-minute medical appointment killed most of the day, but I'd rather make that trip and find out that all is well than not make that trip and not know . . . or make that trip and have a longer appointment due to something's being wrong! Here's to a happy, healing, healthy Hillary!
Remember driving to Minot for all the appts? Eyes, dermatologist, etc., but they unfortunately didn't take only 5 minutes. The bonus to these trips? Shopping at Dakota Square Mall!
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