Skin - Your Body's Largest Organ

I'd put off the 'body scan' by a dermatologist for a while. But when someone my husband and I both knew died as a result of a malignant melanoma, we knew we needed to make the appointment. He's 60, I'm 59, and like many people our age, we've had more than a couple of blistering sunburns.I could never tan, but it didn't stop me from trying. And the result for me was a melanoma on the back of my thigh, where I'd never see it. It will be removed in ten days, the earliest available date. Thankfully, it's still in an early stage, and hasn't affected my lymph nodes. Numb me up good and take the damned thing out, I say.No one I know likes these preventive procedures. Colonoscopy prep is inconvenient. Mammograms hurt. And having someone inspect every inch of your skin, well, it just underscores the fact that loss of elasticity and gravity are cruel reminders of aging. But that's how you find out. I'm glad I found out.