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| - I've been going to dermatologists since I was a wee lass. My main man retired and I relied on my family physician to treat my skin until a couple years ago. As an AZ native with pasty white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes; I am at high risk for those pesky skin cancers. (It doesn't help that I used to lay in tanning beds as a teenager. Don't do that!) I wanted to get a skin cancer screening by a dermatologist and chose one that was listed in Phoenix Magazine's top doctors issue.
Here's what happened at the ranked office visit: The medical assistant seemed like an idiot. The things she said seemed appropriate for a 14 year old to say. I was instructed to just take my top off and sit up straight while I'm examined. I asked if I needed to take my pants off so my feet, legs, and lower back could be examine. The response I got was, "Do you have moles you're concerned about in those areas?" What the heck? I'm not concerned with any because I'm not a doctor examining them. A mole ended up being removed and I wasn't told any care information for it. It's a big scary hole... care information should be given. It came back dysplastic which means I'm ok but need to get checked every year. Considering that visit didn't seem as professional as I'd like, I went searching for a new dermatologist for the next exam.
I looked up dermatologists on my insurance site and came across North Valley Dermatology. They have a website and I was happy to read about the office ahead of time and felt comfortable making an appointment. I also noticed majority of the staff is women; so knew they wouldn't be uncomfortable checking my entire body.
The office is large and beautiful and have the Travel Channel on in the waiting room (better than the crappy pharmaceutical commercials I've seen in other offices) The ladies checking you in are very friendly. I did not wait long before my name was called. The doctor was very friendly and I felt comfortable explaining all my issues to her, and not just having her complete the mole screening. I took my clothes off, except my panties, and laid down while she checked every mole. It was thorough just as it should be. There was one surface mole she was concerned about. Since it had to be surgically removed, I made a future appointment for that.
During the surgery appointment, she went over everything that was going to happen during the procedure and what to expect afterward. I didn't feel a thing, but did get a mental picture of what was going on and broke out into the cold sweats. After they were finished, they brought me juice and water and were so concerned about me. I let them know the cold sweats happen often when something is going through my skin and it wasn't anything they did. (Another tangent: one time I broke out in the cold sweats and saw stars while blood was drawn and I asked to lay down and they told me to go sit back in the waiting room with all the sick people until I was ready to go) I appreciated them showing concern. They gave me instructions verbally and then again on paper on how to care for the wound. As I checked out, I let the gal know what happened as we were chatting. She too asked if I wanted a water and said I could relax on the couch in the aesthetic side as long as I needed to before driving home.
I'm pretty sure my search is over for a dermatologist.
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