warts up doc

i stood on something last month and it hurt my big toe. when i couldn't stand the discomfort anymore (heh), i went to the staff clinic to ask the doc to remove it. she didn't want to and asked me to go to the emergency department (EMD) to have it done.

i was like WHAT?! if i went to the EMD with a "splinter" in my toe, they would have eff-ed me sideways good and hard. it's their pet peeve, people who show up at emergency presenting with non-life threatening conditions.

so i asked what my options were. she said that i could leave it in and if it is a foreign object, my body will expel it. i chose to let the toe fester and didn't go to the EMD. besides, it was xmas time and didn't want anything to upset my pedicure.

the pain became quite unbearable recently and i again went to the staff clinic. a new doc was on duty and after his assessment, he decided it was a wart. so he wrote me a referral to see a specialist to freeze it off. my appointment is today.

now this is a painful procedure, especially when done on the under toe where there is lots of nerve endings. i still dun think it's a wart and will prob negotiate alternative treatment. damn, i'm so not looking forward to it : (

POSTNOTE : hah! it was NOT a wart. after squinting hard at my toe, the dermatologist sloughed the skin and said it was prob a splinter - as i expected (just call me prof). but more importantly, my toe is happy again. yay!