Oh, Son Of A &$%#!
So it turns out the revolutionary new nonsteroidal, safe-for-use-every-day treatment for the eczema that makes my hands crack 'n' bleed all the year round that I've been using diligently like it's my job for the last eighteen months might give me cancer instead.
Dammit!
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OK, but how's it do with the
OK, but how's it do with the eczema?
It's not like it'll give you cancer of the hands, or anything, right?
Actually, it will. Melanoma
Actually, it will. Melanoma is the main problem, and my family has a history of that.
DAMMIT!
Like I say, it's not how well
Like I say, it's not how well you do something, but how good you look doing it.
(Perhaps you should invest in gloves.)
NDR, I own three pairs of
NDR, I own three pairs of gloves plus glove liners, calibrated to keep my hands warm in temperatures from -20 to +50 Fahrenheit. I no longer touch cleaning fluids or dishwater without gloves on, moisturize all the time, avoid most types of soap and detergents, and I have even curtailed my bread baking schedule thanks to the aggressive hygroscopicity of flour. These things help for sure, but when my hands want to crack 'n' bleed (and be sure to say that in a Doctor Nick Riviera voice), I have a choice between 'roids, which carry their own risks, or possible skin cancer.
I would like to apologize now for crossing over the "Too Much Information" transom.
It's okay, Johno -
It's okay, Johno - oversharing would be describing the color, consistency and texture of genital sores. Stuff about your hands is not so much of a problem.