I mentioned to the doctor that I had a sore on my head which wasn't clearing up so she immediately thought 'skin cancer'. Not wishing to alarm me, she said, 'It's probably nothing but I'll take a sample and have it checked." Yesterday was the day so I fronted up and the doctor and nurse assured me it was no big deal and whipped out the scalpel.
They must have hit a blood vessel as, all of a sudden, I could feel blood running down between my eyes. "Swabs!" said the doctor and I found myself swathed in blood-soaked bandages.
"It's not a good idea to have a cancer next to a blood vessel," said the rattled doctor. "Oops! I should have said 'suspected cancer'.
The cheerful nurse tried to lighten the moment by saying, "With the red of the blood and the white of your hair, you could be a Swans supporter," but I wasn't amused.
After all the excitement had died down, the irrepressible nurse commented, "It looks like a murder's been committed in here." That really cheered me up.
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