I use walk in clinics because of how hard it is to find a family doctor downtown. I was told by a doctor at a new clinic that I could have a mole removed it would take 10 minutes in and out. After taking the day off work I went to my appointment and a new doctor said he just didn’t want or know how to do it. Are you even a real doctor my friend a bio major said he could do it no problem at all. Is your degree from a box of cereal did you attend the University of General Mills? No wonder its always empty in there you are a fucking joke. —Hans Moleman

This article appears in Jan 27 – Feb 2, 2011.

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  7. Moles are usually removed by a dermatologist, then sent to a lab for a biopsy. There is little, if any procedures done at a GP’s office or a clinic.

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  10. OP, make a few calls to different doctors on the Peninsula. A few established doctors do accept new patients.

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  12. Planes, Trains & Automobiles is a perpetual family favorite. Steve Martin’s discussion with Edie McClurg at the car rental booth is probably the best use of the efficacious word since Scarface.

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  15. I saw the name Quinn in a bitch about doctors and it made me think of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. >.>

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  19. “Are you even a real doctor my friend a bio major said he could do it no problem at all.” so why you complaining?

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  21. You know, I think renting will grow again should the UBB go through. 3 to 5 bucks at Blockbuster for DVD versus 3 to 5 bucks in billing from Bell for downloading some shaky cam version posted online? I’ll give my 3 to 5 bucks to Blockbuster over Bell anyday..

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  22. no offense, but your friend, a bio major, sounds like an arrogant ass. Only an arrogant ass would offer to perform ANY medical procedure when doctors are available. Especially when he’s still mired in his BACHELOR’S degree for god’s sake.. It annoys me just how arrogant and self-assured bachelor’s students can be. They take a few courses and think they know it all. If he knew it all, he’d be a doctor now instead of shelling out thousands to continue his degree, now wouldn’t he? There’s a reason doctors have to attend medical school before they can practice medicine.

    Be careful with moles. they can be signs of something more serious and you WANT it taken seriously. See a dermatologist!

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  23. I rent too! Love it. Just like I still love going to the library. I may be gen x or whatevs, but I’m a bit of a troglodite too, and that makes me happy 🙂

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  24. Yeah, he should have removed your mole anyway instead of being honest with you that he had no clue how to do it. Every single doctor should know how to do every little thing that we might some day medically require.. and if they don’t know how to do it, they should never admit to it.. they should just do it anyway!!

    riiiiight….

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  25. Moles do really need to be removed by a specialist because they need to be sent to the path lab to be checked out. They send EVERYTHING they remove from your body there, pretty much. My gallbladder was sent there after it was yanked out, even!

    …I tried to get them to put it in a jar and give it to me to take home as a souvenir, but, no dice. 🙁

    Get a referral to a specialist, OP (or have your bio major friend remove it, have it turn out to be cancerous and end up dying of skin cancer because you didn’t get the proper treatment…either or).

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  26. wow, guess you have been going to the wrong doc then. unless the mole is your head, it should be real easy to pop off.

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  27. About 35 years ago, on the farm, we used to snap a really tight elastic band around the top of the scrotum of the bulls and after about a week, their testicles fell off…you could probably do the same type thing with your mole.
    = D

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  29. Rose,
    well if you’re morally opposed to that,…
    might I suggest borrowing them from a local library?

    why don’t you just watch your money burn for 2 hours while you’re at it.

    and the problem with the whole ‘industry in trouble’ is that they’re bringing out WAY too much SHIT people don’t want to pay for.
    a downloaded copy for free does not equal a lost sale by any means….

    case in point, most people downloading britney spears’ newest shit-tacular album are likely just going to delete it right away since it’s going to be a nice pile of steaming, regurgitated crap.

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  31. I rent movies A lot! unless I know they’re really good then I buy them. I’m a money waster though. Z3…you seem to know a lot about this new Brittany Spears album…

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