Last week I got rid of one of the last remaining odd pregnancy side effects. No, not all the weight, that is still with me. I got rid of my pregnancy tumor.
Yup, that's what it is sometimes called. Pregnancy tumor. Yuck, right? Formally it is called a pyogenic granuloma and it grew on my forehead around 35 weeks. At first I thought it was a pimple, it sort of began as a whitish bump. Then the bleeding began. Oh my, did this thing bleed. Every time I washed my face, or even absent-mindedly touched the thing - big, fat drops of blood comes gushing out. Running down my face. Lovely.
After a few weeks it sort of toughened up, and the bleeding pretty much stopped. But I was left with this red, fleshy growth thing on my forehead, right above my right eyebrow, near the center of my head. Great.
But as you might imagine, things got busy around then, and I sort of forgot about it. Well, not forgot, but didn't have time to dwell on it too much. Of course, all pictures of the Critter as a newborn include this lovely growth on my head. Very attractive.
So I went last week to the derm. Finally! She cut it off, but then she decided to laser it too. Damn, that laser hurt! I don't know how people choose to get lasered for cosmetic reasons, ouch! It was like getting lashed with rubber bands on fire. Ouch.
Now I'm left with some nasty bruising on my forehead. Almost black-purple circles, each about the size of an eraser head, about 5 of them total. The derm said they'd heal within 2 weeks, and boy do they look scary now. I cover it up with a band-aid when I go out, so as not to scare unsuspecting people.
Just so you know, weird things can happen to you when you get pregnant. Here's another one for ya. Who knew!
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1 day ago
Never heard of that one! Glad it's gone!!
ReplyDeleteOk, THAT is a new one to me!! I'm glad it's gone.... but know it was all worth it!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of that. Why does it seem like Infertiles get all the whacky pregnancy side effects? I'm glad you were able to get rid of it. And you can just Photoshop those pictures, right? :-)
ReplyDeleteI have a tiny little red bump that has been at the edge of my lower lip for several months now - I wonder if it's the same thing, though much smaller. Very interesting! Glad yours is on its way out.
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear it is gone! yuck! My weirdest symptom is this clump of breast tissue in my right arm pit. It got really large during pregnancy so I have this weird bulge sticking out that is also now nicely pigmented much darker than my regular skin tone. Breastfeeding and engorgement have just increased this new bodily feature... oof.
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