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06 December 2007

One of my moles fell off. →[More:]

I have this cluster of tiny moles between my boobs, and one fell off. I don't mind so much. It kept rubbing under my bra.

Jon was properly disgusted. Then he suggested pickling it. There's a near-empty jar of pickled eggs in the fridge.

post by: Pips at: 22:27 | 18 comments

Color me also "properly disgusted."

posted by mudpuppie 06 December | 22:45

Moletrap, anyone?

posted by mischief 06 December | 22:48

Wow. Is that, umm, unusual? I mean, I've actually never heard of a mole falling off. Maybe you should freeze it and take it to a dermatologist. Or just have a dermatologist check your moles. 'Cos ... you know. Was it really a mole, and not like, a small round bit of chocolate or something? Maybe it was a teeny tiny hairball. Or ... something else that is brown and round. I can't think of anything, actually. Paint! A splotch of paint?

Seriously, though, I don't think moles are supposed to fall off, you know?

I thought you maybe were going to say that you had some sort of fake mole, one of those Cindy Crawford imitator things, and that fell off. Hmm.

posted by brina 06 December | 22:49

Apparently it's normal.

posted by CitrusFreak12 06 December | 22:51

Apparently it's normal.

posted by CitrusFreak12 06 December | 22:51

You should get it checked out. Moles really aren't to be messed around with.

*Note: I grew up in one of the worst countries in the world for skin cancer so have been told for years to keep an eye on them.

posted by gomichild 06 December | 22:52

How'd that happen? That was definitely not 30 seconds.
There is an impostor in our midst! Guards, seize that man!

posted by CitrusFreak12 06 December | 22:52

See, even if that mole that fell off was fine, gomichild is right. I once had a very bad experience with a mole. Really, if it wasn't too gross to even begin to go into in mixed company, I would tell you about it. But suffice it to say that my mole experience was much grosser than one falling off.

posted by brina 06 December | 22:56

Well, I am prone to crumbs of various kinds, but this, alas, was definitely a mole. I had one that grew and grew under my armpit and finally fell off. I used to twist it to try to cut off its blood supply. It took weeks to finally fall off, though, so I was surprised this little one came off so quick. I just noticed it being sore tonight. Skin heals up nicely afterwards. (Thanks for the links, CF... reassuring.)

(I was the type of girl who chased boys with my boogers on the playground.)

posted by Pips 06 December | 23:02

I used to twist it to try to cut off its blood supply.

I did the same thing with a skintag in the same location, actually.

posted by CitrusFreak12 06 December | 23:04

Maybe I'll still get 'em checked sometime. My brother has the same kind of dangly moles around his eyes. That happens, I'm hittin' the lasers.

(I forgot to mention they were the dangly kind.)

posted by Pips 06 December | 23:10

I am disgusted by the pickling suggestion... but quite jealous of the self-correcting mole. What's your secret?

posted by pompomtom 06 December | 23:14

Poor circulation.

(I think there's a market for pickled moles.)

posted by Pips 06 December | 23:18

Circulation? I understand massage helps....

posted by pompomtom 06 December | 23:29

Are you volunteering? I prefer peanut butter to hot oil.

(kidding, of course : )

posted by Pips 06 December | 23:33

If it's gone, it's gone. Moles are pretty self-contained- consider it a victory for the home team and if it's gone, just keep an eye on that spot and consider the battle won. You'll know if there are any further claim-jumpers... but I bet there won't be.

posted by BoringPostcards 06 December | 23:55

Your first born! ok maybe not.

posted by chewatadistance 07 December | 08:09

I was the type of girl who chased boys with my boogers on the playground

Heh.

jonmc's kind of girl. (I chased boys on the playground too, in first grade, but sans the snot. Oh, well.)

posted by bunnyfire 07 December | 13:56

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