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Mind over manner.

Yep... its true. The mind is more powerful than matter at times. But you can't control half of your nervous system. I controlled the voluntary nervous system just fine. No flinching, no yelling of profanities. Honestly, I've been stung by a yellow jacket and it hurt worse than the lidocaine injection. Dr. Zekauskas numbed me up well, and I felt nothing. But just knowing there were needles, scaples, probes and forceps digging around in the back of my neck was enough to cause the involuntary (autonomic) nervous system to play interesting tricks on me. I had to lay down as to not pass out. I can't help it... I've always been this way. Blood draws, allergy testing, finger pricks... all irrational. I can do those things to people no problem, but when its me, its a completely different ball game... and its out of my control.

I'm one epidermal inclusion cyst lighter... but in 2 weeks I have to go back for him to dig out the remnants of the cyst lining so it won't recur. "Fun with the autonomic nervous system, part 2."

dngilb MD!!!!??

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