Rigs, I'm glad to hear about the sale!
Taters, I'm so sorry that you're having to go through all this. And
Smartie, I'm glad that you're all right; I was really worried while reading through your posts (catching up here, I mean), and then my relief was huge.
Wolf, that's a really nice story about your dermatologist. When I was a kid, my family's dentist didn't believe in using anesthetic, and I had some really horrible experiences getting cavities filled. When I was sixteen (and no longer living with my parents), and when I absolutely needed to see a dentist, my boyfriend suggested that I see his. And his was a "hippie dentist"... who also happened to look just like Frank Zappa. When he started to look in my mouth, I tensed up, and he said something like, "Whoa, lots of negative energy here; what's wrong?", and I told him my story. That's when one of his lovely assistants took me in her arms (as much as she could while I was still laying in the dentist's chair), and Dr. Zappa gave me a needle
that didn't even hurt, and the lovely assistant continued to stroke me and caress me throughout the rest of my visit. I
looked forward to visiting Dr. Zappa's office after that.