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It's more fun that way. I had something weird that decided to grow on one of my fingers just a week short of going to the US. I only felt my middle finger being forced up, a needle nose plier like sound, and smell of burnt flesh, while I talked casually with the surgeon. Rad.
Speaking of which I hope it wasn't anything bad because I had to ignore the lab analysis of a tissue sample post operation. This was last year (rip punch).