The Thing is benign

totally.  so says the dermatologist's office.

the hole in my arm is healing well, the last of the gauze pad has long been removed and we're using bandages.

are YOUR Things benign?  yeah, you, the one without the smell of sun block and the hat.  first, you and the significant other get to check each other out for stuff like this

http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information

and if anything is squirrelly, call your doctor.  they can get you into a dermatologist via referral faster than you can yourself.