I have been recently diagnosed with BCC which is a lump growing on the side of my nose. It’s been there around 19 months and just appeared as a lump. However, since about February it had started to grow and is branching upwards. I went to the Dermatologist at hospital who said it was too big for him to deal with and would need attending by a plastic surgeon. I saw a plastic surgeon at the end of June and surgery to remove it is scheduled to take place at the end of the month. He said it was very large although doesn’t seem that large to me but according to them it’s considered large in medical terms. The surgeon said he will need to do a skin graft at the same time and will take the skin graft at the same time. I asked how long the operation would take and he said about 1 hour. But he said he is not going to give me a GA or any sedation. I am worried about this as it seems to cut this thing out and do skin graft is going to be very painful and there is going to be lots of blood and other unpleasant things happening. I think a 1 hour operation without any anaesthetic or sedation is a bit much. What is your opinion on this? Is this common to do this whilst wide awake? Is it going to be very painful? It certainly sounds so and I am very scared about this.
