Hi all im nearly 52, 2023 i was diagnosed with bcc on my brow i first was seen by a nurse practitioner who told me it was nothing to worry about, long story shot it was bcc had it removed after months of waiting. Ended up with an eyebrow half way up my...
Is there anyone on here who has had skin cancer removed from their scalp? I have had a round section of BCC removed from my scalp just to the right of the crown. My question is when the dressings come off how can I cover this? I've looked on here and...
Hi everyone, Just I had a skin graft on my face to remove a SCC quite close to my eye , so far so good as pleased as I could be with a scar on my face. i had a follow up conversation with a doctor, I was not expecting any problems, to be told they...
My husband had an operation on the back of his head. He has not slept well for 6 weeks as he cannot lie on it, it removed the dressing if he moves. any ideas of sleeping positions?
I am wondering if anyone can share their experience of how their skin recovers on the face and nose after using Tolek cream (other same treatment name is Efudix cream) for pre cancerous /bcc facial skin cancer. I have not yet started this treatment and...
I had BCC removed from my scalp about 3 weeks ago and skin graft from my thigh. I was misdiagnosed for 2 years by practice nurse and photos sent to dermatology dept. I still have nurses twice a week to change wound dressings. My problem just now is...
I am nearly 3 months on from my ordeal with SCC removal from forehead and skin graft from neck. I have had 4 BCCs removed in past 10 years but this was the worst. Wanting to do something constructive now and hopefully help some people I am in discussions...
Hi I was diagnosed with porocarcinoma on my left upper arm / shoulder where I was also suffering from a frozen shoulder in December 24 . I had an operation and skin graft in January 25 mine was staged at 3 as it had invaded the muscle I am left with a...
Hi I completed a 7 week course of Efudix at the beginning of March to spot treat a precancerous actinic keratosis on my face. A scab about the size of a 1p piece formed and fell off about two weeks later. As requested, I sent photographs to my Dermatologist...
I went to the GP 10 days ago and he told me I had a BCC on my forehead which would need to be cut out. He explained the NHS waiting list is long and I may want to research private alternatives. When I got home I looked up the dermatology waiting times...
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