Hi everyone . Hope everyone is keeping well . It’s almost 3 weeks since I had surgery to remove my cancer , it’s literally baby steps for me . I’m still in some pain . Finding it really uncomfortable if I turn round in bed and sitting on my chair although...
Hi everyone. I had a BCC removed from the tip of my nose yesterday. I had a skin graft but it dips in the middle and the surrounding area where the stitches were seemed to be quite high. Will the stitches flatten out in time? Has anyone else had this...
Good morning everyone Well todays the day .. I’m getting my surgery today at some point hopefully , I’ve had my piece of toast and a small glass of water before 8am . I’m pretty calm just now . I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not . I’m asking...
Hi everyone im fairly new to the forum for skin cancer . over the last few months I’ve been passed around to different specialists but finally spoke to the surgeon who will be performing my Operation on 28th August . i took mr daughter and husband...
Hi everyone. I had a bcc removed from my forehead yesterday and would really value hearing other people’s post-surgery experiences. I’m in pain but keeping topped up with ibuprofen. It hurts to laugh or smile because it pulls on the bandages! How long...
I had a large treatment area for BCC on my right shoulder upper back in March 2022. The treatment area was around the size of the palm of your hand. The treatment was 20 doses of radiotherapy as the area was too big to cut out or skin graft. The area...
So, I had an excision last month and have been putting gel on it twice a day everyday and the last couple of days I can feel something sticking out. I've realised it must be a stitch. What will this mean for the healing thats already happened?! I...
I’m posting this hoping it will encourage people who are worrying about upcoming surgery. I had my bcc diagnosed early December and surgery was booked for January 30th. It went very well and was painless and I did not need a skin graft although initially...
Slightly complicated story, I'll try to break it down. Early April 2024 I visit GP about a lesion in centre of nose. GP refers to dermatology with suspicion of skin csncer. I call a few times and eventually hear its a 29 week wait. Quite stressed...
Hi there new to all of this, my husband is a kidney transplant patient who regularly gets a skin cancer but hasn't been serious removed it etc no worries at the time.... until lately has undergone surgery from his face to remove skull bone there was no...
