Hi folks, Im new to this group so apologies if I go off on a rant. I’ve just turned 50 and for some of my youth I used sun beds off and on. I LOVE the sun and I live for holidays! Sorry, let me rephrase that…. I LOVED the sun, not any more. I’d quite...
Hi all, I have suspected BCC on my nose (38 female). Noticed a patch of light pink skin that looked a bit odd, within a couple of weeks it had darkened (darker pink) and grown a little, is now slightly raised and ‘pearly’. Went to GP on Tuesday (10...
I was recently diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma on my face, and am awaiting second surgery appointments in 3 weeks' time, which will include some form of flap surgery. Has anyone else had to face this form of cancer? If so, what stage has it reached...
So my histology results are back and i need another wide excision as there is still no clear margin, i still have squamous cell carcinoma on my upper lip. Feeling very frustrated, angry, disbelief...my emotions are all over the place
Hello, I have already been diagnosed with melanoma. Recently i noticed one of the moles i have is changing and growing, i booked an appointment with dermatologist, he looked at it for a second and said it's fine. Has anyone ever asked for second...
Hi, I've had 3 moles removed in May. I waited more than 12 weeks for the results, one of the moles came out melanoma, thankfully stage 0. I was told i will have WLE in 2 weeks, but that was more than a month ago. Since then i have been on the...
Hello i am new to this group, i had a diagnosis of scc on my upper lip im may. First excision did not have clear margins, while waiting for my second surgery the lesion started to grow again. I had a wide local excision 4 weeks ago with a scar from my...
Hi. I had a large mole removed in June and was diagnosed with melenoma stage 1b. Now I'm waiting to see the plastic surgeon ahead of having further skin removed from the back of my calf and a biopsy to see if the cancer has spread. My calf has been...
I have a bcc on the base of my nose This was confirmed by a punch biopsy 5 weeks ago. I have seen the plastic surgeon who plans to remove the bcc with 4mm margin and a skin graft ‘ in the very near future’. I have become worried recently as my nose feels...
Hi all, I was referred to dermatology pretty quick after I showed my GP a mole I was suspicious of. It was removed about a week later and yesterday I received a text to attend the hospital this Friday coming. its been 6 weeks since my WLE. Has anyone...
