I can't find my original post but I thought I'd give an update. Last July I went to the teledermatology department for them to check a lesion on my back and the result came back to say BCC. I was then put on a waiting list to be seen by dermatology...
Hi everyone, I’m new to the group. I’ve recently been diagnosed with actinic keratosis and squamous on my nose. 6 weeks ago I had surgery by a plastic surgeon (too long waiting list for MOHs) with a large excision and skin graft over most of my nose....
I have just joined. I have had lung cancer now in my 4th year and keeping well. I have just been told I have Bowens disease. I'm seeing the consultant in two weeks to discuss treatment. I know it's very treatable so I shouldn't be worried but I am....
So I’ve had a fungal skin infection for 15 months and my GP has been treating it with creams for fungal infections and that didn’t work so we went onto 4 months of tablets for fungal again didn’t work. I went back on Friday and my doc had another doc...
Hi all, recently diagnosed with BCC on the side of my nose. It started as a small spot that bled and wouldn’t heal. After visiting plastics in the hospital was given 3 options of how to have the excision and skin graft. As it was a big iof a shock I know...
Hi All, Very long story cut short. In 2024 I had a suspected BCC on my back, quite a large lesion which was confirmed as a superficial BCC. Since then numerous lesions have appeared on my back, face, legs, arms and chest. So far over 15 have been...
Had aggressive bcc removed from under my eye/cheek. It had spread to my nerves, it was decided radiotherapy was to close to my eye so they cut the nerves. Wasn’t all removed on first attempt, so went back in to surgery again. Left without scar management...
Hi I'm new here and this hopefully will be the first of small amount of posts. I have had a mole on my back since the year dot. On holiday early may with my sister she remarked she didn't like the look of it. She has been pestering me ever since to...
My 58 year old sister is presently on chemo. Wound not healing and she is in great pain, constantly and especially when a nerve is jolted. She is not eating and drinking little. Doctor has yet to give a stage or a prognosis. She lives alone. Any ideas...
Hello everyone, I was recently diagnosed with a BCC on my cheek and also had a biopsy on a lesion on the side of my nose which the consultant said could either be also a BCC or a squamous cell carcinoma. It all feels a little overwhelming at the moment...
