Hi i'm so glad to find this group because I don't know how to deal with my recent diagnosis. I'm 27 and so was shocked to find out I have a BCC on my forward as the GP had said that it's rare for people my age to get them and had only given me some...
Hi my dermatologist recently examined an area on the tip of my nose just at the side and said it was a BCC . I am due to have a punch biopsy on the 19th. Will my nose be likely to need any type of reconstruction surgery because of where it is ?
I was diagnosed with Melanoma in November from a mole that was removed October. I had an extra wide local excision and lymphnode biopsy a week ago and at my post op was told I'd get the results at my follow up with the surgeon on 7th February. From the...
Hiya everyone. What a great community I see this is. My dad was diagnosed with a really rare skin cancer this year in his finger resulting in amputation of the finger. Unfortunately, it has spread to his lungs. This type of cancer is called hidradenocarcinoma...
In late spring 2022, I realised that a small ‘bump’ on my scalp was bleeding a bit. I’d lost hair & my hairdresser said I had developed a bald patch call it vanity, but I’ve had kind blond hair all my adult life and it’s precious to me. Hairdressers see...
Hi everyone I saw the skin cancer specialist nurse on Wednesday who diagnosed AK which is wide spread on my face and scalp. I am prescribed 5 fu and she advised to do one area at a time for 4 weeks in total it will be 4 months of treatment. The cream...
Hi all I have waited about 5 weeks and have my plastic surgery appointment on Tuesday after a BCC diagnosis with dermatologist but have been told it is only 20min appointment and they might not remove it in this appointment. I am so disappointed as...
Hi Everyone, I have been having yearly skin cancer checkups for the last 10 years and despite having these checkups the NHS have missed any changes in my moles. Luckily I spotted a change by chance as I could easily see this mole and unfortunately its...
So Im extremely perplexed by my recent diagnosis. At the end of September I won a weight loss competition. I went from 290 to 265. Although heavy, I'm a gym guy and lift weights. After shaving I noticed one of my lymph nodes was swollen. After a bout...
Hi Was diagnosed in September with BCC on eyelash rim of upper eyelid. Referred from Dermatology to Ocular Plastics and saw a lovely Consultant who advised wide local excision with margin control and reconstruction on the same day. I had read up on...
