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I was just wondering if any of you kept a diagnoses to yourself or how you go about telling people. I've attached the results letter from the dermatologist department below for context. A big part of me is thinking I don't have BCC because they haven...
Hello, I’m looking for advice on getting a full mole check on the NHS. I had lentigo maligna removed from my face recently, which has been cleared and signed off by plastic surgery. Because of this and my other risk factors (pale skin, many moles, past...
I have been using efudix twice a day and have had a lot of reaction which I know is normal. It went very angry and red but now has an almost black scab over it all. My dermatologist told me to use it for 4 weeks, but is the cream getting through the scab...
Hi. This might be bit premature but I saw GP in May and have been referred for suspected BCC. The GP said he was able to refer either: 1) cancer pathway, 2) urgent, or 3) routine. He tried to select cancer pathway but no clinic options came up, even...
Following a punch biopsy of a lesion on nose last January, 2024, I’m awaiting an appointment for a MOHS a procedure. I’m aware of the pressure for the NHS and long waiting lists. Does anyone know how much a private MOHS a for a BCC on the nose would cost...
Hello. I was referred by my GP in April this year for a scab on my back. I had all the photos/examination and biopsy done by a PLC not the NHS. The NHS trust has referred all such issues to a private limited company to undertake, so that they don...
Hi first time posting I had surgery on my eyelid for a bcc 6 weeks ago and biopsie conformed it was advanced so I went back in for another operation. Its 7mm by 9mm and 5mm deep! I went back to hospital for my final results today and they said thwy...
I saw the dermatologist this morning she is unsure what the lesion is on my shin. She said best case scenario is Basel cell but she is concerned about melanoma. Because the lesion is quite large removal will be more complex and will most definitely require...
Hi - I've recently been diagnosed with 2 basal cell carcinoma, and 2 patches of Actinic Keratosis on my face. The carcinomas will be removed, and I was prescribed Efudex for the AK. As this is in very short supply, my GP has prescribed Bascellex instead...
Hi - I have had a recent BCC diagnosis on my scalp - quite worried as it has been there for at least 3 yrs - thought it was a spot until it grew but my GP dismissed it as a benign growth and nothing to worry about.It started to bleed a few months ago...
