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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 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 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...
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...
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 everyone. I have been prescribed a mixed course of Efudex and Regencorr. I have two basaliomas, both on my nose. The tumors are not large and have been detected recently. I have completed three weeks of Efudex and am now continuing with regencorr...
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...
