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Hello I am in for surgery this week after what seems forever. It's not, and I know there are others with bigger issues. I woke from a Covid haze in April and found a small pimple with a dark centre just in front of my ear. It doubled in size each...
I have a BCC on the front of my nose which was diagnosed in 2019. After an initial 'scrape' through dermatology, it reoccurred during lockdown. My local GP prescribed Efudix and this appeared to work and I was so pleased to be able to treat it at home...
My mum has finally been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma after refusing for THREE YEARS to do anything about it. She has been told at her first consultant’s appointment today that she will need at least two operations to attempt to remove it all...
My husband was referred in June and then diagnosed on the 29th July with Squamous cell carcinoma in his lymph nodes behind his ear. Numerous tests and weeks later they found the primary source which was a lump in front of his ear which had been tested...
HI, I have just had 2 moles removed and a larger 'pinkish area' on my back biopsied. I have been told that the moles removed will be fine (removed and therefore gone!) but i will be starting chemo cream for my back. I've been given very little info...
Hi, I've had the ops. they removed 3 lymph nodes where cancer cells was present. The following scans showed no signs of any other cancers. Immunotherapy was discussed, I'm unsure about this treatment as there seems many possible serious side effects....
Hi there - I’m brand new to this forum. I’ve lived an amazing life so far, including travelling and working as a scuba diving instructor - lots of time in the sun, on boats and in pools. I also had sun beds in my teens and loved sunbathing. I’m 53 next...
Good evening Thank you foe allowing me to join - I was diagnosed with BCC on my face at the end of May 2022, having been told by a GP at my surgery, via a telephone consultation, last year that “it can’t be anything sinister, as I wouldn’t still be...
Hello - I am returning to the Group after a difficult couple of months. This is just to say, please do pressure your GP and Consultants. The person you see has various metrics to contend with. They have to tick the box. You need to shout for your...
My father has had his skin condition for about three years, gp has tried every cream on the market with no improvement and finally after getting a two week referral, biopsy the day he was seen, and he is having it removed tomorrow. For about a month the...
