My Skin Cancer and possibly yours

Now that most of not all of the injected pain medication has worn off, it hurts. 🥺. It has also swelled, both the incision and my cheek, so I have been icing it. I giggled about the use of vinegar. Seems vinegar kills bacteria and negates the need for surface antibodies.
 

I've had to skip some of the comments because it just increased my anxiety. My question, what do they cover the eyes with when spraying on the face. I have to have liquid nitrogen for areas on my nose but they are close to the eyes. Thank you
 
RobinWren said:
I've had to skip some of the comments because it just increased my anxiety. My question, what do they cover the eyes with when spraying on the face. I have to have liquid nitrogen for areas on my nose but they are close to the eyes. Thank you
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No, you just close them
 
RobinWren said:
I've had to skip some of the comments because it just increased my anxiety. My question, what do they cover the eyes with when spraying on the face. I have to have liquid nitrogen for areas on my nose but they are close to the eyes. Thank you
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They will cover your eyes, if needed. Remember, doctors have steady hands - this is what they do. Liquid nitrogen is usually applied with a swab, not sprayed.
 
Jules said:
They will cover your eyes, if needed. Remember, doctors have steady hands - this is what they do. Liquid nitrogen is usually applied with a swab, not sprayed.
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The last time I had it done the dr covered my eyes with the hand. At the time I was in shock, I just went to have it looked at not even thinking that it might be cancer. My family doctor did inform me that I could have it put on with a swab but that it did not work as well as the liquid nitrogen.
 
I mentioned earlier that I had a bump (which was benign skin cancer) removed from my cheek many years ago. Oddly, the bump came back and actually became a boil in 2020.

It took me a month and a half to get in to see a dermatologist, but I saw her yesterday and she seems to think the bump is a cyst. She numbed it, drained it, squeezed it and bandaged it. I was actually thrilled to wear a mask yesterday because of the awful bandaging. They did do a biopsy and will let me know if it is cancerous. At the very least, she thinks I may have to have it stitched due to the "hole" it may leave. I'll take it if it's not skin cancer!

But how odd that the removal of skin cancer would cause a cyst?! She couldn't even explain it.
 
Sadly, my incision has become infected. I don’t know how since I have followed his instructions and I have used sterile pads to clean my face and put the Vaseline on. 🥺. I will have to go to the instant care tomorrow and have it checked. Their are about 8 places showing infection, I think you can see 4 of them on the picture.4B819F60-D0C1-446E-B80D-D618CF1FAA52.jpeg
 
That is so sad, that you hurt your face that badly, and had both those immediate hurts, and then, the later ones. :cry:
I am glad you didn't break your nose or harm your eyes terribly, from that awful blow.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Sadly, my incision has become infected. I don’t know how since I have followed his instructions and I have used sterile pads to clean my face and put the Vaseline on. 🥺. I will have to go to the instant care tomorrow and have it checked. Their are about 8 places showing infection, I think you can see 4 of them on the picture.View attachment 204775
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OH MY! I am so sorry. And yes, you followed the instructions, and we always hope that will make things go better than this did. But I know that you know, the human body just does this sometimes, from all the trauma of the wound, and possibly the air or water, sometime, and hopefully this wasn't from any other reason.

Yes, the sooner you get something to counteract it, now, the better. :confused:

You deserved a break, but sometimes we just don't catch one, eh? :(

And Joey was possibly planning on you doing something for him, tomorrow, instead.
 
Aneeda72 said:
So was put into a chair, much like a dentist chair. Laid back, given 2 shots by the nurse. Took antibiotic due to recent hip surgery. Doc comes in, makes first cut, ouch. Gives me another pain shot, cuts a bowl shaped piece out as the pamphlet said. About the size of a dime (thank heaven), then they take it to look at. They sit you up, you can stay in the chair or sit in a regular one.

I switched to a regular one. They got all the cancer out. 😊. The worst part was they used an electric tool to “burn” the blood vessels closed, and you can smell your flesh burning. Not a pleasant moment psychologically. But hardly any bleeding. Then they use internal and external stitches. I have 12 stitches to close the incision, will take pictures tomorrow.

Wash wound once a day with mild soap and water. Treat once a day with white vinegar and water mixture. Apply ice pack for swelling-not done this as it doesn’t feel swollen. Keep covered. Stitches will be absorbed in couple of weeks. Call if really red or looks infected.

Was done in an hour and half. Just starting to hurt now. Got ice cone for being a good girl. 😂
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You are a very brave woman Aneeda. Hats off to you.
 
Kaila said:
OH MY! I am so sorry. And yes, you followed the instructions, and we always hope that will make things go better than this did. But I know that you know, the human body just does this sometimes, from all the trauma of the wound, and possibly the air or water, sometime, and hopefully this wasn't from any other reason.

Yes, the sooner you get something to counteract it, now, the better. :confused:

You deserved a break, but sometimes we just don't catch one, eh? :(

And Joey was possibly planning on you doing something for him, tomorrow, instead.
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We are celebrating his birthday tomorrow since it’s Saturday. We got him a large chocolate cupcake so he could have plenty of candles and cookies and cream ice cream.. And an ice cream cake for us all to share that is non chocolate 😊; strawberry ice cream and while cake which he will also eat. His older brother and SO are coming.

Pizza, of course 😂. Then, if his shoulder still hurts and he wants, I will take him to the instant care and I will go back later. Tomorrow will be a busy day. Stella continues to feel better but still sleeping a lot and not eating much. But she is drinking well.
 
I had a small, light pink spot on my nose for over a year. It itched. I thought it was an insect bite, which is what it looked like. Because it wouldn't go away, I asked my doctor about it, and he couldn't tell what it was, so he sent me to a dermatologist. Turned out to be a basal cell carcinoma. I also had Mohs surgery to remove it. No big deal. I didn't need any follow up procedure because it was so small; I have a little "pit" on my nose, which you'd never notice if I didn't tell you about it. The surgeon said "If you have to get cancer, this is the kind to get."

So, happy ending, but I sometimes worry that I'll get another one. Once you've had it, you're more likely to get it again. I'm very careful about sun exposure.
 
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