IKE
Well-known Member
- Location
- Oklahoma....U.S.A.
Because of my past history with skin cancer (Basal Cell) I go every 90 days to my dermatologist for a checkup and he always, always finds three or more places that either need to be froze or removed surgically.
Yesterday he froze two places on my forehead and one on my shoulder that looked to be pre-basal cell to him and then he got out the bright light and his magnifying glass and said, "Ike I know you don't want to hear this but I see a place on your nose that we need to have a biopsy done".
He's been in the business long enough that he KNOWS when it's cancer just by looking so even though the results won't be back for five working days him and I both know what the results are going to be and then I'll end up getting referred to a specialist that is not only a dermatologist but also does reconstruction.
I had two nose cancer removal surgeries a couple of years ago (spaced a month or two apart) and basically the procedure is remove the cancer and then remove tissue from behind the ear to repair / graft to the area where the cancer was removed.....when I leave the office I've got a big ol' bandage and stitches on both my ear and nose then wait two weeks for the stitches to be removed.
I've been down this road several times before so I'm not going to waste my time by crossing my fingers and hoping that the biopsy results will be negative next week....I'm still dealing with the dizziness from the late July concussion but I pretty much know what's in store for me again on the nose cancer removal.
Below is a link to the old thread from 2015 / 2016 for those that may want to read it.
"I urge everyone to at least once a year have a full body checkup by a competent dermatologist !"
https://www.seniorforums.com/showth...e-skin-cancer/page3?highlight=Nose+basal+cell
Yesterday he froze two places on my forehead and one on my shoulder that looked to be pre-basal cell to him and then he got out the bright light and his magnifying glass and said, "Ike I know you don't want to hear this but I see a place on your nose that we need to have a biopsy done".
He's been in the business long enough that he KNOWS when it's cancer just by looking so even though the results won't be back for five working days him and I both know what the results are going to be and then I'll end up getting referred to a specialist that is not only a dermatologist but also does reconstruction.
I had two nose cancer removal surgeries a couple of years ago (spaced a month or two apart) and basically the procedure is remove the cancer and then remove tissue from behind the ear to repair / graft to the area where the cancer was removed.....when I leave the office I've got a big ol' bandage and stitches on both my ear and nose then wait two weeks for the stitches to be removed.
I've been down this road several times before so I'm not going to waste my time by crossing my fingers and hoping that the biopsy results will be negative next week....I'm still dealing with the dizziness from the late July concussion but I pretty much know what's in store for me again on the nose cancer removal.
Below is a link to the old thread from 2015 / 2016 for those that may want to read it.
"I urge everyone to at least once a year have a full body checkup by a competent dermatologist !"
https://www.seniorforums.com/showth...e-skin-cancer/page3?highlight=Nose+basal+cell
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