-
Basal and Squamous cell skin cancer
Kathy Watson
Friday, January 30, 2009 at 01:04 PMre: Basal and Squamous cell skin cancer
Mary
Friday, January 30, 2009 at 09:46 PMThank you for sharing. You sound very brave, but what else can one do? Good luck.
re: re: Basal and Squamous cell skin cancer
Kathy
Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 03:09 PMMiss Mary, At first, at 30 years old, I was horrified. After time passed I just rolled with the punches. Wear you pre-sun, wear a hat, and wear a smile! Also, have cech-ups often. Don not be embarrassed to have a "whole" body check. My father had a bad time with skin cancer and did die of lung cancer at age 76. He fought skin cancer for 30 years. Kathy
-
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Creams
Cardinal
Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 07:06 PMHas anyone on this forum ever used CYMILIUM or CURADERM for treatment of skin cancer?
Do you think these products would work?
http://www.cymilium.com/SkinCancer.html
http://www.curaderm.net/technology/diseasestreatablenmc.aspx
-
A BCC survivor also....Thinking of staring a support group..
Carol T
Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 11:38 PMI was diagnosed with BCC on the L side of my nose Oct 2007. I had the Moh"s surgery as well. Was in the Dr's office all day. Left with 1/2 a nose. Most of the L side was gone. I went to a plastic surgeon, who I'm not so sure had that much experience with the forehead flaps and revisions. I was devastated by the process. I continued to work in between my surgeries. People would stare @ me when I went out in public. It was humiliating. I had 6 surgeries in 1 yr. It left me emtionally, psychologically and phyically drained. I still don't look "normal". I was left with a large scar on my forehead ( even after a dermabrasion treatment) and have to wear bangs to conceal it. You can see the graft scar all along the L side of my nose. It is even noticable with make-up. I still need 1 more surgery, but I've had enough for now. There is a plastic surgeon here in town specialing in this & produces fabulous results, but he does not take insurance and the surgery will cost about $15,000! I wish someone had prepared me for this process. After 1 1/2 yrs I'm finally coming to terms with my appearance & my grief. The lesson I learned was to thoroughly research your plastic surgeon, ask a lot of questions and talk with a lot of people who have gone thru this so you are somewhat prepared. Good luck to everyone dealing with this now and in the future.
- Font size
- Email This
- Bookmark
- Thank you for your input
- Save
- RSS
- Report Abuse
I am a 63 year old female that has been battling skin cancer from the age of thirty. I have had surgery so many time that I have lost count. I just keep on using my pre-sun, wearing a hat, and trying to be a moving target for the sun. At first I was horrified but I just take it as it comes and I know I have done all I can do to prevent future cancer. Go to your Derm Doc and also find a good plastic surgeon that you trust. I have had a nose flap and skin graphs and the outcome has been very good. Within a year all areas look so much better.