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Mohs Surgery Issues
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Jun 17, 2008 - 1:14 pm
I was scheduled to have Mohs surgery the day after tomorrow on my nose for a very small squamous cell carcinoma. Unfortunately, I came down sick yesterday with what appears to be a sinus infection with fever, cold chills, yellow mucous etc. The earliest appointment I can get with my regular doctor to treat the infection is tomorrow morning. I called the Mohs surgeons clinic today to reschedule the surgery and they were not at all pleased. They actually wanted me to go ahead and have the surgery! I had reservations due to my coughing and nasal mucus etc. I asked my Mohs surgery coordinator what they would suggest that I do. She consulted with the nurses who offered no advice and left it up to me. This really bothers me. I felt that they were more concerned with keeping the surgeons schedule filled than with my health. I rescheduled my appointment to mid July, the earliest appointment I could get. It seems to me that any surgery should have some hard and fast protocols dealing with sudden illness, fever, nasal mucus, etc. What would you have done? |
Joined: May 2008
Hello,
If you would like to find out more information on Mohs and skin cancer treatment, we encourage you to contact the American Cancer Society's National Cancer Information Center. Cancer Information Specialists are available 24 hours a day at 1-800-227-2345.
Best wishes on your treatment.
Kind regards,
Your CSN Staff
Joined: Aug 2008
i had the same thing happen to me last year and i continued with the procedure and just let the dr know when i raised my arm to move the scalpel away so i could cough. they were more than understanding and it went well.