Skin cancer is all gone

fauxma said:

Aortus
Glad to hear that all
Aortus
Glad to hear that all of them were okay. Yes, it is so cold it actually burns and stings. I have had this done many times for other stuff like warts and skin tags so I knew what to expect but it still catches you by surprise. But still not as bad as the lidocaine to do the biopsies. The cheek one wasn't too bad but the nose ones, ouch. That area is so sensitive. It actually stung more than the sentinel node shot did. I would have said that the breast is more sensitive but that wasn't true for me. But it is only for a moment and then it goes numb so it was doable. But I was glad that we weren't going to have to do the numbing. So high five right back to you. Isn't it weird all the skin stuff that shows up as we age? And they show up overnight or at least that's how it seems. Glad you had them looked at cause you never know for sure what they are.
Stef

Jeanne D said:

Hey Joe ♥
I am sending you a high five too, even though I don't do those. LOL Just happy to know that your doctor didn't find any weird skin things to be concerned about. Great to know that you take care of yourself too as we know what excellent care you give our Moopy!

Love, Jeanne ♥

fauxma said:

Tracy,
I know what you mean
Tracy,
I know what you mean about the young girls and tanning booths but I didn't listen about using baby oil and baking in the sun. Fortunately we lived in an area that didn't have too many hot days so it saved me from overdoing it. I also tanned rather than burning. But it's all not good for us. Glad you are going in early for your check.
And Mimi, yes, get naked and let them look you over. I liked your doing them the same week. Too bad they can't all get together and do it one right after the other. And what is the purpose of the stupid drape if they are going to be looking all over your body anyway. Oh, I know so we don't get cold. Yeah, that's why it opens down the back or front depending on what they are doing.
Thank you all for your kind words. Now just waiting to hear from the gastroenterologist and then I should be good for awhile. Tests, can't live without them, can't wait for them to be over. LOL
Stef

New Flower said:

Stef
I am celebrating your good news with you. In addition I am glad that you find a good dermatologist who is taking care of you.
I remember discussion about breast cancer skin cancer connection. Does it mean that we all need to be checked by dermatologist?
Mimi I saw gynecologist today, I am not sure I ready for full body check up with dermatologist. Should I really be concern?

Normally people pay for watching body and boobs, in contrast we have to pay for being watched.

fauxma said:

New Flower and Lynn,
I am
New Flower and Lynn,
I am going for these checks because I have Muir-Torre Syndrome. Sebaceous adenomas and carcinomas can be more common with this as can squamous carcinomas. I have had some of all of these so that is the reason for the checks. But it is a good idea at some point, I think, to have skin checks. Lynn, glad they caught your husband's melanoma. Those can be very bad. I think maybe it's not a guy thing but that skin cancer seems so uncancer like. I tend to shrug the fact that I have had these off as no big deal. They didn't warrant anything other than an excision and for mine simple ones at that. Maybe that's how your hubby feels. But he needs to be watchful for these and not delay if he gets anything suspicious. Melanoma is not anything to ignore. Easily treated when caught early but they can be very bad. So hound him to go for yearly check ups and to watch for anything out of the ordinary. And that is true for all of us. If you have something on your skin that concerns you, show it to your doctor, PCP, Oncologist, whoever. Better to be told it is nothing than ignore it and have it evolve into something bad. My first skin cancer (2003) I almost didn't show to my PCP when he was burning off some simple moles. Thought it was a wart with little cauliflowers growing from it. He cut it off and sent it to biopsy. It was a squamous cell carcinoma. That's when I started having yearly checks and then after a couple of years, I slacked off. Then had a biopsy in 2006 and it was a sebaceous carcinoma that was completely removed. I still didn't go back for the yearly exams. Then in October, I had a growth removed that was benign but it triggered having some genetic testing done. That's when I found out about this syndrome and about having Lynch Syndrome as well so I need to do this yearly test. I don't plan to slack off anymore. Follow ups are so important but after time it is easy to think you don't need to be so deligent. So everyone, do whatever follow ups you are advised to do always. There I did my nagging duty.
Stef