re: Good morning, you have skin cancer

I've had a couple of those cut out. No big deal.

Thanks to all for the positivity.

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st received a call back from the dermatologists from a biopsy I had done 3 weeks ago. A dime sized spot on my arm is basal cell carcinoma and they scheduled surgery for next month to try to remove it. I guess 50 years of being out on the water and in the sun is catching up with me. Anyone have any positive feedback on this situation?

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My wife just had one removed a couple weeks ago . The dermatologist scraped it and the biopsy was basal cell also. She went back and he removed a fairly large spot to make sure margins were clear . She got the call Thursday that margins were good. The cut is healing nicely and she goes back in December for a follow up . Hope yours is an easy surgery.

No surgeries yet but I’ve had probably at least 50 spots removed with sprays of liquid nitrogen in the last three years. I go to a dermatologist in Madisonville, she’s great

Piece of cake. I’ve had two removed. Plus one squamous cell. Basal cell is one of the biggest nothingburgers in medicine. However, you’ll have to start seeing your dermatologist twice a year so that he can look for more serious things (melanoma).

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From here on out, SPF 50 is your friend. Neutrogena makes SPF 70 for the face. I recommend that as well.

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Sunscreen doesn't prevent cancer nor reduce risk and some formulations increase risks. There are tons and tons of studies on this.

The only proven method to help reduce skin cancer risks is limiting skin exposure to direct sun, especially during mid day hours.

i am 65 yrs old, after working most of my life outdoors, i started having issues with basil cell & squamous cell carcinoma around 1995. in 2017 i went in for my quad-annual skin check and had a lesion on my chest biopsied. came back as a squamous cell carcinoma. the doc preformed mohs surgery, he came back at least three times to expand the margins.i looked like someone had taken a wood drill to my chest! after the healing started the area had a small nodule that would not heal. another mohs and i was sent to radiation oncology for the area. 33 radiation treatments later the oncologist was 95% sure we got it all. fast forward 6 month cat/pt scan should a small egg size lump under my left arm / lymph node area the skin cancer had spread to my lymph system. i had sugery to remove all lymph nodes in the area, another round of radiation & chemo. oncologist was positive that this would take care of the cancer. next ct/pt scan showed left side clear but a suspicious area on my right side which was biopsied and squamous cell carcinoma had shown up on the right side. so i had surgery to remove all lymph nodes and radiation in that area. no chemo this time because the area was so small.jan 2022 all scans were clear. its been some journey. i am blessed we have the best doctors and cancer research in the world. the oncologist said i am the rare case of this type of skin cancer traveling to other areas. my advise is to get checked every 4 months to be on the safe side.

Cut mine out (shallow and no spread) and few years to MD Anderson for check ups. All 100% good.

Hope same for you.

Had two spots removed on my rt nostril a month ago. Having Mohs in a couple of weeks to get all of the second one.
So I wouldn’t worry a whole lot about one covered up with a t-shirt FWIW