Active todayVenting About Skin Cancer & Mental HealthI have posted here many times before about my anxiety and fear about my skin cancer and how this has taken over my life. I suffer from OCD and so...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesCopingDepressionMental Health
Active 3 days agoWhen to See Doctor?How quickly do you all go to see the doctor if you find a worrisome spot? I will admit I’m a hypochondriac so I’m literally ready to go at the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesCopingDiagnosisMental Health
Active 4 days agoMohs surgery on scalpI am having MOHS surgery done on my scalp in September. What should I be ready for?After that surgery I am having a skin graft done on the same day...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingSurgeryTips & Advice
Active 5 days agoFirst time fluorouracil userI'm now on day 4 post treatment after 17 days of 2x per day application. I can't tell you how grateful I am to find this forum. Wish my dermatologist...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesAwarenessCoping
Managing Anxiety & Skin CancerHello I’m a new member and both glad and sad to have found this group. Glad because I have been searching for a group like this for several months. Sad...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingDepressionMental Health
New to the SC Community . Have a statement and a question thanks5 yrs. ago My Dermo..Saïd I had rosacea on my nose and face but nope 5 yrs later diagnosed with nose cancer. Operated and now my rosacea are now pre-...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping
Efudix treatmentHave actinic cheilitis ( actinic keratosis of the lip ) Newly diagnosed after suffering with chapped, open bleeding sores of my lower lip for 8 weeks. Dr put me on...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingTips & Advice
Using Fluorouracil for 3weeksUsing Fluorouracil for 3 weeks at first the redness happened and then the crusting like sand paper and I applied the aquaphor and Polysporin while it was healing but then...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping
Managing fearI have melanoma on the inside curl of my ear (helix). I noticed something happening with a mole there last year, but being in the midst of debilitating grief over...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingSurgeryTips & Advice
Skin Cancer Awareness Month 2023: Exploring FearEveryone’s skin cancer journey looks different, but one common thread for our community is fear. Fear is a common feeling among those with skin cancer – from fear of the...Reactions0reactionsComments31 repliesAwarenessCoping