NewbieI just started my treatment a few days ago, applying on my nose and a couple spots on my face. How soon after Application can I feel comfortable touching the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTips & Advice
Scab knocked off post treatment - should I be worried?I just finished up a 4 week course of Efudix on a small spot on my nose and was ecstatic to finally be at the end and beginning the healing...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesTips & AdviceTopical MedicationTreatment
Protection while driving? When I was first diagnosed with skin cancer in 2018, the plastic surgeon told me that I was getting a lot of sun while driving 2 hours a day and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesPreventionTips & Advice
Google this: Aloe vera basal big BCCI live in the sunny Middle East, and got what I'm pretty sure is actinic keratosis on my nose. In my neck of the woods, the medical establishment is a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesTips & Advice
Mountain out of a mole hillHi, just wondering: very recently a freckle on my forearm changed into a dark purple mole. My son has melanoma, originally on his forearm. I called to make an appointment...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAssistive DevicesTips & Advice
Does it ever help you to cry—just get it out? I was at the dermatologist yesterday. 2 abnormal moles. 2 biopsies. Same story 3 months before. I started crying and my doctor said what’s wrong? I said all of this...Reactions 0 reactions Comments17 repliesCopingTips & Advice
Skin Protection vs. Social Pressure Yesterday I met a big crowd for lunch, and they selected an outdoor table right in the middle of the sun. I did not feel it was safe for me...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTips & Advice
FluorouracilI am 77 year old woman, have had 4 Mohs surgeries, two on my face, eye and lip, my dermatologist of 7 years stopped regular practice to just do surgery...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTips & Advice
Summer & Skin CancerSun isn't the only challenge for those living with skin cancer but it does pose its own set of issues and hurdles and those tend to grow during the summer...Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 repliesWeatherTips & Advice
How do you keep yourself from picking or scratching in your sleep?I have really itchy spots on the back of my skull, from shingles. Since the shingles numbed the area where they were, it is easy to scratch too much and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCopingSleepTips & Advice