How do you treat actinic keratosis (AKs)?...Deciding how to treat actinic keratoses and even some basal cell can be tricky. Options include topical chemotherapy, PDT, chemical peel, and cryotherapy. How do you decide? Which ones have...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Spot Treatments: Easing into Efudex...If my guess is correct, you are here because your dermatologist has used the “E” word. And if you have researched Efudex for any length of time, chances are high...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
It's Okay To Feel Exhausted: Caregiver Fatigue and Burnout...When we think about fatigue and cancer, we often think about the physical and emotional toll cancer takes on the person diagnosed. Yet fatigue can also drastically affect the day-to-day...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Nodular Melanoma Warning...It is very important that you read and understand this. Beware of nodular melanoma. Once again, beware of nodular melanoma. Of course we know that all forms of melanoma are...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
To Gel, Or Not To Gel...“You can’t buy happiness but you can get a mani and a pedi and that’s kind of the same thing.” “Life is too short to have naked nails.” “When the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Taking "Gross" Photo, Looking for Answers...The other day you could find me in my kitchen, twisting myself into a pretzel, trying to take a good photo of my calf. It was not one of those...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Is there anybody out there?...I'm reposting this since I got no response, but the other day I was in the bathroom and examining myself in the mirror as I do on occasion and noticed...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Sun Damage and Melanoma...Hi, I am hoping there is someone I can talk with as I am trying not to show my worries to my family. I go to the bathroom to cry...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesMetastatic MelanomaTips & Advice
Intimacy, Interrupted...“I have scars,” I said. “I don’t care,” he said. But I didn’t believe him. I wanted to think that when he looked at me, he wouldn’t focus on the...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Am I overreacting?...Today I was in the bathroom and examining myself in the mirror as I do on occasion and noticed a freckle on my mid back that caught me off guard...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Efudex: A Survivor's Guide to Showering...We all have that one thing that drains every ounce of our mental energy--that one menial task we still tend to dread with the whole of our hearts. I’m sure...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Breathing Exercises...Focusing on the breath is a technique used to help calm the mind and reduce stress and anxiety. There are many forms of breathing exercises. In this video, renowned naturopath...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Living With: An Interview with Scott Matheny...Scott Matheny is on a mission to raise awareness and encourage men to take a proactive approach to their own health and well-being. In this episode of the Living With...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Applying Sunscreen Correctly...I remember some of my first impressions of sunscreen. I don’t mean the coconut baking oil that I used to put on that smelled and felt great. I mean those...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Darn You, Tan Line!...I’ll cut right to the chase. I have a tan line, and I’m really ticked off about it. Were this 1992 with senior prom and graduation on the horizon, I'd...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
With Time, Mohs Memories Fade...The anticipation of getting Mohs surgery, and the procedure itself, can make you so anxious, that it’s interesting how much the memory fades with time. If you’re nervous about getting...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I Can't Feel My Face When I'm With You...I remember hearing the chorus “I can’t feel my face when I’m with you” during my journey with cancer. Since my melanoma chose to take over my cheek, my dermatologist...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Homemade Sunscreen...Homemade chocolate chip cookies...yum! Homemade ice cream...the best! Homemade apple pie...to die for! Homemade sunscreen? Evidently, it’s a thing, a thing I had not heard of until ten minutes ago...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How Not to Talk With Your Baby Boomer Man About Seeing a Physician...(Spouses, partners, significant others, brothers, children, parents and friends of these men: this is for you) I will be honest. I don’t like seeing the doctor. I mean I don’t...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Melanoma – A Long and Winding Road...My first melanoma diagnosis required a wide local excision on the tip of my nose (6/12/2018). Sadly, the margins were not clear, so another surgery, as well as a sentinel...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments