Love the Skin You're In This Valentine's Day...If I had it to do over, I would take my own advice and not wait until a friend pointed out a suspicious mole on my arm.... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Waiting Too Long for Squamous Cell on Chest?...I am worried because he wanted to wait until Dec to have surgery but I insisted for November. Do you think it has spread?... By patsy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Suspicious spot on forehead...I'll be seeing a dermatologist soon but I want to get some of your opinions about this spot while I wait....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosis
New Diagnosis, New Treatment, Same Old Anxiety...Thankfully I only had to wait two days for the biopsy results. My doctor called me and said that the area was squamous cell carcinoma in situ.... By Judy Cloud3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Test Result Anxiety - The Adult Version...The day my doctor did the biopsy, she asked if I wanted to go ahead and schedule the surgery for removal, and I told her that I’ll wait until... By Judy Cloud3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Tired of Recurrence...I noticed patches but had just moved states, so I had to wait for my new insurance to kick in.... By adendyut1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Is That Efudex You're Prescribing For Me?...My hands started to shake as I looked up at her and said, “Wait, are you giving me an Efudex prescription?” ... By Renee Feldman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
My Little White Spots: Cryosurgery Reflections...Instead of assuming a “let’s wait and see” stance on some of the less sinister looking spots, she decided to blast all of them with liquid nitrogen so... By April Pulliam3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My Melanoma Nightmare: A Bump on My Head...We agreed the best plan of action was to monitor the bump and wait until we got the all-clear from my OB to perform the biopsy.... By Rachel Tapley2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Diagnosed With Skin Cancer...Now What?...Wait, what? You can’t have skin cancer. You tan easily. You don’t have the typical risk factors of light hair, light skin, blue eyes, freckles.... By Judy Cloud2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Follow-up Abdominal CT Scans...Now, I have to wait. A radiologist will interpret the scans and send the interpretation to my surgical oncologist, who I will be seeing next week.... By Amber Kromah, DMSc, PA-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Participation Not Requested, Thanks to No Skin Cancer!...I submitted my responses and didn’t have to wait but a day or so before I got an email thanking me for completing the initial survey and letting me... By Judy Cloud3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My Current Challenge, Part 1...Look, wait, cut, snip, burn, apply, cover… This whole ‘funky” cell think has put me in a funk lately and not able to write much.... By Scott Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
19 and Diagnosed: Anna Keyes Story...After a week of being open to wait for the final results, I welcomed the No Evidence of Disease (NED) diagnosis I was losing sleep for.... By annakeyes2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Stage 4 Warrior...It was too much for me, so I decided to just watch and wait.... By waylonslolly1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
A Little Bit of Knowledge Both Good and Bad...One of the signs of melanoma under the nails happens to coincide with what was happening to me: nail lifting from the bed. But wait!... By Ronni Gordon3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
My Mohs Surgery: Part 2...Finally, my Mohs surgery for skin cancer was complete and I couldn't wait to get out of there.... By Renee Feldman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Finding Your Medical Team...They ask good questions and wait for my answers. They don’t rush me. They allow me to share my thoughts and feelings. They don’t dismiss my fears.... By Scott Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Tanning After Skin Cancer...Wait, hear me out. I grew up tanning as often as I could.... By Kim Hill2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments