My 30-Plus-Years Observation with AK’sI’m brand new to this group and I am 74 years old. My sun damage was inflicted on me as a kid in the Midwest that had almost 300 days...reactions2comments
NewbieI was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma. I have to go back for some kind of skin removal to see if there is more. I live in Florida on...reactions1comment
Complications After Surgeries to My Face/ForeheadI had two surgeries. One was a mole surgery and the other one was or had to do with melanoma. The surgeries weren't really painful, but, days after, I had...reactions1comment
Second Skin Cancer ExperienceI’m 59, in 2013 I was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma on my neck from a mole that was removed. I was misdiagnosed initially and after it returned two years...reactions3comments
Second time aroundI am a 77 year male living on Vancouver Island B.C. Canada. I have a condition called Dariers's disease, which to the untrained physician or NP or PA would look...reactions1comment
Info on Efudex ?Went to doctor with a small pink blemish on my cheek that was a little flaky. He prescribed Efudix cream and said I was to go back and see him...reactions7comments
Beyond MohsAfter my brother had surgery for Merkel Cell Carcinoma and had undergone treatment with radiation I was diagnosed with four skin cancers on my legs and arms. I have been...reactions4comments
Annoyed with myselfI wish I had found this website sooner. When the Dr told me to use Efudix I thought I had to continue using it until I saw him again, which...reactions1comment
Efudex treatment help pleaseHi I’ve been using the efudex on my forehead between my eyes and top of my nose for two weeks and two days. For a few days now I’ve been...reactions2comments
NewbieGot my tube of Effudex that I was told would cause some ugly reddening of my face, had additional, helpful, info from the pharmacist but I have questions, lol. Can...reactions4comments
Sunny Holidays When You Think the Sun is Doing You GoodFrom a small child I used to holiday with my grandparents who lived at the seaside. I don't remember ever using sun cream, but do remember nights of being slavered...reactions5comments
Horrors of MisdiagnosisIn around 2010/2011 I noticed a pimple on my chin. I proceeded to squeeze the tiny little mite (which only produced a minute wet spot) and left it at that...reactions1comment
Took a YearIt took a year for me to convince my doctor that it was not just a crazy freckle. I finally got a nurse practitioner who was also convinced it was...reactions1comment
Never Give UpIt's been a year ago this month that I was diagnosed with skin cancer. I was shocked and scared but had to cry it out and accept what it is...reactions2comments
BlessedOne bad sunburn with a huge blister on my teenage chest (dumb to lay in the fog at the beach)! 2 years later, there was a big black mole in...reactions3comments
My 40-Year Journey with Skin CancerStarting in 1984 I had my first skin cancer above my nose removed. Since then I have had 13 Mohs surgeries on my face for basal cell carcinoma. In between...reactions3comments
First Basal Cell at 71I wish I had found this website in June 2022! I always had great skin even at 71. I never even thought of skin cancer and what it might look...reactions1comment
Removal of a Melanoma (Nose Cancer)The melanoma growth was on the bridge of the nose, I had had it for many years. The was a biopsy taken back in 2007, and the result was sun...reactions3comments
The Stitch Matters!I have had five surgeries for BCCs, seven other surgeries, and several other injuries that required stitches. I also have a tendency to keloid scarring and serious allergies to most...reactions3comments
Skin Cancer SurgeryAs a baby boomer from the early '50s through the '60s and living on Long Island, I have had plenty of sunburns. I endured many sunburns going to the ocean...reactions12comments
