How I Discovered the Best Efudex Pain Soother10 years ago, I had never heard of the chemotherapy cream Efudex that acts on early skin cancers. Nor did I know anything about the weeks of terrible pain and... By CommunityMember2123 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Natural Born RedheadI have been reading some of the stories here and decided to add my own. I am a 57 year old female born with red hair and fair skin. I... By BAFoster2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Melanoma #6 In Less Than Two YearsHi. Just wanted to throw this out into the ether because I'm having a hard time finding support from friends and family. It's "just" skin cancer, after all. But yesterday... By nmwright1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
Melanoma AgainI was first diagnosed in 1998. I had a small spot on my arm that was very itchy. My doctor said he didn't think it was anything but sent me... By nancy5551 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
Basal Cell CarcinomaAfter initially going to the GP with a burning itching spot on my forehead and being told to be comfortable in my skin and to come back in 6 months... By dozeyblonde1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Fluorouracil Skin Treatment - Before, During, and AfterThis video is filled with some light-hearted humor to kind of take away the scariness of what happens when you use Fluorouracil. This video takes you along on my journey... By TheAdventureTravelers1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Basal, Squamous, Melanoma, but Sebaceous?After having more than 15 skin cancers removed, including basal cell and squamous cell (which required Mohs surgery), I was diagnosed with sebaceous carcinoma in situ. What???? Well, if you... By biloxigerl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
It's baaack!Well, today I noticed a small patch of rough skin between my ear and cheekbone. Just like the time a year plus ago, near the same area. Damn. Same thing... By wseverin1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Third time’s a charm? Not!My first melanoma diagnosis was in 1993 at the age of 36. It was a small dark mole on my ankle. Showed it to my general doc who said “just... By cyndyjoy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
"What happened to your nose?" Written 2019 following MOHS on nose-tip“What happened to your nose?” The Big Issue seller’s question still runs through me. Mid April I had surgery to remove an infiltrative basal cell cancer from the tip of... By ilona4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Failed treatment with EfudexI treated my scalp almost a year ago, twice a day for two weeks followed by Fucidin ointment twice a day for two weeks as instructed by my dermatologist. It... By spike1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Stage 4 FighterGrew up in Florida. I've been fighting with stage 4 since 2015... surgery for lymph removal on the right side, interferon, until my liver was damaged. A constant strain of... By lydiareed1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Merkel Cell Carcinoma DiagnosisHad what looked like a cyst on my right cheek just below eye. Dermatologists froze the spot but when the scab wore off, the cyst was still there. Biopsy revealed... By sammy20211 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Third Biopsy ResultI had a squamous cell on my back. I’ve had it cut on twice. I got a call from my dermatologist today with the third biopsy result. It’s still all... By brenda1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
BotchedHas anyone else had a botched surgery? I'm sure that this has happened to me. I had a red lesion on my cheek horizontal level with my ear lobe and... By gillyp2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Melanoma Warrior SpiritMy melanoma and skin cancer journey started when I was 4 years old with a family history of melanoma. My mother was pregnant with my little brother when she dropped... By marinecorpbrat5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Not the News I Expected on Christmas EveAlmost 2 years after my husband and I moved to the U.S, I received the most difficult news that I could imagine at that moment in my life, a diagnosis... By lauraa3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Head and Neck Skin CancerI had a spot that wouldn't heal. The doctor biopsied and recommended Mohs surgery due to its large size in 2004. In 2017, I knew what it was; however, the... By gayle1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Florida NativeGrowing up in Miami in the 1960s has taken its toll on my skin. Every weekend my mom would take me along with my older brother and sister to the... By kimbtaylor881 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Those Three Words....".... You have cancer." No matter what is going on in your life, those three little words can rock your world. I was 38 and about to have my fifth... By blondebass1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments