HikerGuy83
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About two months ago, I had a skin cancer check with a dermatologist, and the minute the Physician Assistant walked in the room, before me even undressing for the body cancer check, she saw a mole on my face, looked at it, said I'm certain that is Basal Cell Cancer let me biopsy it, stuck numbing needle in, and that's that....next day, got a call it was cancer and them trying to set up the appointment to have something called MOHS surgery to have it removed....
Basically, they cut it out, then they examine it for cancer in the edges of the cut, I'll wait 45 minutes for results, if there is more, they will cut again, I wait again 45 minutes for results if there is cancer still then they cut out more and this is repeated until they get it all....it could take the whole day or half day....
This mole showed up during the COVID epidemic, it took months to get in with my doctor and she thought it was nothing...I knew it was not nothing....it showed up out if nowhere....but then Matt damaged his Rotator cuff and we dealt with that and surgery the next year and then after that we found out he had prostate cancer and then the radiation treatments, and then I finally got my doctor to give me a referral to a dermatologist, and it took 8 months to get the appointment....
Anyway.....here I am, 4 years later and finally, getting it removed!
It's right under the circle under my eye, near the nose.... I hope the doc works a miracle and it doesn't leave a bad scar....
All the best.
I had a workmate who they had to gouge (his face) for Melanoma. He quickly started to heal. Initially, he was asking about plastic surgery. Doc told him to give it some time. Doc was right.
Much worse than Basal Cell.
All the best......
He went through several cycles.
I had a basal cell on my ear. They got it the first try.
Good luck and we'll be thinking of you.