Good luck, keep us posted

Also, I’m not referring to the button ups.

Had my cataract surgery pre-op yesterday and the Dr changed the first eye being done because of the upcoming MOHS procedure over my left eye. Was going to do the right one first since it was the worse one. Now it's the left eye on Monday, MOHS the following Monday, and right eye the Monday after that. My June is booked solid!

All the best, sir. Hope all goes well.

prayers

I'm sure location of surgery plays a part in it, but the Mohs I had done on my bottom eyelid last December, was zero fun and hurt like a son of a gun.

I don't wear sunscreen as often as I should, but there is absolutely no question that aside from staying out of the sun altogether that sunscreen and protective clothing are the best prevention to skin cancer. All the way back in the 80s as a kid, I was taught to use broad spectrum sunscreen with UVA and UVB protection with an SPF rating of 30+.

I have had multiple friends who get sunburned all the time and then have ended up with some form of skin cancer. Only after the cancer have they discovered the importance of sunscreen and protective hats/sunglasses/clothing.

Dayuuuum!!!! I've had several Mohs done but never there, thank God. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

All the best, AB. Hope recovery has gone well.

Wow A.B., I imagine that was terrifying. Hope you're better now. I just got back from the Dermatologist. They did the preventative Red-Light UV therapy on my forearms. Stung pretty good for a while until I put some aloe vera with lidocaine on them.

Right after Gina took the picture to show everyone, the Dr came in and said there was still cancer, so we cut some more off. They took a graft from behind my right ear and patched it up. My eye was sewn shut for 21 days after the surgery. First time in our 32 years of marriage Gina had to do all the driving. It was awesome!!!

Yes, it healed up nicely and now I don't make fun of the coaches wearing big straw hats and putting on sunscreen.

Mighty glad you are Ok. That was an awful place for surgery. And then 21 days with your eye sewn shut. Geez!

That does not look fun at all!!!

I'm going for my 6 months scan Wednesday

All good for another 6 months. need to get a couple long sleeved lightweight shirts.

Good deal!
My surgery is this Monday afternoon. Dr said she thinks she got most of it during the biopsy!

Joined the club today guys, had developed a fleshy raised skin spot on my upper right chest last year around size of a dime to nickel. Didn't think much of it until recently when it became open and irritated to wet and pressure. Anyhow, was told today to likely be Basal Cell skin cancer, numbing shot, razored biopsy and on my way until lab results come back. He said they'll cut it out about size of a quarter and stitch me up leaving a 1-2" line scar. Sounds good to me. I am a non-sun lover that wears abundant 50 spf sunscreen and hats when outside for any extended duration so just a bit disappointing getting it on my chest.

Good for you DQ for going to your doctor!! Hopefully all will be clear.

Got it done today. They got it all in the first cut, only about 2 hrs and done. 4.5-centimeter scar buried inside my frown lines. Only part that hurt was the 10 numbing shots.

Great News Jim,

Thanks! Just had my follow-up and scheduled the preventative UV treatment for my head. Wife had a chat with the Dr and now giving me grief for walking around with my arms exposed! Ordered some UV resistant long-sleeved shirts and a hat off of Amazon.

So glad they go it all.

I went to see my dermatologist this morning and they took a biopsy from the crown of my head. I will be waiting on the results, but they already scheduled me for the Mohs Surgery for July 2nd.
Between now and then I get to start the Topical Calcipotriol Plus 5-Fluorouracil on Monday for my forehead and both cheeks.

Glad you guys are having these checkups. Taking care of the problem.

Went under the knife this afternoon, nodulized Basal Cell on upper right pectoral that had been there for a year or so. He cut about 2" inches out of me, so decent size scar...Hopefully all margins are clean.