Post Adg8tTRNovJS4q5csy by IdahoLark@syringa.social
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(DIR) Post #Adg7iuRqxzSghShyV6 by RickiTarr@beige.party
2024-01-09T17:01:16Z
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Last night, my husband asked me to look at something that felt weird on his back, and honestly, it looked like a cancerous mole. I told him he needed to go to the doctor this morning, so he did. The Nurse Practitioner said, Yep, that looks gnarly, and took a biopsy. Now we have to wait for a week, which feels way too long. I know basal cell carcinomas are very treatable, and almost never lead to death, but I still feel anxious. Has anyone else dealt with this before?
(DIR) Post #Adg7ivSFE1MvoxtnkW by pmonks@sfba.social
2024-01-09T18:17:55Z
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@RickiTarr Mr. Skin Cancer here. I’ve had 3 carcinomas cut off (1 basal, 2 squamous), and who knows how many weird spots and dots cut out and biopsied over the decades that turned out to be nothing. The good news: skin cancers are about the most treatable form of cancer. The even better news: carcinomas of the skin (and BCCs especially) are not dangerous if they’re caught early - neither BCCs nor SCCs readily metastasise (though melanoma can and does, and SCCs can become melanoma if left too long). The best news: treatment is super simple (they just cut them out then and there) and has no significant lasting negative effects (scarring at worst).That said, if this is Noel’s first carcinoma chances are there will be more down the road, and now is probably a good time to start annual dermatologist checkups. FWIW I’ve been on 6-monthly checkups for some years, and will likely move to 3-monthly checkups soon, given my risk profile (family history, idiotic levels of sun exposure as a Youth™️, etc.).
(DIR) Post #Adg7iwYJ8xoTE3k9q4 by Aviva_Gary@noc.social
2024-01-09T18:59:06Z
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@pmonks @RickiTarr This ^In fact my dad just went through this all so can confirm
(DIR) Post #Adg7iwrnyTPQCWrjEG by pmonks@sfba.social
2024-01-09T18:20:48Z
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@RickiTarr Oh and he might consider taking vitamin B3 (niacinamide / nicotinamide - same vitamin different names). There is some evidence it helps reduce the rate of non-melanoma carcinomas: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1506197
(DIR) Post #Adg7ix2nJcCQkc0VMG by RickiTarr@beige.party
2024-01-09T17:02:56Z
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Ffs if you find something like this on your body, GO TO THE DOCTOR!
(DIR) Post #Adg8tTRNovJS4q5csy by IdahoLark@syringa.social
2024-01-09T19:11:54Z
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@RickiTarr Yep. My husband had some skin cancer on his arm. It took not one, but three surgeries to dig it all out. Waiting for the reports sucked.
(DIR) Post #AdgBcSswvpc5IIZ4vQ by RickiTarr@beige.party
2024-01-09T19:42:11Z
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@IdahoLark RIGHT! I'm glad they got it.
(DIR) Post #AdgEGYSpoDw85Wasj2 by thejohnr@universeodon.com
2024-01-09T20:12:23Z
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@IdahoLark @RickiTarr I had two dug out of my forehead. The technique was called “MOHS” where they check microscopically as they dig. At the end of the surgery - about 2 hours - they are 100% sure it’s all gone. No waiting for a report. Most of the 2 hours was waiting for the microscopic results which the surgeon did herself. I watched Star Trek on TV while I waited.