Foo - Another cancer damn it!

Well not a full blown case of THE BIG C, but I've got this thing growing on the side of my nose (see pic) so I went to the doctors today to have it looked at. It's nothing major about a cm in diameter slightly discolored and rough.

She say it's a 'pre-cancerous' growth, with this name about a mile long which I promptly forgot.

I have this cream to put on two nights a week. If it doesn't start improving in a couple weeks, it's time to see the dermatologist. This is just crap! I really wish who/what ever is pulling the celestial strings would just take my ass. I've been ****ed with too much in this lifetime to have to deal with any more ****.

F**k me mom, I can't dance!

Ugh.

I hate cancer.

I hope it's something that won't kill you.

Sorry to hear the news Stacey. Will be praying for you.

In the event they have to cut it off, just remember, Chicks Dig Scars!

If its Actinic Keratosis, that usually responds pretty well to treatment.
It means you'll be staying out of the sun though. Might want to invest in a trainer.

Hopefully it doesn't amount to anything at all.

Hope it's nothing serious, Stacey. The important phrase here is "pre". It might be nothing more than that. Let's hope so.

Come on Stacey...you CAN dance. Let me take you for a waltz. :)

**HAPPY "Brother loves you" thoughts coming your way**

If its Actinic Keratosis, that usually responds pretty well to treatment.
It means you'll be staying out of the sun though. Might want to invest in a trainer.

Nah, didn't sound like that.

What do you mean staying out of the sun? Just while this is being treated or the rest of my life?

Good that you went so early. My brother pointed out something to me on his temple that was similar about two months ago, and he's still not seen a doctor. :o

I hope it's completely benign. ((hugs))

Good that you went so early. My brother pointed out something to me on his temple that was similar about two months ago, and he's still not seen a doctor. :o

I hope it's completely benign. ((hugs))

Eh, maybe it will eat its way into his brain and take him out quickly... The lucky bastige. :)

damn - good luck with this one.

Nah, didn't sound like that.

What do you mean staying out of the sun? Just while this is being treated or the rest of my life?

The treatment for AK can make you extremely sensitive to light. Basically, its a chemical that hinders cell mitosis and thus growth. Since cancer/pre-cancer cells have a more rapid growth pattern than regular cells, this effects them more so than it does regular cells. It makes one very sensitive to sun light though during treatment and for a few weeks after.

Anyway, I didn't say it in the other post, but I'm glad you caught it early.

Nah, didn't sound like that.

What do you mean staying out of the sun? Just while this is being treated or the rest of my life?



Having had Basal Cell Carcinoma myself, (A couple of times), I would go to the dermatologist and have it cut out first thing. I don't stay out of the sun, but I am seldom without sunscreen.


(FWIW, mine did not look like that)

Walk it off. You'll be fine.

Stacy, just a thought and surely a weird one, your rats are using you for experiments are they... ? You never know now do you...

Don't let it get you down, we are all falling apart, just some of us know it. :rolleyes:

I bet I can get a cheap lighter Stacey :)

I've known a couple people with this and it does respond well to the topical treatment. A few of them were pretty sensitive to the sun the day they put the stuff on and the day after. Other than that, about four months of creaming it, it was gone in the three cases I personally knew of.

I bet I can get a cheap lighter Stacey :)

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I'll make you a good deal on my Zippo. :)

Stacy, just a thought and surely a weird one, your rats are using you for experiments are they... ? You never know now do you...

Don't let it get you down, we are all falling apart, just some of us know it. :rolleyes:


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I'm interested in what it is... Mostly because i'm sitting in the middle of a hospital pathology department right now surrounded by a legion of books, staff pathologists, fellows, and residents...

I'm interested in what it is... Mostly because i'm sitting in the middle of a hospital pathology department right now surrounded by a legion of books, staff pathologists, fellows, and residents...

You want me to scrape off a sample and mail it to you? :)

Stacey- my sister had some kind of skin cancer type stuff on her face. She had to put a cream on it daily and her face started to have purple blotches. She didn't want to tell us about this. How we found out was we went to visit her and saw the discoloring. It was on it's way to fading but she had explained that the cream "brings" out where the pre cancer is and takes care of it somehow. Her whole treatment lasted about 4 weeks.

I am hoping that all goes well with you, sister. ((hugs))

And as for you asking to be taken, well.......It probably ain't your time yet, na'mean? ;)

I'd almost say yes. :lol: Unfortunately i don't think a surface scraping would be adequate for the processing lab i've got access too... :(

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I'll make you a good deal on my Zippo. :)

I was just stating that I could burn it off for you if you liked?? :)

Sidenote, I'm sorry Stacey, its gotta suck. But I still love ya. :D:)

I was just stating that I could burn it off for you if you liked?? :)

Sidenote, I'm sorry Stacey, its gotta suck. But I still love ya. :D:)

Sure, wanna meet me in St. Louis? :)

Back atcha babe. Yeah it sucks, but at least I have my sense of humor. :)

Stacey, you're too wicked and evil for a little thing like this to get ya!;)

All will go well for you and I suspect you're going to be around a long, long, long time yet!:D

Actually, I'll keep ya in my thoughts, you know that, right?

Foschizzle bro. Thanks. :love:

Awww that sucks, Stacey! I hope this goes away for you soon, and I'm glad you caught it before it got any worse!

Hugs comin' your way, Stace. Count me as officially having hopped on the "I hope it ends up being not a major deal" band wagon. The world needs all us curmudgeons of whatever gender. :D

As someone who has to regularly have polyps and moles cut off and biopsied,
I would get to a dermatologist as quickly as possible.

Your GP may be a talented, well intentioned person, but he/she may not have the skills to deal with it, and common sense tells me that the earlier treatment starts, the more likely you are to have a good outcome.

Good luck.

Doh! Sending good thoughts and seconding the burning the **** out of it idea :D

If its Actinic Keratosis, that usually responds pretty well to treatment.
It means you'll be staying out of the sun though. Might want to invest in a trainer.

I've been searching the interwebs on this and I guess that AK is what it is as there doesn't seem to be anything else. . The medicine she gave me is Aldara 5% (Imiquimod) <Shrug>

Dang Stacey that stinks, but it should be easily taken care of right?

I have a fairly large cist on my neck, no insurance to see what it is. Hopefully it's nothing.

You are growing another head, Jon. Since your other one is so small.

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Damn. And I thought my day sucked.:(

You are growing another head, Jon. Since your other one is so small.

That's the nicest thing anyones ever said to me. :o

I thought I had a big ass head, and so do others.

That's the nicest thing anyones ever said to me. :o

I thought I had a big ass head, and so do others.

Are you sure that's what she's talking about? :p :D

I'm hoping for the best for you Stacey. Prayers and crossed fingers here.

I'm going to make you a bumper sticker Zorro. "Mormons have dirty thoughts too!"

I'm going to make you a bumper sticker Zorro. "Mormons have dirty thoughts too!"
I guess you ought to wipe off around the stem too while you're at it. Is the headset on your UMB 105 or Ultegra?

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I love Pinky and the Brain! My wife occasionally will say to me.... "What we going to tonight Brain..."

Stacy, you take care of your self and don't turn your back on them rats... :p

I like the word pre. It's a good word when it comes to this sort of thing. Early is good. I bet you'll be fine.

Was the word they used something like Dysplastic? If so, I had 7 of them shaved off and biopsied back in April. Guess what I get to do now? Have the last 3 of them recut for full excision. I hope you don't have to go down that road though. Hope the current treatment is successful.

Well not a full blown case of THE BIG C, but I've got this thing growing on the side of my nose (see pic) so I went to the doctors today to have it looked at. It's nothing major about a cm in diameter slightly discolored and rough.

She say it's a 'pre-cancerous' growth, with this name about a mile long which I promptly forgot.

I have this cream to put on two nights a week. If it doesn't start improving in a couple weeks, it's time to see the dermatologist. This is just crap! I really wish who/what ever is pulling the celestial strings would just take my ass. I've been ****ed with too much in this lifetime to have to deal with any more ****.

F**k me mom, I can't dance!

Well im sorry to hear that, that stinks. Doctors sometimes take too much time to make the call.

Your in my thoughts Stacey. Sorry to hear that your having more health issues. Life's certainly not fair. Keep your chin up though.

For what it's worth, there are 3 people at my work place that recently had to undergo the same topical treatment. The cream turned the area sore and red looking for a few weeks as it "burned" the skin locally, however it did the trick in all 3 cases. I wouldn't sweat too much over this ... like you've said, you've gone through a lot already, this is just a minor blip. Glad you caught it in the pre-cancerous stage.

Imiquimod

Bless you.

*hug*

I'm pulling for you too, Stacey. Hopefully this will end up being no more than a minor annoyance.


Jon...If there is anyway to get that cyst looked at, please do so.

I'm pulling for you too, Stacey. Hopefully this will end up being no more than a minor annoyance.

I hope so too.



Jon...If there is anyway to get that cyst looked at, please do so.

Yeah. And sooner, not later.

I have never had cancer, however, my family members have and I wish you a cancer free body. The disease also took the life of my Taekwondo instructor's father. Now my instructor holds a golf and Taekwondo martial arts benefit tournament every year to raise money for a cure. If anyone will be in the northern Virginia area this August/September and would like to attend or donate, please PM me for directions and details.