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Squamous Cell Carcinoma post transplant

Transplants | Last Active: Feb 12 4:39am | Replies (19)

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@mollyv

@hello1234 I am 12 years post kidney transplant. I’ve been on Tacrolimus and Imuran since nearly the beginning. They started me on Cellcept and took me off the Cellcept right away because it made me so sick.
Since then, I’ve had countless Mohs procedures, cryotherapy and “scrapes”. I have keratoses all over. I see the Dermo 2 times a year unless something pops up. In the past couple of years this has really increased. I’ve had 6 squamous cell spots and 5 basal cell just since June. Just recently they took me off the Imuran and switched to Myfortic, but I’ve been miserable ever since. Hoping to go back to Imuran.
I live in Florida in the winter and am hyper-vigilant about sun protection. I am a pale Irish woman, so I was already prone. I guess the baby oil and album covers with tin foil years may have been a mistake!😂

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Thank you @mollyv 😊
It's great hearing from you! Your response made me feel much better. I am not alone with all of my squamous and basal removals.
When you had Mohs surgery, did the dermatologist take off sections and look under the microscope? Was there a pathologist or did the doctor check under the microscope?
I love your sense of humor with the baby oil and album covers with silver foil. It sounds like you and I grew up during the same time in history!
Thank you again @mollyv for making me feel better about this. I was getting scared about the repeat squamous.