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@estrada53

At my last posttx check up, one of my appointments was with a dermatologist. I was informed that transplant recipients have 60 to 240% higher chance of cancer. While I sometimes don't trust statistics!, this is about my health and future, so every precaution helps.

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gaylea1 | @gaylea1 | Dec 29, 2019

@estrada53 6 months post transplant I developed a small growth on my arm. I waited and waited but it grew and grew. I was finally referred to a dermatologist who confirmed a cancerous growth. I had never had anything like this before. I was sent to a plastic surgeon and the tumor was surgically removed successfully. They got it all and it hadn't spread. Now I will see the dermatologist every 6 months. I stay out of the sun but I still developed that tumor. Hopefully it was a one time thing.

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