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Anyone have Squamous cell cancer and where?
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I just had Basel cell/squamous cell surgery on my chest. There were more Basel cell vrs squamous cells so they dictate it Basel cell. I had a hard time with the external stitches, angry and red. And I spit out a lower dissolveable stitch. Pathology showed they got it all. Except I ended up with two types of staphylococcus infections.
It’s been a little more than I expected. It’s been a month. Im still dealing with this infection.
I’m sure it will eventually heal.
I wish I had a better response for you. But we do heal.
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@1lalataylor Sorry to hear you're going through this. Staph is common to have on the skin and can happen even after the area is cleansed prior to treatment and/or if there is compromised skin integrity or immunnity or afterwards from the skin around the incision. However, the incidence of this occuring is usually low - but when it does occur it can progres and/or become more challenging to treat so early detection and reporting is important. Did you have signs of reddness/warmth or swelling around the incision, pain, swelling or fever? What improvement have you noticed to date?