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Skin squamous cell carcinoma (recurring)

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@jodes1984 My doctor knows I am not one to "cry wolf". All my specialists understand that there is research done on my part, and making sure things get addressed. This is where being your own best advocate is so helpful.

The one spot I am thinking about, had suddenly appeared on the back of my arm. Because of the history of melanoma and other skin cancers, I figured after a week or two, a call was in order. They got me in right away, took a closer look, and biopsied that spot. We set the MOHS procedures shortly thereafter, it was 6 stitches long for the incision. There are many scars on my face, neck, hands, arms, and upper torso, for both basal cell and squamous cell cancers. As @grammato3 has mentioned, there are several types of those cancers, and I have experienced them! Some were addressed with liquid nitrogen, many were MOHS.
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@gingerw I'm so sorry to hear that you have experienced them all, how did you cope mentally? I hope you're in the mend from them all?

I had my results today, it was a high risk SCC, so am having a scan tomorrow as my lymph nodes are up, so they want to see if it has spread to near y lymph nodes or organs. I'm so scared.