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Slow growing? Not in my case. A few weeks ago I had a red raised area about the size of a dime pop up on my left forearm. There was no itching, burning or aching so I did not think it was a bug bite. I went to my Dermatologist who said cancer does not come up that fast and told me to give it 30 days and see what it does. In two weeks it was going through changes--some areas in the red became light colored. I went back to the dermatologist and he biopsied it--squamous. I'll have Mohs surgery this Thursday. A year and a half ago there were two places on my left calf that he said he did not think they were cancer. A few months went by and he finally biopsied them--squamous. Mohs surgery that took a year to heal--15 stitches. Years ago I had squamous on both legs--one requiring plastic surgery. I do have an autoimmune condition, lichen planus which exhibits itself with various types of skin eruptions, itching and burning. I think he was willing to brush these situations off as LP. I think I now know my body better than he does. I'm so tired of these surgeries and wonder why so many episodes so close together.
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my friend has been struggling along with the same. Her doctor told her this:
https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20210412/widely-used-bp-meds-may-raise-skin-cancer-risk
Sending healing thoughts and prayers your way. And thanks for sharing your experience I will be on the watch for more flare-ups.
I have to let everyone know that I went to a Dermatologist that was recommended to me by my Dermatologist. Interesting, right? Well, I am so glad that I went to see her. I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell and had Mohs surgery on 4 areas. A couple of months later, more popped up on the scarred areas. I had them biopsied and they came back as Squamous cell also. I have also been diagnosed with Lichen Planus. She was very skeptical of all of this happening. She called the person that read the biopsy (during my appointment) and spoke with him! She now thinks that I have Acetic Keratosis because I had a trauma to the area where I first had these pop up on my skin. They are now finding out that the trauma from the Mohs surgery (stitches) can cause more to pop up. I am now doing needle treatments of chemo and steroid mixture to see if these will go away. I have had my first treatment and I go back in a month to see if I will need more shots or if they are gone! I tried to tell the Dermatologists about the trauma to the area, but no one listened or didn't know that it could be from that occurrence. It seems some Dermatologists are interested in getting to the specifics of the biopsies, and others are okay with the general diagnosis. Please be your own advocate and get a second opinion.
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I hate to say it but I would’ve found a new doctor- I’d be angry if asked to wait to see what happens! But I’m still angry after losing the love of my life - there was no sense of urgency. We lost so much time! I’m now paranoid about any form of skin cancer.