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@stephkleier

I was wondering if any of you can tell me what i should be looking or feeling for to keep an eye on myself? I had a VIN 1 area on vulva that they removed with laser and one near the vaginal opening. I have a yearly appt with the gyn-onc to keep an eye on it. But the first lesions were so obviously different I could not have missed them. I am concerned because i have recently had 2 squamous cell carcinomas removed from my skin, on was invasive on shoulder and i hear this increases your risk for that type of cancer as well as having 2 or 3 of the high risk HPV markers. Any advice would be appreciated.

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@stephkleier, I’m not sure I’m following your timeline correctly. If I understand, you had 2 pre-cancerous lesions removed and will see your GYN oncologist again in a year for follow-up. But you are concerned that is too long a period to wait for follow-up given potential risk factors that you may have. Is that correct?

Are you able to schedule a consult with the doctor to discuss your risk factors and how that might influence a more frequent follow up or why that might not be necessary?