Hi Jack ! Welcome to our wonderful forum. Please know that we are not in
the medical profession; so we can only offer our opinions. If you are
uneasy with your doctor and his decision regarding your basil skin cancer,
we would strongly recommend you get a second and even third opinion. It is
very important that you have trust in your doctor. I am enclosing a site
for you to go to; so that you may acquire more information. Good luck and
join in our chats. Your friend, lillian
mcgann@aug.com
-----Original Message-----
From: C. McGann <cmcgann@aug.com>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 4:43 PM
Subject: [MOL] New Patien Basil Skin Cancer
>I am 63 years old and recently had a biopsy tell me that I have Basil skin
>cancer. One on my nose the other on my back. I have been an outdoor
>person my entire life and have all kinds of skin scars. No one in my
>family had skin cancer. I have treated a few bad areas with Retin-A that
>worked w ell. The current Dr. wants me to have surgery to remove them.
>They want to treat many other areas with freezing techniques. I find it
>hard to comprehend the serious nature of this with no history and so many
>similar spots on my skin. I can not see the difference between the ones
>identifed for biopsy and the many others which were not picked for a
>biopsy. I have no bleeding areas, no moles in these two areas scheduled
>for surgery. Four sites were picked and two showed basis cell action. I
>have only two small moles on my entire body. What they identify for biopsy
>and freezing
>
> are scaly areas. I have fair but tough skin, blue eyes and am Irish.
>
>What should I do? Who should I ask for help?
>
>I am using my wifes computer. Answer this and she will passit on to me or
>my own e mail address is j mcgann@aug.com
>
>Jack McGann
>
>
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