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freaking out skin cancer?!

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yeahyeah · 20/11/2007 14:39

I have had a spot on my nose that reappears about once a month since the early summer...I finally thought to look online last night and seems that it fits the profile exactly of Basal cell carcinoma. Now I haven't been able to get a dr. apt today and am in a total state of panic. Even if they can cut it off I am going to have a huge scar right on the end of my nose! Has anyone had experience of this?

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EmmaJW1976 · 20/11/2007 14:44

No but I too have an itchy thing on the side of my nose that comes and goes.......

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yeahyeah · 20/11/2007 14:46

this is bad though, it sort of gets a bit weepy, then bleeds, and is kind of a little crater, it looks exactly like the example online of BCC, so I am sure that must be what it is. Wish I hadn't told the dr it wasn't an emergency, am such a sap! It is common on your nose though, so maybe you should get yours checked just for peace of mind?

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Doodledootoo · 20/11/2007 14:50

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yeahyeah · 20/11/2007 15:05

I know I know, but a bleeding sore on the end of your nose is not nice, I am terrified of skin cancer my mum had it...although a totally different thing. Better than worried about being fat I guess.

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Doodledootoo · 20/11/2007 16:14

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yeahyeah · 20/11/2007 20:19

have calmed down, browsing for christmas presents now...will try to go tomorrow...and will let you know what happens...

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yeahyeah · 20/12/2007 16:04

Just to let anyone interested know...it was basal cell carcinoma, pretty sure, Had a biopsy today (not nice experience)...and will find out how they will treat it when results come back. So if you do have a funny spot that won't heal over months, make sure to check it out! I only went to the GP after I looked online at pictures and realised it looked like typical BCC...would never have thought it was cancer as not actually a mole.

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loopylou6 · 20/12/2007 17:50

u know im a little papranoid about a mark on the end of my nose, it isnt actually raised it looks a little like a vessel, but it is round and just bigger than pin prick size, doesnt bleed or scab, does that sound dangerous yeah yeah?

Blandmum · 20/12/2007 17:52

Even if it is Basal cell carcinoma it totally treatable.

See your GP to get it checked out but stop panicing.

Honestly this isn't a killer, it is utterly treatable.

Blandmum · 20/12/2007 17:53

sorry read your post.

I realise this must have comes as a real shock but you will be fine. this doesn't spread to other parts of the body and only kills if people leave it for decades.

Really, trully, you will be fine.

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yeahyeah · 20/12/2007 18:02

loopylou6 - that does sound really tiny...mine was like a spot, it would be open and weepy and then bleed for no reason, it was small though, then it turned into a kind of tiny crater with a hole in the middle...but pretty subtle, none of my friends took me seriously. If you are worried just go go the gp and ask them to refer you to a dermatologist to set your mind at ease. I looked up pics of BCC online and that was what made me realise I had it. It is totally treatable, and if it's tiny all the better, though doesn't sound like it is BCC.

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yeahyeah · 20/12/2007 18:02

martian what do you mean only kills if you leave it for decades? I thought it couldn't kill...freak freak freak...

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Blandmum · 20/12/2007 18:38

really it doesn't kill at all, honest. I did see one report of a man who left it for 20-30 years without having any treatment at all, and it killed him, but only because it ate away at his face so much (sorry if that is graphic, but I feel I have to get the basic level of neglect he had....he was a tramp and didn't ever get it seen to)

MariNativityPlay · 20/12/2007 18:40

yeahyeah, my mum had one of these 20 years ago, got it treated, has a very small scar on her nose and no problems ever again
You can see her scar true, but I am sure if she had not been a crabby old besom they'd have offered her plastic surgery
Good luck

tilbatilba · 20/12/2007 19:06

I've had several BCC's burnt off with dry ice. It does make you grit your teeth a bit! I have also had squamous cell carcinomas cut out by my dermatologist and in retrospect I should have gone to a plastic surgeon. If you require anything beyond burning it off make sure you get a plastics referal as they do have to excise quite a chunk.

Blandmum · 20/12/2007 19:10

My aunt had a squamous cell carcinoma removed and died of old age 35 years later.

These are 'good' ones to get , they seldom, if ever spread outside the region and border on the benign

tortoiseSHELL · 21/12/2007 09:51

Hi my mum had one of these removed about 6 months ago - it is a really 'good' cancer to get as it never spreads at all. She has a little scar, but it's not too bad at all. Well done for going to the GP!

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yeahyeah · 10/09/2008 17:10

Just an update...I did have a basal cell carcinoma on my nose...had to have it removed and some pretty creative surgery to fix my nose...took months to heal, but now looks ok, although do have a scar the length of my nose. So if you have a reoccuring bleeding spot on your face that doesn't heal after 6 weeks or so, get it checked out! I had to argue with my GP to send me to a dermatologist. Thank god I did look it up online...

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