Basal Cell Carcinoma Adventures 

Mike Wood, thanks for the very kind comment, I'm so happy to hear that my video was able to help calm you down a bit and I'm glad to hear that you're taking care of yourself and getting the biopsy. Good luck, hope everything goes well.

Any update mike

How did the surgery go?

It went well! Quick and painless and now 2 years later you can’t even see where it was.

Hope your experience went ok Heather, thanks for the comment. I'm still healing but things are coming along well. I'll have to post an update soon on the recovery.

Happy you found it helpful, Michael. I made another video a year later about the recovery process if you’re interested.

Glad to hear the video helped a bit, it's nerve wracking for sure, but in the end you'll be happy you had it taken care of. Good luck with your surgery! Feel free to check back in here after and let everyone know how it went. I'm coming up on a year post-surgery next month and plan to do an update video to give folks an idea how things healed up.

Thanks, things are healing well, though I still have an area of my lip that will take more time. Because of the incision that needed to be made up and under my lip, things will take a while to completely finish healing. I posted a quick update at the bottom of my blog about my experiences, you can check it out here: lanksforthememories.wordpress.com/2016/05/21/basal-cell-carcinoma/.

i've had 3 s c on my head removed they cut holes big enough to put a quarter in hopefully wont have any more but time gonna tell

I hope your consultation goes well. Sorry if the video freaked you out more :/ The surgery visuals aren't pretty, but given a little healing time the results have been great. If you haven't seen my update video you can watch that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sJX9WEVzzYY.html. As for downtime, I took a few days off from work, but I wasn't really physically limited at all. Based on the location I had to keep talking to a minimum for a bit just to make sure I didn't put too much stress on the stitches. Eating required small bites for a week or two, but again that was just because of where it was. The stitches will be covered so as long as you're careful not to scrape or hit the wound you'll be fine. It was tender to the touch for a while, but it really wasn't consistently painful at all. The worst part from a pain standpoint may have actually been getting the stitches removed, but unless you have any IN your mouth (like I did) they may just use self-dissolving stitches so you won't have to worry about that part. Good luck!

Honestly after watching a few videos on RU-vid trying to figure out what all this is going to be like, I really don't want to be sliced opened lol I really do appreciate you sharing your story because it prepared me for what this will all be like. I was in the dark before when my dermatologist called me & said I needed to have Mohs surgery done. I know someone who had a big one above her eyebrow & she got rid of it using the cream so I'm going to see maybe if that's an option. Awesome update video! Your scar healed up nicely! As you said in that video you could see how tender & swollen it was. Mine is on my left temple next to my hairline (on the side I sleep on lol) & I'm nervous they would have to shave hair off to make the closure. All of these videos the mole is pretty small in size but there's always a huge slice with like 17 stitches. After they cut the hole, did they do a diamond shape to be able to close it do you know? I've seen videos where they say they can't suture up a circle so they cut a diamond shape around the hole. Anyway, I'm rambling on. Just nervous is all.

Totally understandable to be nervous, but the important thing is that you're being proactive about it. Because of where mine was there was no simple way to close it. The diamond cut thing makes sense, but because of my lip that wasn't really an option. I hope everything works well for you, just be sure to keep the line of communication open with your doctor and you'll be fine. Remember that everything heals in time and hair grows back :)

You're right, hair does grow back. I'm just wondering what happens to the people who don't get these things checked. I loved your reference about it being the paper cut of cancers (I now like to say this). I know it's not something to put on the back burner so I am being proactive. I have a list of questions to bring with me to ask the Dr. Maybe I will do a vlog about my journey like you did. Thanks for all the advice!

Hope you heal quickly! I'm coming up on a year post-surgery next week and things have healed up well. Going to try and make an update video soon.

I'll like to see that , thanks for sharing, I'm worried about the scar, because I'm 60

Just posted a '1 Year Later' video if you're interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sJX9WEVzzYY.html Hope your healing goes well. As long as you take care of the incision you'll be fine :)

It was quite a while. Depending on how extensive the reconstruction was your experience may vary, but I would say it was at least 6 months before it felt mostly normal. Good luck with your recovery!

HUNDO PE Hope to make an update video soon. There is a more recent pic on my blog - lanksforthememories.wordpress.com/2016/05/21/basal-cell-carcinoma/.

The fact that you took the step to go get it checked out so early is fantastic. I waited WAY too long to have mine looked at which is part of the reason my surgery was so involved. If it turns out to be more than a regular blemish you'll be glad you were proactive about it. Best of luck, please check back in after your next appointment.

juggleboy720 I will, thank you for being so supportive. I am glad you are okay!

It's definitely tough when you're so young, but you're very smart to get it checked out now. If it is a BCC you'll be happy that you had it taken care of and you'll probably e amazed by how little a scar you'll have in the end. Don't be freaked out about the initial surgery (if you indeed have to have it), doctors do incredible work to make sure the eventual outcome looks as natural as possible. With where my BCC was, and the type of incision they had to make to remove it, I've been amazed by how well it has healed. I'll try and post an update soon. Good luck!

I fully understand your feelings. I got my first bcc on the bridge of my nose aged 59 and despite being much older, my fear was the resulting scar. Hope you had it checked out.

Hey I totally feel you, I got mine a few months ago and I'm 21. Right in the middle of my face. Very frustrating because I feel helpless considering how diligent I've been with sunscreen compared to everyone around me at my age

Danny Casler There's an update with a more recent photo on my blog - lanksforthememories.wordpress.com/2016/05/21/basal-cell-carcinoma/. Hoping to do another video sometime soon. Thanks for watching.