If you think that was a "saw" deal it's not. Try open heart surgery for a 15cm aneurysm on your Aorta, that is what I had happen. It was 13 hours surgery. Anyway that is when you can worry cause those aneurysms can pop easily, especially as huge as mine was, ask your Dad about those and having one that huge. Thank God I had a great surgeon, Dr. Sanford Zeigler down at MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina). He is a cool guy too. This happened when I was 47, I am 50 now. Yes I'm a gay man! By the way, SOO glad to see that you have your armpit hair. Guys are weird when they shave their man fur under those arms, it's manly! Ok take care, glad you are doing great. Take care man. -Kevin
I'm so relieved to hear you're okay. Incidents like these can remind us of our mortality to such a degree that it's the only thing we can obsess over. Much love. ❤
Two days ago I went to a dermatologist and she dismissed me while barely checking my marks that I needed to get checked and I filed a complaint about her thank you for the reminder I need to find a new one
yes! find a new one. im glad you put in a complaint. she shouldn't treat patients like that. (your comment also reminds me how differently doctors treat people)
moments like this make you truly appreciate life. this reminded me of my health scare last year. i was in the hospital for about a month with myocarditis, i was even admitted to the ICU but for 5 days. all day i would think about everything i wanted to do after i went out of the hospital. 1 year later i haven't done anything yet! but at least i'm healthy, alive and well. Thank you for sharing this!
I’m so glad you were able to check and discover what was it before it could get bad. And that’s a very good reminder for all of us to always schedule some check up!
Glad you're okay! I also had a health scare a while ago and couldn't stop overthinking it (even though it turned out fine), so this felt very relatable!
i'm so glad you are okay, Connor. my brain is a lot like yours where it always goes right to the worst case scenario. i have been chronically ill since i was a teenager so i have some heavy medical trauma that i carry around, but i've learned that its always best to know what is going on with your body than to brush things off and assume everything is ok. it's so important (& hard!) to advocate for yourself and be brave or even be lucky enough to be able to go to doctors in an attempt to prevent the Bad Things from happening as best we can. anyway, i hope everyone who reads this can be healthy and happy for a long time
I’m currently going through what I’m hoping is just a health scare, this video could not have come at a better time for me. I’m still working with my doctors to figure out exactly what is going on. While it does suck, it’s also nice remembering I’m not the only one who’s been in this sort of anxiety hole, and that other people do know what I’m going through. I’m glad you’re doing okay!
Just commenting to say I was in this anxiety hole almost all of last summer with my brother and his mole. Hard not to jump to worst case scenario (especially because he had his mole for years..) but similar to this story, he is all good now and just getting more regular check ups. The anxiety hole can feel very isolating sometimes. So just reaching out to say it’s not always worse case scenario 💕
Happened to my brother last year. Pretty similar story. Except we spent almost all summer waiting for results. Most stressful summer ever. But all is well now. Glad you’re doing okay!
I am 24 and due to an abnormal prevalence of irregular moles in my family, I started yearly dermatologist checkups at age 12. I have had at least a dozen biopsies and a few larger removals with stitches and it really is unpleasant even after having it done so many times and never having one come back as melanoma. Sorry you had the scare, but it definitely beats catching melanoma too late, so thank you for encouraging people to take preventative healthcare seriously.
So glad you’re ok Conor ❤️ I also had a health scare a few months ago, had to get emergency surgery bc of an ulcer (i didnt know i had!) perforating my stomach, they did a ton of biopsies because there was a lump near the ulcer. I spent 2 months convinced i was dying, calling cancer support lines, contemplating mortality etc. and it was fine, i’m fine.. but completely changed and oh so careful with my health now! These experiences suck but we can grow so much from them
Thanks for the reminder, I'm an Iraq Vet and have more spots and moles than I can count! One is driving me nuts, and I need to get it checked out. And yeah, I've had the pre-cancerous kind before. It's not a big deal as long as you get it taken care of - very treatable. They take years (usually) to grow and turn nasty. Thanks for the PSA! They only made one of you and you need to take care of yourself.
My grandfather had one that the doctors repeatedly dismissed, and told him all his other health complaints were just in his head. He was dead within 3 days of when they finally agreed he might have a problem and admitted him to the hospital. If they had done a biopsy when he first noticed the spot it was likely still pre-cancerous and easily removable at that time. As important as it is to take care of yourself, it's important to advocate for yourself too. Don't let a doctor be dismissive, it can KILL YOU. Grandpa was blown off for almost 5 years.
You are so brave and productive Connor, giving us all motivation…the scar will always be a part of you now, as someone who has a chest scar is is never escapable, but it shows it saved your life ❤
Thank you for sharing Conor! And thank you for advocating for taking care of yourself. Having worked in the health service for a decade it brings me so much joy to see young adults advocating for themselves when they see/feel something out of the ordinary. My partner found such a mark and found that is was an early stage cancerous skin mark. But because we advocated for ourselves and caught it early, we were able to apply a localised cream and it resolved itself within 28 days. Thank you again! 🙏🏼
i appreciate the psa at the beginning bc i would’ve freaked😂 i’m so glad you’re okay and i’ll definitely go do a checkup to see everything’s fine!!!! thank you for always looking out for us♥️
Awe I love you so much. I am glad you caught ahead of time. Immortality is always an afterglow conversation when something reminds the human connection with mortality.
So glad you're okay and that you're proactive about taking care of your body. I had to learn the hard way this year that ignoring what my body is telling me is only going to hurt in the long run 😅
As someone who had an atypical nevus that was cancerous (and also has a scar) it is so nice to see someone else in the older young adult age range talk about this. And reminds me to schedule my next derm appt
i am waiting on biopsy results for a mole right now and i am extremely anxious. early detection is very important and it's a good thing you got checked out. glad you're ok!!
Wow what crazy timing. I just had a biopsy on a suspicious mole this past week. Been waiting for results and can’t tell you how much this video helped put me at ease while I wait.❤
Glad you're ok Connor! Also just an aside, I'm loving this new era of content. I never watched Connor during the OG RU-vid heydays so I'm not sure if this was always the style of his videos, but I just love how calming they are! Visuals, sound, aesthetic and the actual content all just fab ♥
i completely relate to this. i had exact same thing happen to me (including my dad being a physician) and had to have moles cut out in january bc they came back not well. ur comment about if you had waited longer is so true. i had a mole form in a span of 9 months that was bad and had to be cut out. thank you for the video Connor this will help a lot of ppl!!
I'm so glad you're ok! I had something similar happen to me when I was in high school. I had to get a mole removed from my head. It was kind of terrifying, but the dermatologist made jokes and laughed with me as they were cutting it out so I wouldn't freak out lol. Thanks for reminding me I need to look for a new dermatologist! (I'm 26 now, so I've aged out of my parent's insurance, so I have to get a new doctor).
connor don’t scare me with a title like that 🫣🫣 so glad you’re okay, take care of yourself! getting every little lump and bump checked is always so important, thank you for spreading such a vital message
lots of love and blessings on your way. you're so brave and humble and honest, god you're such a human, it's an inspiration. really appreciate you updating us on your life stages. be happy, healthy, peaceful and in love.❤
Almost dying and getting type 1 diabetes at 14 made me realise none of us are immune… once you realise that you look at life differently! Glad you’re feeling better
I'm 39 now And still to this day I have to get transfusions and go to the hospital and get check outs because the type of cancer the leukemia was my white and red cells don't stay up correctly no matter what you can't stop living life is too short just to exist there's too much out there to see and love and enjoy❤
I had a similar scare last year when during a routine eye check they noticed a spot on my eye. In people with darker skin this is common but in pale people like me it could've been cancer. Thankfully when the specialist looked at it she said it showed zero signs of being cancer and now I just get it checked yearly to be sure it doesn't start to act funny. I'm glad you are okay and safe. ❤
i started going to a dermatologist due to the amount of moles i have & how much cancer is in my family got one removed last year and we jammed to taylor swift the whole time 😅 thankfully it was nothing. been watching your videos a long time so i’m so glad you got it checked! 💛
Had something similar! All was good, but getting a check on your skin every year is vital. This is why! Better to know and get it done early rather than late.
I also go to the derma every 6 months and have had numerous BCC’s as well as one melanoma removed. You have no need to be worried provided you keep up your regular appointments
I had the exact same thing happen to me last year. Growing up with a mom who is a nurse we never went to the doctor unless it was serious. Fast forward to me at 32 years old dealing with mysterious digestive issues and wanting to get a full dermatology check just to be safe. I made an appointment with a dermatologist and to my surprise a mole on my upper arm was abnormal. I now have a 3 inch scar where they dug it out 😅. The real kicker is that when the primary doctor I had at the time saw I went to the dermatologist he seemed annoyed and talked to me like I was stupid because he was also trying to blame all of my health issues on anxiety and claimed nothing was wrong with me so going to the doctor was unnecessary because many people have these spots. That was my sign to find a new primary doctor after 12 years of going to him. My new doctor diagnosed me with a couple things not related to anxiety and now we are in the process of figuring out my stomach issues. When in doubt, go to a doctor and NEVER let a healthcare professional blame your symptoms on anxiety without running tests first!!
hey. i’ve been watching your videos almost like nine years. i don’t really know english because i’m from Russia, when i found you i was 14 years old. My dad has been living in New York since then and for the first time I flew to him for the New Year at the age of fifteen. The first thing I asked for as a gift was your book. I learned to read in English from it, just to understand what was written. And I want to say that you will remain a comfortable person for me since then. I already have a husband and a job, but when I come across your videos, something calms down in me. thank you. ps now I understand what you're saying and I'm very happy and remember myself as a child, when your videos were a salvation for me❤
I had a compound nevus removed a couple months ago. I had it for something like 15 years and one day it was all of a sudden weirder looking than normal. Truthfully I was kind of glad it turned into something that needed to be removed, I spent 15 years paranoid about that stupid spot! Also thankfully I am Canadian so the biopsy, testing, and removal were all covered under public health care.
Omg i just booked my first appointment to check out all my moles 2 days ago. Ive been putting it off for years cos i dont really fancy being naked for a dermatologist 💀.
Just by coincidence, I had an appointment with my dermatologist this morning, mostly checking on my scalp, as someone who is mostly bald on top. I was in my mid 60s before I ever went to a dermatologist, but now I’m glad I have because I can have any problems spots checked and dealt with on a regular basis. And the dermatologist was just saying today, that part of the reason these have popped up is that when I was much younger I probably went out in the sun without sunscreen a great deal. Starting to deal with your skin when you are less than half my age is very smart, and kudos to you for talking about this on your channel.
I can't relate to you personaly regarding having my own health scare however what I can say in relating to the paranoia feeling around it. My mom had one of her annual mamagrams and the doctor called her back and said she had stage one cancer. Luckily they caught it early on and she has recovered however the process of getting her radiology took 5 months because they had changed insurance policies and the radiology treatment wasn't going to be administered until their new poly went into effect.
I feel everything you say Connor. I got basal cell carcinoma removed from left side of my belly. It was so scary since I had the same situation as you; my both parents were actually doctors so I grew up thinking nothing could kill me. The carcinoma grew on me when I was 25 and finally got it checked, diagnosed and removed when I was turning 26. The last year after that has been riddled with anxiety and deppression, since I just can't comprehend how I was the one getting a cancer. Although I have to point out that basal cell carcinoma is one of the "better" cancers (and in medical sciense they don't even recognize it as "actual" cancer) since it doesn't grow all over the body but stays in the upper levels of skins. The anxiety comes from the fact that I'm propably the only my age person who has gotten it in my country (Finland) and no explanation was given what caused it. I don't really take sun, I don't have exessive amounts of moles and I'm young. I hope I can in the future get through this and find the beauty of life again, since I feel like such a cry baby stressing over it so much. But it truly changed my life. Wish all the best for you
Yes! I’m so glad you’re getting your skin checked! Glad you’re okay! Sunscreen in the US sucks, domestic sunscreens are better because they have newer ingredients (no eye sting or whitecast!)
Wow! Glad that it wasn’t cancer & that you got it taken care of early before it could have gotten worse. I had skin cancer when I was 21 years old - luckily it wasn’t melanoma, it was Basel Cell carcinoma which is the most common type & the least dangerous.
When you get cancer (even the most common, least dangerous type) there are statistics that are given about the rates that it can come back. Well I was so young when I had it that it was scary that in the back of my mind that I was going to get it again. But knock on wood I haven’t & I have only had one suspicious mole removed. It’s a bit funny that it was a bit more of a process than the removal of the actual Basel Cell carcinoma which I had done by my dermatologist in his office and he said that if it came back positive then he would have to go back in and just go a bit deeper - still in his office and still awake and I can remember the smell of burning flesh because he cauterized it. But with the mole removal, he said that I would need to have it done by an actual surgeon and it was done at an ambulatory care center and I was knocked out and couldn’t drive myself home.
im so happy you are fine, that sounds scary con but im proud of you for handling it the way you did despite all the anxiety it caused you. remember to take care of yourself you are so loved
