09-09-2016, 04:56 PM
[#0000FF]Glad the results/prognosis are favorable.
I visit my dermatologist once a year for a routine screening...and make special visits whenever I find something "out of the ordinary". No cancerous spots yet but lots of zaps with the mini freezer...and a couple of cautionary removals and lab analyses.
I lost a former friend and fishing buddy to melanoma. He became an Alaskan fishing guide and was exposed to severe sun longer hours every day. The irritating flaky skin and itch on his ears at midseason turned out to be galloping melanoma by the time season was over and he went to the doctor. He didn't last long after that.
I always dose up well with high SPF sunscreen on exposed skin. And I wear protective hats and clothing to cover whatever I can. I was a beach kid in my younger years in California and did enough damage to my skin that I am overly cautious. Too bad we didn't have more good info on the damages caused by the sun when I was younger. Not that I would have paid any attention then.
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I visit my dermatologist once a year for a routine screening...and make special visits whenever I find something "out of the ordinary". No cancerous spots yet but lots of zaps with the mini freezer...and a couple of cautionary removals and lab analyses.
I lost a former friend and fishing buddy to melanoma. He became an Alaskan fishing guide and was exposed to severe sun longer hours every day. The irritating flaky skin and itch on his ears at midseason turned out to be galloping melanoma by the time season was over and he went to the doctor. He didn't last long after that.
I always dose up well with high SPF sunscreen on exposed skin. And I wear protective hats and clothing to cover whatever I can. I was a beach kid in my younger years in California and did enough damage to my skin that I am overly cautious. Too bad we didn't have more good info on the damages caused by the sun when I was younger. Not that I would have paid any attention then.
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