Yay, I have high blood pressure and skin cancer...

[JulesMaximus]

I'm on blood pressure meds and have an appointment to have a biopsy a week from Wednesday. Doctor thinks it is a basal cell carcinoma, which is fairly common and once removed I should be cancer free.

 

[Paratus]

I'm on blood pressure meds and have an appointment to have a biopsy a week from Wednesday. Doctor thinks it is a basal cell carcinoma, which is fairly common and once removed I should be cancer free.

Sorry to hear that. My wife just had a precancerous lesion removed too. It sucks getting older.

Hopefully it won't be a big deal.

 

[MongGrel]

I'm on blood pressure meds and have an appointment to have a biopsy a week from Wednesday. Doctor thinks it is a basal cell carcinoma, which is fairly common and once removed I should be cancer free.

I've been there and done that, mine was Squamous, I had it diagnosed early and had it removed early.

Some skin cancer can advance rapidly, if you believe you have that do not piss around about going in.

I caught mine early and Mohs surgery took care of it in one afternoon.

I do not even think the surgeon/dermatoligist att even thought it was going to come back as squamous.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I've been there and done that, mine was Squamous, I had it diagnosed early and had it removed early.

Some skin cancer can advance rapidly, if you believe you have that do not piss around about going in.

I caught mine early and Mohs surgery took care of it in one afternoon.

I do not even think the surgeon/dermatoligist att even thought it was going to come back as squamous.

I just had that surgery last week for the same type of skin cancer, so far so good.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I masturbate too much so I have gone blind.

 

[louis redfoot]

could be worse, at least it isn't ebola

 

[Red Squirrel]

Sucks, but sounds like it's a more or less routine thing to remove it, so good luck and hopefully all works out.

 

[Number1]

Had both 20 years ago. Blood pressure is under control, the cancer was excised after 3 operations. Still around to annoy you... Good luck but I am afraid the prognosis is very good.

 

[renz20003]

I died from that shit

 

[RLGL]

Been there got the t-shirt

 

[MongGrel]

Cancer is never routine.

If you suspect you have it get it checked out.

 

[BoomerD]

How do you like that California sun now?

High blood pressure isn't a big deal...as long as you medicate for it. (as well as making some changes in diet and lifestyle)

Skin cancer can be either no big deal...or severely life threatening.

Good luck.

Oh...dibs on your stuff.

 

[IronWing]

My doctor walked into the exam room and before he was even through the door, pointed at my head, and exclaimed, "that's cancer!" Thanks, I guess. He froze it off during the same visit.

 

[Imp]

That sucks. Not a doctor, but I think fair-skinned people in southern states or anything near the equator are more prone to it -- Australia's pretty bad.

People at work used to make fun of me for wearing gloves and a hoodie in the summer. Yes, it was hot as fuck but sweat washes off, cancer doesn't. Also, the sun ages skin. One lady who loved the sun looked 50 without make-up in her late-20s.

 

[shortylickens]

Ummm Woot?

 

[MongGrel]

My doctor walked into the exam room and before he was even through the door, pointed at my head, and exclaimed, "that's cancer!" Thanks, I guess. He froze it off during the same visit.

Mohs is a bit more definitive I suppose, the surgeon sent three samples down att to make sure he had gotten it all.

It was on my face, so even afterwards it worked out with minimal impact.

 

[JulesMaximus]

That sucks. Not a doctor, but I think fair-skinned people in southern states or anything near the equator are more prone to it -- Australia's pretty bad.

People at work used to make fun of me for wearing gloves and a hoodie in the summer. Yes, it was hot as fuck but sweat washes off, cancer doesn't. Also, the sun ages skin. One lady who loved the sun looked 50 without make-up in her late-20s.

You should see me when we go on those 3 day fishing boats. I have a hat, long sleeves, a buff, sunscreen. I do everything to keep the sun's damaging rays off my skin.

 

[foghorn67]

Yep. Time for me to start wearing dorky hats.

 

[MrSquished]

I had high blood pressure for a couple years. Took meds for it. Got to the point that I was so paranoid about high blood pressure I'd start to kind of panic before I got my blood pressure taken, which would increase my blood pressure.

Without a change in diet or anything else the high blood pressure went away. My last couple of physicals my blood pressure was very normal. Have no idea why

 

[BD231]

You know what to do

 

[JEDIYoda]

There are all kinds of cancer...some are very easily treated and others are more difficult....good luck!!

 

[Murloc]

That sucks. Not a doctor, but I think fair-skinned people in southern states or anything near the equator are more prone to it -- Australia's pretty bad.

People at work used to make fun of me for wearing gloves and a hoodie in the summer. Yes, it was hot as fuck but sweat washes off, cancer doesn't. Also, the sun ages skin. One lady who loved the sun looked 50 without make-up in her late-20s.

southern australia is not close to the equator but the ozone is worse there, combine that with them being pasty brits and you have a recipe for more skin cancer.

My region also has higher than average skin cancer because there are lots of germanic origin people living here permanently and it's a mediterranean climate with good bathing/outdoor opportunities at the same time.

Isn't wearing a hoodie in the summer dumb when there are big hats that also shade your neck while not heating up your body?

 

[BUTCH1]

I've been there and done that, mine was Squamous, I had it diagnosed early and had it removed early.

Some skin cancer can advance rapidly, if you believe you have that do not piss around about going in.

I caught mine early and Mohs surgery took care of it in one afternoon.

I do not even think the surgeon/dermatoligist att even thought it was going to come back as squamous.

I had to have Mohs surgery as well 1.5yrs ago, the spot was about the size of a pencil eraser on my nose but it took 3 rounds of cutting to get a clean plate, once I saw the size I was shocked, it looked like I stuck my nose in a wolverine den!. I opted to not go with plastic surgery and it actually healed pretty decent but I've learned an important lesson, DO NOT procrastinate if you think you have any type of skin cancer!.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I had it removed this afternoon. The biopsy confirmed that it is basal cell carcinoma (which is cancer). Took the doctor about 30 minutes to remove the rest of it and sew my neck up. I have 10 stitches and a 2.8cm incision.

On a positive note the meds and exercise seems to have my blood pressure under control.