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I had Mohs Micrographic Surgery this morning on my right anterior scalp for basal cell carcinoma. Being fair-skinned and folically challenged is not a good combination. Use sunscreen on the top of your head, folks. Better yet, wear a hat outdoors.
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JiminTN said he smears ivermectin in his butt crack. High heat ivermectin.
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JiminTN said he smears ivermectin in his butt crack. High heat ivermectin. ZING!!!! LoLoLoL!!!!
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Watching some spots on hands. Am dark complected. Either getting old and allergic to something contacted..............or a sign of the big C (external or internal) Getting checked out next month.
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JiminTN said he smears ivermectin in his butt crack. High heat ivermectin. ZING!!!! LoLoLoL!!!! I guess it’s for race horses or sumthin’
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Don't forget the tops of your ears. VOE
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My doctor has already advised me about sun on my noggin. It's good advice for old guys like me whose bald spot gets bigger every year. But fortunately I always wear a hat outdoors. In the summer it's even better if the hat helps keep your ears in the shade also.
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Don't forget the tops of your ears. VOE Yes. Baseball caps were the worst practice that farmers started using, they are no substitute for a traditional broad-brimmed hat.
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Twice here. Beside left ear, on collar bone maybe 2 years later.. I get all my spots, warts, tabs and anything else suspect checked at least every 2 years now. But I did call both mine prior to the Dr visit.
I hit every one of the danger points, including fair skinned and lots of sunburn as a kid.
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Biopsy healing on the tip on my nose as I type this...
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Man I dont remember all that much sunshine to worry about in Western New York!!
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I heard the sunscreen actually causes the cancer
Maybe I heard that from Dr Mercola
He’a a genius.
Kinda like mammagrams causing breast cancer
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Have to see my Dermatologist every 9 months for a full checkup. Lots of damage on my scalp from when I was younger and other spots I have to watch. I am high risk I guess. Know a couple people who have died from Melanoma, no joke.
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I heard the sunscreen actually causes the cancer
Maybe I heard that from Dr Mercola
He’a a genius.
Kinda like mammagrams causing breast cancer Many sun-block products are bad for your skin , zinc-oxide is suppose to be the safe thing to use . Never use sunblock products day after day , same with bug spray Off & such . I went to the Dermatologist 7:30a on Tuesday - have about 15 blister spots on my face/head/chest/hands - freeze them off Dr. says the spots have a 10% chance of becoming cancerous . $430 buckaroos worth of liquid nitrogen shot through a fancy stainless pistol . Squamous & Basil Cell so far - oh Lord don't let me catch the Melanoma's 89,90,91,92 years I owned a Tanning business & Jet-Ski rental , every day in the sun March 1 - Sept. , and yes I laid in a tanning bed to see if it worked - it did . Us dummies thought a Tan was cool
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I'm old school, stubborn and I have a pretty good head of hair at 52, but I bought a hat with a full brim to wear fishing.
I don't need to find out firsthand about skin cancer.
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JiminTN said he smears ivermectin in his butt crack. High heat ivermectin. He needs to be eating it. He's a wormey bastid.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
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I had this done Wed. Basal cell. Seven internal stitches and eight outside.
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Youth seems oblivious but as we age and they start cutting stuff off our skin then it gets real. I had 1 Mohs surgery on my forehead about 5 years ago. Wasn't fun and snce I am outside almost every day fishing I always wear a hat and long sleeve shirt. On some days I use one of those fisherman face covers. I go once a year to the dermatologist and they always seem to have stuff they freeze off. Damage was done when I was young and didn't fear anything.
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I’ve had a mohs procedure as well. Don’t expect it to be my last. Burned to a blister too many times as a kid/teenager
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You have my complete sympathy. I’ve had several cut off my temple. It’ll probably end up getting me. Worked outside all my life.
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