Glad it was an easy procedure, @dwhite !
One of the most upsetting things to me about Mohs surgery was looking around the waiting room and seeing that the other patients were all at least 30 years older than me. Not a good sign for me! On the plus side, my Mohs surgeon takes extremely good care of me. I suspect he sees me as a bonanza of future work!
You all are in my head today! @vistajay - OMG, I felt like I could easily have been everyone’s daughter - not a good sign at all!
When I’ve had Mohs I’m usually on the younger age of the waiting room. I feel the same way when I see my urologist. I’m usually one of the youngest and one of the only females in the waiting room.
I’ve had many skin cancers removed both Squamous and Basel cell. I have a close family member who had metastasized Melanoma. I go to the dermatologist every 6 months and sometimes more if I find something I’m concerned about. I am so accustomed to going and getting things burned off or surgically removed that I don’t get nervous.
@dwhite while I don’t worry I am always relieved to have the cancer removed quickly. One pass is nice.
Glad things went well for you. As I am multiple skin cancer survivor (basal, squamous, and melanoma) with 3 Mohs surgeries and three “regular” removals, I see the dermatologist every 6 months. I cannot count the number of moles I have had removed over the years, most of which have been dysplastic nevi. I figure she has saved my life a couple of times so I am happy to see her each time, and I think its a blessing when I DON’T have to have something removed.
I am still much younger than most of her patients, judging by the waiting room.
@dwhite, it really is a lot like dental work. In both situations, if you let something go for too long, it’s much more difficult to treat. In the dental situation, that means more appointments and a bigger bill. In the dermatologic situation, it means more appointments and a bigger scar.
Eventually, it will feel routine, and you will lose track of the number of things you’ve had removed, just as you probably don’t know how many fillings or crowns you have in your mouth.
I have been fortunate but my poor H is under the knife all year on his arms and hands. Too much boating in his youth. The irony is he is pretty far…and never burns. Me I have burned and burned in my youth when I taught tennis and have not had any abnormal growths.
My husband has had several basal cell carcinoma on his scalp which were treated with Mohs surgery, He now has squamous cell carcinoma in situ in the same general area which they are going to treat with Photodynamic Therapy. The doctor warned him that his scalp was going to look a mess (red, blistery, etc.) during treatment. Anybody ever had PDT treatment - any advice?