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Finally got test confirmation that I have squamous cell skin cancer. (Original Post) Lint Head Oct 2017 OP
... shenmue Oct 2017 #1
Thanks! Lint Head Oct 2017 #6
Good luck! nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #2
Thanks! Lint Head Oct 2017 #5
I survived Stage 3 Melanoma Pachamama Oct 2017 #3
Thank You! Never had cancer of any type so I am worried. Lint Head Oct 2017 #4
What stage did they say? Pachamama Oct 2017 #7
On my thigh. They didn't mention a stage but said the cells Lint Head Oct 2017 #9
This is also good news - further away from vital organs Pachamama Oct 2017 #10
I'm male. Lived on a lake as a youth. Water skied a lot. On the beach a lot. I've been a little Lint Head Oct 2017 #11
I've had cancer twice and I'm still here Jim Lane Oct 2017 #12
Good luck MFM008 Oct 2017 #8
Good luck! radical noodle Oct 2017 #13
I am glad they caught it early. alfredo Nov 2017 #14

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
4. Thank You! Never had cancer of any type so I am worried.
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 12:12 PM
Oct 2017

But your experience makes me realize it could be much worst.

Pachamama

(16,875 posts)
7. What stage did they say?
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 12:19 PM
Oct 2017

Also where it is matters...

In my case, being a woman and it being on lower leg away from vital organs was a factor...

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
9. On my thigh. They didn't mention a stage but said the cells
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 12:27 PM
Oct 2017

look compact and not irregular. I guess they will tell me more about how it has spread on November 8th when they do the MOHS procedure. They cut away a peice at a time. Test it to see if they need to take more. I know they probably want me to stay positive but it's the waiting that's tough.

Pachamama

(16,875 posts)
10. This is also good news - further away from vital organs
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 12:33 PM
Oct 2017

Worst place is on torso... so another good outlook indicator....

Are you female? I ask because women tend to have it on legs and arms - men on torso...

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
11. I'm male. Lived on a lake as a youth. Water skied a lot. On the beach a lot. I've been a little
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 01:03 PM
Oct 2017

negligent as an older person sitting and working in the sun.

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
12. I've had cancer twice and I'm still here
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 07:08 PM
Oct 2017

You have modern medical science going for you. My oncologist (the first time) told me that, just a few decades earlier, the treatment for what I had consisted of giving the patient morphine to ease his final days. I'm completely ignorant about your type of cancer, but I'll hazard a guess that you're on the right side of history. Good luck!

radical noodle

(7,990 posts)
13. Good luck!
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 02:48 AM
Oct 2017

I imagine your dermatologist knows what he's talking about. Many docs try to give worst case scenarios so the patient can be happily surprised instead of hit with a whammy they weren't expecting.

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