big sigh of relief

Apr 11, 2011 20:14

A while ago - more than a year, I think - my father developed this weird little bump on the tip of his nose. And then it wasn't quite so little. And then sometimes it was scabby and gross. And he never did anything about it, until a month or so ago. Don't ask me why ( Read more... )

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jenfrazer April 13 2011, 00:52:00 UTC
I'm so relieved that he got an all-clear from the lab! That is truly scary.

Skin cancer runs in my family, and my grandmother had the same basal cell carcinoma, also on her nose. They ended up grafting skin from her earlobe. I myself have had over 30 biopsies, including two abnormal lab results. Perhaps I had a scalpel-happy dermatologist, but as my mother says, "Better to let it grow in a Petri dish than on your body."

ABCDE. Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Elevation.

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