3 nights at TMC Clark

[earthdome]

Wow. I was wondering why your treatment required a few days stay at the hospital. That explains it. Hope this round of treatment finally takes care of that for you.

[Tommy T.]

15 hours ago, OnMyWay said:

I was tested positively for basal cell carcinoma in May, and my surgery included this type of testing during the surgery to remove the tumor:

 

I am new on this forum so don't know you. However, I wish you the best and hope that you are healed and healthy again. Take care.

[TimL]

Glad that everything went well for you OMW. Wishing you a very speedy recovery. 

[OnMyWay]

This is why I have so many skin cancers now!  My mom warned me!

[Tommy T.]

15 hours ago, OnMyWay said:

This is why I have so many skin cancers now!  My mom warned me!

 

Yeah... I hear you. I sailed on my yacht for over 22 years, mostly not wearing shirts and frequently not wearing shorts... I really hated the one time I got the sunburnt ass! My God...did it hurt! So now I have to visit a dermatologist at least twice a year so she can inspect and, hopefully, remove anything suspicious before it becomes nasty. I write this here so other can also be forewarned about too much sun on the delicate westerners' skin... Hopefully everything will turn out fine for you with all the new advances in treatments...

[jimeve]

1 hour ago, Tommy T. said:

Yeah... I hear you. I sailed on my yacht for over 22 years, mostly not wearing shirts and frequently not wearing shorts... I really hated the one time I got the sunburnt ass! My God...did it hurt! So now I have to visit a dermatologist at least twice a year so she can inspect and, hopefully, remove anything suspicious before it becomes nasty. I write this here so other can also be forewarned about too much sun on the delicate westerners' skin... Hopefully everything will turn out fine for you with all the new advances in treatments...

I have to keep out of the sun too, always looking out for nasties. Had 2 since my Operation but found them early so could treat them with some stuff the doctor prescribed to me.

[Tommy T.]

47 minutes ago, jimeve said:

I have to keep out of the sun too, always looking out for nasties. Had 2 since my Operation but found them early so could treat them with some stuff the doctor prescribed to me.

I have been fortunate to seem to have found a top notch derma here in Davao. She goes abroad to teach others in her field and uses traditional as well as cutting edge technology to treat so many skin issues. She doesn't give her treatments away, but it's back to  - you get what you pay for - and I am pleased so far. Her current treatments for the little basal cell or so-called "pre-cancerous" lesions does not leave the white patches that I got from to previously popular liquid nitrogen "burn-offs." I couldn't be happier. I was very surprised to find this top-notch level of treatment here - better than last time I was in Seattle 1 1/2 years ago at a "specialist."

[OnMyWay]

On 7/3/2019 at 3:54 PM, Tommy T. said:

I have been fortunate to seem to have found a top notch derma here in Davao. She goes abroad to teach others in her field and uses traditional as well as cutting edge technology to treat so many skin issues. She doesn't give her treatments away, but it's back to  - you get what you pay for - and I am pleased so far. Her current treatments for the little basal cell or so-called "pre-cancerous" lesions does not leave the white patches that I got from to previously popular liquid nitrogen "burn-offs." I couldn't be happier. I was very surprised to find this top-notch level of treatment here - better than last time I was in Seattle 1 1/2 years ago at a "specialist."

It sounds like you are doing the right thing and have found a good doc.  Just make sure that if a treated small basal cell or pre-cancerous spot returns, get a biopsy right away, and if needed, get the whole area cut out and tested with frozen section.

I also had a small place on my cheek cut out.  It was tested positive for basal cell 3 years ago and kept coming back after laser treatment.  3 or 4 treatments.  Tested positive again during this surgery but he got it all out, according to the frozen section.

[Tommy T.]

Good advice - thanks... I will continue to take care.

Just glad you had a good experience and are on the mend.

[Tommy T.]

11 hours ago, OnMyWay said:

kept coming back after laser treatment.  3 or 4 treatments

Just for your information... My derma can use laser, but has always used some sort of "high frequency radio" instrument that burns off the lesions and leaves no scarring. She anesthetizes the spots first, then goes back and does a bit of burn, then scrapes the burnt residue. She burns very shallow each time. She told me that she burns and scrapes until she feels no roughness from the tissue when she scrapes. Apparently, returning lesions or those that stay rough even after deep burning are those that should be tested at a lab. It takes anywhere from 5 days to two weeks for the burns to heal, depending on where and how deep she goes. And, like I said - there is none to only a bit of scaring - unlike the liquid nitrogen from previous treatments elsewhere that have left white spots in many places...