[BA63]

Squamos Cell survivor here too (on my left hand). Last year, first time ever under the knife. Not a pleasant experience, however, grateful it was not something worse.

I guess I am part of that cave dwelling Troglodite and Irish Ancestry too. - ROTF

I have become really good pals with my dermotologist as of late. Every six months to be exact. - My doctor told me that the people that die from melonomas are usually young people 20 to 30 years that don't take spots seriously on their skin. They are usually sun bathers or out in the sun alot w/no protection. My Doctor had a terminal case pass through their office and the girl was only 16.

I heard the same thing, melonomas don't care about skin type. Just because some people have ample melotonin in their skin, may put them at greater risk, they don't think they have anything to worry about.

Things that make you go hmmmmmm

[MainFrame65]

Another fair-skinned squamous cell survivor here. I had one removed from my left cheek, just in front of my ear, under local anesthetic a few years ago. It was not painful except for the initial shot, but very bloody, and since I couldn't wash around the stitches for a week, my hearing was impaired by the blood in my ear until I could take a shower.

No more cancers since then, but I see a dermatologist annually, and generally have 10 or more actinic keratoses (pre-cancerous) treated with liquid nitrogen each time.