Hello James10 and welcome to Cancer Chat.

I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis and what happened just before Christmas. This must be incredibly stressful, even more so when you are feeling self conscious because of where your cancer is, but we are sending you all our support James and I'm sure some of our members who have been in a similar position will stop by soon to share their experiences and advice.

Speaking of our members, you may be interested in having a look and possibly joining in on this discussion: Diagnosed today with Basal Cell Carcinoma on the nose and feeling worried as it has a lot of members who really do understand how you're feeling and what you're going through.

Managing your emotions and living with skin cancer must be very tough so if it would help to talk any of this through with one of our cancer nurses they're available on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very insightful and will do all they can to support you whilst you wait for surgery.

We're thinking of you James and I hope being a part of our community will give you the strength and support you need at this rather anxious and challenging time.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator