Diagnosed today with Basal Cell Carcinoma on the nose and feeling worried.

I’ve gone and done what we would tell any friend not to do and that’s consult doctor Google. When you get a diagnosis, you want to find answers to your queries but it really hasn’t helped my nerves. I have a follow up appointment next week where the doctor will be discussing treatment. 
I feel like my worry has been split in 2. There is the C word no one wants to hear and then I’m equally worried about what treatment I will need. I know it’s incredibly vain of me but I’m worried about how I’m going to look once they’ve cut it out. You can’t hide you nose! 

  • Lou, I’m glad you had a good Christmas and are happy back at work. Really hope your surgeon can give you some effective tips for evening out the scar. Do you feel that it’s improving at all, albeit slowly?

    Ok here, a new granddaughter arrived just before Christmas, so happy days ️

    I had my biopsy 9 December and about a week ago I finally got f/u - the spot on the side of my nose is a benign mole (hooray) but the eyelid spot is bcc, not a surprise. Unfortunately the next step is seemingly a telephone appointment with a practice nurse to discuss the Mohs surgery, this is on 9 March and no idea how long the waiting list will be after that. I called the hospital to try to get some insight into the process but the phone person was kind of unpleasant and not helpful at all, so I guess I just need to wait. Please keep me posted on your progress, I think of you and Ed often.