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! 

  • Hi Lou, thanks as always for your kind encouragement. You’ve been through an emotional ride with bcc but you’ve made it through so I hope I can do the same. When is your follow up appointment with the surgeon, is it soon now? I really hope you come away from the appointment feeling reassured about your scar’s ultimate appearance. Once I get mine done I hope to get more advice from you and Ed about scar massage, creams, etc. You will know what actually works.
    Can I ask, what was the ‘type’ of your bcc? The six month wait worries me because my bcc is part infiltrative, which is classed as aggressive in terms of growing long roots. I did ask the nurse about cancellations but she said they don’t really get many.