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Basal Cell Carcinoma

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Hi, this is my first post.  I saw a GP back in May 2019 and I showed her a lump on my hairline, which I had caught when hair styling and made it bleed.  She said she would refer me to dermo and I would get a dermo appointment 'one day'.  Therefore I had little cause for concern. 

Fast forward to October 2020, I have not been seen by the hospital and now all dermo treatments have been suspended due to Covid.   I feel the lump has grown larger but because of Covid I haven't chased the GP until today.  I had a video consultation with a different GP and she thinks it is BCC.  Obviously now I am really worried that it may have spread.  I often get one sided headaches and migraine (that side) and I'm scared now that this BCC may have spread to my bones somehow.  Has anyone else had a BCC on their forehead/hairline?

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    Hi LilyRose. Welcome to the forum.

    I am not a doctor but I hope I can set your mind at rest.

    It is really really unlikely for a BCC (Basal Cell Carcinoma, or "Rodent ulcer") to spread to other parts of the body.  Estimates are that only 1 in some tens of thousands of BCCs actually do spread.

    If left neglected for a period of years, then a BCC can become an ulcerated and potentially disfiguring mess, but you are a long way away from that situation, and neither you nor your GP will allow your BCC to get anything like that bad.

    Since it is so unlikely that your BCC has spread already, it follows that your migraines are also unlikely to be connected with it, nor will it have spread to your bones.

    I personally have known a couple of people who've had BCC treated by simple surgery and they've had no problems afterwards. I'm sure your case will be equally simple - once you can actually get treatment.  It might be worth discussing with your GP whether you can be referred to a different hospital which is still operating normally.

     

     

     

     

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    thank you Telemando, that is reassuring to hear and I appreciate you taking the time to reply to me.  Take care

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