Hi

I have and had it removed on Monday, I have just wrote a post as found things online to be fairly negative. Feel free to message me if you want to talk about it. I know I could have done with that. 

Hi

I have and had it removed on Monday, I have just wrote a post as found things online to be fairly negative. Feel free to message me if you want to talk about it. I know I could have done with that. 

Hi MelW

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post.  Please may I ask if you are in the UK?  as my GP said that dermo were not seeing patients and I would probably not be seen until at least March 2021.  I am a born worrier so i sit here doing the worst thing possible, looking at images on the internet and wondering 'what if' it spreads.  I am seriously thinking of going private for an initial consultation but then, if i need treatment, not sure how I could afford that.  

Also, please how did they remove it?  

Thanks in advance

Hi

Yes I am in Southampton, they should refer you under the 2 week wait process, you need to call them and ask you to do that as any suspected cancer should be seen at the hospital within 2 weeks even with Covid..where are you? 

I am exactly the same and I went to some really dark places on Google. How long has it been there? I thought mine had been there a few months but looking back at photos it may have been there a few years.

They injected the area to numb it like you would have at the dentist and then they literally just cut it out. I have a fairly long scar which is still raw, it will fade over time. 

I also had headaches and worried but they are a stand alone thing and the consultant said that it wouldn't cause any headaches. 

I still have one on my arm that they didn't get to yesterday, it is about the size of a pea and they were not stressing about it at all they said they will remove it after Christmas. This is how mild they are. I had 3 in total in different places on my body and I was terrified that they had spread bit they are 100% certain that this is not the case as this type doesn't spread. 

The consultant I saw said that unless they left for years and years and are the size of a golf ball then they do not spread. 

The Internet can be a really dark place. 

Please do not worry it will be OK but I would call the doctors and ask for the referral as soon as you can. I know it is so easy to say because I have been where you are but they are treatable. 

Hi

I am in Buckinghamshire.

Thank you, I will call my GP again on Friday (she doesn't work Thursdays) and see if she can chase it up a bit.  To me, it seems to have changed shape a bit in the last few weeks.  There is also a mole near my ear which I'm worried about too, which I want to show her.  I don't like 'chasing them up' or 'being a nuisance' but I'm going to have to.

I get headaches/migraine the side of the BCC so, as you can imagine, I'm thinking all sorts of worse case scenarios.  

I am so glad that you got treated so quickly and I hope I can get seen soon too to stop me worrying.  

Thank you again for your kind words and reassurance.

No problem, I was googling things like brain tumours and all sorts so I can imagine exactly how you are feeling. Don't feel like you are being a pain, they expect people to be worried. Mine changed too and that is one of the reasons I went, take pictures every day, that is what I did and I showed them when I was there. I am keeping my fingers crossed you get seen soon to stop you worrying. As soon as you see someone you will feel much better. Please update the thread as I would like to know how you got on. 

Hi I had a skin lesion for over 8 years, about 4 years ago my doctor referred me to demotology to get it checked as they thought it was a possible bcc. Demotologist looked at it said it was a cyst. So I left it at that I have noticed it has got biggerrecently  so I sent a picture to my doctor who says she thinks it does look like a bcc so I need another referral I am worried as it's been there so long :-( x

Hi,

I am new here! I have had a 5mm circle mole (or what I thought was a mole) for a good few years on my back. Doesn't appear to have changed much over the years but recently bleeds when rubs in clothes or drying after shower. I went to consultant dermatologist on Wednesday and he diagnosed Basal Cell Carcinoma (99 %) sure! They are removing in 2 weeks but I'm freaking out! He has said not to worry and it won't effect my life. 
 

I am a 36 year old male and after googling loads since Wednesday I'm now totally freaking out and scared.

looking for some comfort and reassurance I guess :)

Hi 

I am glad you found my post, I hope it reassures you a bit. 

I have been where you are and have googled so much whilst I was waiting for my appointment. I broke down at the hospital thinking I was going to die. The doctors were so shocked how frightened I was because they are no threat to life. I am only 38 and at one point convinced myself I wouldn't see Christmas. 

They are harmless. My consultant said that in 43 years he has only lost 2 patients to this. They had both left their growths for 15 years or so, they were the size of golf balls and had unfortunately spread. He also told me that BCC never used to be classed as cancer and that I should think of them as a nusiance more than anything. 

I had mine removed and the whole thing was quick, I was out in less than 2 hours. I have a small scar but I am nearly 3 months on now and I have had a review yesterday. All is good now.. Please please don't panic and stop googling.. Easier said than done I know. 

Thanks so much for your reply. I went to see a consultant privately and he's supposed to be amazing. He examined me with that magnifying glass device and said he's sure it's a BCC. No biopsy etc. Booked in to get it removed but he said in the letter it will be sent off to confirm his diagnosis. I'm scared he's going to be wrong and it's something like melanoma or something worse than BCC! How often are these things wrongly diagnosed!! 

They tested mine afterwards as that is normally. My examination was also the same. They were so confident they also didn't do a biopsy. Please do not worry they are very experienced and deal with this all the time. Please come back and let me know how you get on

Thanks so much.

taking it out on the 15th. Will let you know :)