Recently diagnosed so appreciate seeing people have been in exactly same place I am right now. Had a small 2mm spot/tiny ulcer on top left forehead come up in late June in an area remember getting burnt whilst on holiday years ago where gave me bit of pigmentation that had removed years ago through peel/IPL. 

I know a BCC is common but I feel completely broken as to what any surgery will involve as was confirmed as BCC by letter after a biopsy and said referred to a plastic surgeon.....this in itself terrified me as thought that screams of reconstruction etc (although all face ones may be done by them as they are better placed for neat removal) and did what everyone does and saw things online of huge wounds/grafts/flaps etc and and literally not eating or sleeping over it :( 

I have spent most waking hours so far scrutinising every part of my face thinking every little spot etc is going to be another one and can feel myself sinking over it all. I hope that like lot of people it is a local anaesthetic and simple small removal but just can't think rationally at the moment at all :( 

EDIT: Just seen that Angie T had replied to a previous post I made about this after I just posted this so thank you so much for replying Angie.

Hi, this is my first post and like you I'm worried sick, keep looking at images of bcc's and thinking mine looks worse. I finally got to see my GP a month ago and as soon as I took my mask off (it's on the end of my nose) she exclaimed 'oh you've got a bcc' of course now I'm thinking it's something much worse. I know it's terrible but I thought does she really know and could it be a melanoma.

I've got an appointment with the dermatologist on December 2nd but I thought it was too long a wait so I rang yesterday on the off chance there might be cancellations and amazingly I've got a new appointment this Thursday 21 October. I'm scared but at least I will know one way or the other.
 

Hello, 

I hope that you are doing OK, I had a notification that you replied to my post from last year and thinking back to that time I remember how worrying and horrific it was to live through, so I wanted to pop on and say please do not panic. 

I have been where you are now and I have the biggest health anxiety but it will be OK. I was convinced I had a brain tumour at the time too, the whole thing consumed me for weeks and I checked every inch of my body. I was convinced I had more on my back and my arm but although they removed the one from my back it turned out that it wasn't one after testing. The one on my arm also disappeared. The one on my head had been there for a year or so

Mine was on my head and I was worried, it was 6mm which is quite big. They removed it in less than 2 hours and despite it being a bit uncomfortable they didn't need to do a skin graft or anything. I do think this is quite rare. I barely have a scar there now. I was awake but the whole area is numb. The worst bit was the injection to numb the area. 

If you have any questions please ask, I am a year on now and I am perfectly fine now

Mel

Hiya 

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. So I had my initial visit with the plastic surgeon today and didn't go the way I'd hoped to be honest as he said that where mine is on the forehead, there isn't much spare skin to be able to to a regular closure with a line scar one removes the area required (around size of a 10p piece for those in the UK) and would need a small graft from above collar bone as aesthetically gives best match.

I was quite prepared for the op and the idea of a 'regular' scar but now this thing of a graft just sounds way more disfiguring although appreciate it won't be that big and scars fade quite quickly so shouldn't focus on how it will look at first but its just knocked me right back again to be honest to the extent I may ask about an option to have it treated by radiotherapy which seems to also offer high success rate also although do seem to recall someone saying on the forum previously that radiotherapy can also cause scarring, discolouration, pigmentation that can be permanent. I get the impression that the decision lies with me as in if I really don't want surgery I can have the other treatment but just don't know what to do for the best at the minute :( 

I'm sorry I'm only just seeing this now!! 
 

I am now fully recovered and to be honest feel a bit daft how worried I was! I expected the worst in every way! 
 

Its hard to accept but please take confidence in the diagnosis. Doctors can get it wrong but very rarely in cases like this. If it was melanoma you know by now.

The process for removing a bcc was painless and actually quite relaxing as I got to lay down for half hour.

let me know how you get on.

Tom

My father had the exact same removed from his nose about a month after me.

he had the dreaded sponge sewn into the wound when graft was done.

looked sore but he said was absolutely fine just itchy. His graft has taken perfectly and can't even notice it now.

You'll be just fine! Very common little things.

Keep me updated. 

Thankyou for that, it has made me feel better. I can't believe it doesn't feel sore, my nose or the graft site, just a little bit of oozing through the dressing and tape.

Hello, I have had mine for roughly 5 and a half years now.

I went to see a gp after the red mark had been there for 3 years, I was told it was nothing. I left it a while and went back to the doctors and asked to be referred. After speaking to the dermatologist at the hospital, she said she wanted to see me, that appointment never happened. 

I had waited 9 months and I had called several times asking for a cancellation, I got an appointment for Jan 21, I decided to go and see private dermatologist for a full body check, she diagnosed the red mark as a possible bcc. I called the hospital to see if they had any cancellations, I was told that my appointment had been cancelled, with no explanation, no letter or phone call. I rang my surgery and explained, they referred me again but to a more local hospital, they told me I would have to wait a year to get an appointment, which will be March 22, by which time I will have had the bcc 6 years.

I am worried sick as I keep getting weird sensitive feelings in that area, its on my lower leg, and obviously I am thinking the worse that its spread to my nerves.

If I do get an appointment in March I would have been waiting 21 months to be seen on the nhs, I am actually getting myself into a state with worrying. 

I'm in the same boat here.. is it possible to have 2 different skin cancers at the same time?! 
 

Basically I had this small skin-colour lump with a tiny brown dot in in, next to my belly button. I thought it was caused my my high-wasted jeans rubbing against my skin constantly. However, it bled a little when I accidentally scratched it and it made me worry. I made an appointment with a practitioner at my gp and he looked at it with a dermascope. He said it looked like it had water inside or something and it was nothing to worry about. I don't feel confident questioning medical professionals based on my google search so I managed to calm down and move on with my life. Over a year later it's still there and it bled again today (not sure if I scratched it?!). It made me panic and I'm thinking about getting a second opinion. 

2nd issue - I always had a brown mole on my arm that was a bit irregular in shape. However, it now has a black dot that looks flat but I can tell it's a little raised by just running my finger over it. As it looks like a change in mole, I called my private GP and, after inspecting my pictures, she seemed concerned and referred me to a dermatologist under 2 week wait. I can't even get an appointment before mid Feb 2022 and that's going privately. I'm freaking out but trying not to panic. I haven't slept in days though.

Is it possible to have more than 1 skin cancer at the same time?! I'm still hoping that both are nothing, especially the mole one...