Hi DJ

The waiting is the worst aspect in all this, more so than the actual treatments. The results can take 2 to 6 weeks to be reported depending on which hospital you attend and how busy the labs are. Meanwhile get on with living and enjoying your normal life the odds are stacked in your favour of clear margins.

Ed

Thank you for your reply, I'm having good days and bad days... today is a bad day as I'm starting to think about what if!....

The surgical procedure was awful, I'm a wuss!... my arm is still sore, and the thought of them having to go in again horrifies me!...

Its nice to know there are others out there who understand... 

My family and work have been supportive, but it's OK for them to say don't worry!... 

Thank you for replying...

Hi DJC, lucky you to have a kind (and nearby) sister to help you dress the surgical wound. The honey strips sound interesting, hadn’t heard of those. I know honey is meant to be anti-microbial.

Re Mohs : yes in theory that’s how they’ll treat the main bcc on my eyelid, that’s what the consultant I saw last month advised. And hopefully the same for a suspicious nodule just above it, on the end of my eyebrow, that might be bcc. I’ve got a few other quite small bumps which might or might not be bcc, maybe they’ll want to just excise them and send to pathology, I’ll see what they say on Friday. 

Meanwhile I hope you get good news and no further surgery is needed, fingers crossed! Please let us know.

Hope you don’t mind me hopping in on this conversation? I had a skin lesion removed 6 days ago and am so worried waiting for results. I’ve had a small pink lesion on my right breast for around 8 years which no one has been bothered about and I have regular mammograms. A couple of months ago it suddenly got quite big so GP put me on the fast track pathway. She had no idea what it was when looking through dermatascope and the specialist doctor said it had unusual presentation so needed to be removed as he couldn’t rule out cancer! I just feel completely in the dark! I hope you get your results very soon.

My lesion started as a small dry red patch, it was there for years with no bother.... around July it started to scab and bleed a little... the scab fell off leaving the red patch underneath again... then it scabbed again and the scab got bigger and it looked awful..... 

It's now been removed, 4 weeks ago.. haven't had no results come back as yet... the scar is healing lovely and I dread to think about having to have surgery again....

I think the histology takes time to come back, but I guess also depends on the hospital.....

I was also put on a 2 week pathway...

Good luck with yours.... 

Iv noticed small little pimple spots, one on my neck and one under my eye.... I'm getting paranoid over anything now.....

When I do get to see Dermatologist when results some back, I will mention them.

Good luck to.you...

Thank you for your reply. Interesting to know that you had your lesion for years. Mine has never been dry, scabbed or bled. Slightly shiny if anything. Both Specialist Doctors asked if I’d knocked it, but as far as I can remember I haven’t. All the best with your results - let me know how you get on. Hopefully you will know very soon. 

• DJC, totally with you on the paranoia - I’m concerned now about tiny bumps I never thought twice about before my bcc diagnosis. Now I seem to find more and more. Definitely show them to the dermatologist.

DJC, when you touched your scaly patch, prior to the surgery, did it feel flush with the skin surface or did it feel like it extended deeper underneath? Mine does, which is a bit unnerving, given how close to my eye it is.

I think it felt like it extended deeper... I tried studying pics of it from photos taken... it wasn't very noticeable, but I could see it sunk down a little.... mine started to bleed a little, not much (noticed some blood spots on bed sheets)... then it scabbed... I thought i had probably caught it as it was in an area which could get get caught.... 

I googled stuff (not always the best thing to do ) but it showed as a SCC.... and according to my notes on the NHS app when I saw thr GP had  suspected SCC??

Mine wasn't a big lesion, but it certainly looked awful... one GP said it looked like a crustacean horn!..... I didn't think it was that bad, but obviously very concerning....

I will definately let you know when I hear back... i called again today, and was told no results have been received... 

Hi Cazzyrina,
Sorry you’re having to go through this stressful wait. I haven’t got to that stage yet because I’m still waiting for surgery - but I’m keeping my fingers crossed hard for all those on this thread who are waiting. It’s weird the way these lesions can be hidden in plain sight for so long - medical/nursing staff seeing them but not noticing them. Or in my case misdiagnosed as eczema initially.

 Dawntreader I’m sorry yours was misdiagnosed as eczema. I think that can be a fairly common mistake, but that doesn’t make it anymore acceptable. I’ve had about 4 mammograms with mine and as they’ve never shown any irregularities I haven’t worried about it. I hope you have your surgery soon. Once that’s done, at least you feel like the ball is rolling. I got mine very quickly due to a cancellation. All the very best - let us know how you get on.

 Dawntreader I’m sorry yours was misdiagnosed as eczema. I think that can be a fairly common mistake, but that doesn’t make it anymore acceptable. I’ve had about 4 mammograms with mine and as they’ve never shown any irregularities I haven’t worried about it. I hope you have your surgery soon. Once that’s done, at least you feel like the ball is rolling. I got mine very quickly due to a cancellation. All the very best - let us know how you get on.

Thanks Cazzyrina, I've been warned there’s about a six month wait for Mohs surgery. How did you get your cancellation if I can ask, did you chase them or did they just notify you?

 Dawntreader it was a bit of luck really. I had my appointment with the Specialist Doctor who said I’d need surgery. He asked if I was due to go away, which I was so I said I’d be available after the 17th November. By the time I got home I’d already been given an appointment for the 20th (we have a very efficient Dermatology Dept). On reflection, I decided this was too long to wait, so phoned to ask when the earliest appointment would be as I could cancel the holiday. She said there would be earlier appointments but when she logged in a cancellation had just come in so I took it. It was literally 3 days after my appointment so I was delighted and 4 weeks earlier than waiting until after my holiday. I’m not sure what the wait time would be for Mohs surgery.