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Medical Forum / General / General / September 2007Basal cell carcinoma
Last Mar 2007, on my 49 birthday, I decided to go to a local skin doctor and have a complete body exam done. She found a small spot on my inside right calf and excised a small biopsy. I never heard anything back so assumed it was OK Just out of curiosity, I called them today and told them its been 6 months and haven't heard anything back They called back and said that it was indeed a basal cell carcinoma and for me to come in for more "treatment" Sheesh!!! I sure don't need the worry or expense of this right now! Anyone have this done? Advice? > Last Mar 2007, on my 49 birthday, I decided to go to a > local skin doctor and have a complete body exam done. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Just out of curiosity, I called them today and told > them its been 6 months and haven't heard anything back That's incompetence for them not to notify you right away, but why did YOU wait six months to call and ask about the pathology report. You should not only ask, but get a copy of all blood tests, scans, procedure notes, pathology reports, etc...Pete > They called back and said that it was indeed a basal > cell carcinoma and for me to come in for more [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Anyone have this done? Advice? >That's incompetence for them not to notify you right away, but why did YOU >wait six months to call and ask about the pathology report. You should not >only ask, but get a copy of all blood tests, scans, procedure notes, >pathology reports, etc...Pete Agree My fault as much as theirs!! But what do I do now? Am I in danger? I have meeting with doctor come Thursday PM Should I get second opinions? >> That's incompetence for them not to notify you right away, but why >> did YOU wait six months to call and ask about the pathology report. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Should I get second opinions? Hell no. It's NBD. Ditto Howard's comments. Just go get it removed...Pete > Last Mar 2007, on my 49 birthday, I decided to go to a > local skin doctor and have a complete body exam done. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Anyone have this done? Advice? Yeah, it sounds like they need to buff up their followup procedures. No harm done in this case though - don't worry. Basal cell skin cancer is a very "benign" form of cancer. The 6 month interval between biopsy and definitive treatment will almost certainly have no effect on its curability. Go get it definitively removed -- everything should be just fine. HMc >Yeah, it sounds like they need to buff up their followup procedures. No harm >done in this case though - don't worry. Basal cell skin cancer is a very >"benign" form of cancer. The 6 month interval between biopsy and definitive >treatment will almost certainly have no effect on its curability. Go get it >definitively removed -- everything should be just fine. Ok thanks guys I'm feeling a bit better abt it now after talking to you all. Question tho..... its on my right inside calf just below knee area. How in the heck did it get there?! I would have thought more likely to find a spot say on my shoulder or face or arms or something!! |
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