Tag: health

All Clear

Love/hate
Excision Scar

I recently had my latest skin cancer check. I’m on a six-month schedule since having found stage zero melanoma on my hand last year and had an excision to make sure it hadn’t spread any further than that little spot. Thankfully, it hadn’t.

My original doctor is unfortunately battling bone cancer so I saw a new dermatologist, Dr. Parry. Being female certainly helped with some of my anxiety. As mature as I tried to be about it in the past, there were definitely times it was awkward to have male doctor scanning literally every inch of skin on your body. But its so important you can’t let that discourage you from doing it!

I did have a little spot on my tummy that was somewhat worrisome to me and although she didn’t think it was a problem, she removed it to have it biopsied.

I’m happy to say the results came back earlier this week and the biopsy showed no signs of cancer!!

Do you have an annual skin cancer screening?  Do you keep an eye on your moles to watch for irregularities or changes?  Do you try to limit your sun exposure?  Tell me how you’re keeping yourself protected from skin cancer!!