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Hi Anydaynow,

I’m so sorry to hear this about your Sister. I hope that she gets the best of care & treatment & SD at least. My hubby had a biopsy done this week on a lesion on his chest I was worried about (in the middle of a big tattoo so he hadn’t noticed it) & skin check all over. He had shaved off his beard to do Movember to raise funds for Men’s Health & one on his face as well, but that one was apparently OK (but new). Worked in the Sun for many years & 6 monthly checks. Ears are a big one chopped & burnt frequently (because of wearing caps instead of wide-brimmed hats). Bit of a gaping punch hole in his chest I’m helping him with dressings every morning b4 work so no infection as a Tradie, it’s not bleeding out so that’s good…usually the Drs I have worked with would put a tiny suture or 2 in to punch biopsies, but not this one, so I’m kind of a bit concerned the skin specialist is anticipating a positive biopsy for melanoma with more extensive resection needed & tests.

I hope this will be a lesson to teens (mine & her friends) who think tanning oil is a good thing because it says 50+ but washes off in the surf pretty quick & sunburn ensues, can’t be there all the time…Fingers crossed, it’s not the first time. I had a few removed in my early 20s & referred to plastics because I had one on my nipple from Sun baking topless. Praying for your Sister & the black salve maybe shouldn’t be used unless under Dermatologist advice…a very yucky case in the media lately. Having said that, there are a lot of topicals used to treat BCCs & my hubby hasn’t had any of those they use cryo-therapy & had his ears operated on a few times…came out looking like Dr Spock but once the sutures R/O & swelling settled, looked normal again. Melanoma is a bit different. xo