also is anyone else really sick of people saying this isnt really cancer because the basal cell carcinona is generally not fatal

Yes! I have had several basal cell and squamos cell cancers and several surgeries. Three of them Mohs. While I am grateful they were not melanoma (sp?)...the process of dealing with them is not fun and literally leaves you scared ... being awake for a long surgery is no fun. More and more people are experiencing these cancers and surgeries unfortunately. Perhaps there will be a more universal understanding by others.

Yep, it's cancer. My husband had this, too. Where on your body do you have it?