Hi all i had my mohs procedure just over 3 weeks ago ' i guess it felt a lot more traumtic than what id expected ' bring awake in small threatre with consultant & 4 other members of staff ' i just didnt expect b so busy one holdong my head pulling my nose & hearing them talking about the cancer " i guess thats where the problem lies i never wanted face i had dkin csncer " i kept mysrlf busy eith my kids & then b lying there hearing them talking sbout how far the cancer had spreadwas like a slap in the face " mesn time my bp kept dropping which made me feel unwell ' next day i had reconstruction cheek skin flap " again didnt realise id look how i looked i felt devasted ' im now 3half weeks on hsve had many down days but they are getting much less i just feel so self concious re skin flap scars etc dnt want go out
2nd January - Ireland, IE
Hi all i had my mohs procedure just over 3 weeks...
1st day making effort wear eye make up again
Well today i decided to use make up again make effort " feeling disheartened feel draws attention scar just dnt look like how i used to ' :(
1st day make up after mohs & reconstruction
Well feeling disheartened today i decided even wear eye make make effort feel it draws more attentiom to my scars ' just dnt look how i used to :(
week 6
Feeling lot better within myself lot more energy ' enjoyed christmas with my 3 wee children but still struggling feeling self conscious: should it still b as noticable at this stage or am I expecting to much??
Another lump b removed & biopsed
So I had my check up after having mohs & skin flap 12 weeks ago ' I have a little lump under my skin flap ' my dr has said it may not necessarily b a skin cancer but she wants renove by scraping it if she can or she will have to go deeper & do a biopsy ' is this mohs again??? Feeling gutted :(
reconconstructiom a year later
Well its been a year since I've had my mohs & reconstructive surgery. Two days ago I was takin in for my debulk ing & to fix my dog ear ' it has Competely knocked me for 6. ' I didn't expect this pain to be as bad
6 weekly check & biopsy result
So today I had my 6 week checkup at the hospital to check my skinflap & get my biopsy results ' so the results showed a benign squamous keratosis but could've turnt cancerous if left????
My consultant ' plastic surgeon were & continue to b amazing
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