Skin cancer surgery on top of foot tomorrow
- Thread starter kayakerles
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kayakerles
Have a nice ride.
- Location
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
You’ll have to ride one legged on a trike with the bandaged foot on a rest.
KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
No, the procedure is widely used in the NHS. A friend of mine had it a few years ago for a BCC on her face.
Julia9054
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- Knaresborough
In the UK it is mainly used in places which are cosmetically sensitive such as the parts of the face with less skin.
KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
Margin controlled excision (as it is often referred to here) is certainly not confined to cosmetically-sensitive areas (although such areas are, ironically, very common locations of BCCs and SCCs). Of course there will be the usual 'post code lottery' in its availability ...
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kayakerles
Have a nice ride.
- Location
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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kayakerles
Have a nice ride.
- Location
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
I had one performed on my face a few months ago as well, @KnittyNorah. Those skilled at it can do quite remarkable procedures practically leaving no evidence of cutting. Not to sound too vain, but that’s nice when it’s right in the middle of your face. They glued my scar shut. Thankfully not my mouth.
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kayakerles
Have a nice ride.
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- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Thanks, Charles… the compression wrap comes off tomorrow, then a daily patch with a bit of Mupirocin under it for a few weeks to stave off infection to stop the growth of certain bacteria. The feet and lower legs heal more slowly than other parts of the body, sez the doc.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
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- South Glos
Hope you heal well and are back on the bike soon 👍🚴
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kayakerles
Have a nice ride.
- Location
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Thanks, @Arjimlad, got the compression wrap off last night after 48 hours, Mrs. kayaker gave my foot a nice gentle rinse with lukewarm water, then a dollop of antibiotic on it and a fresh bandage. It just kind of looks like a hole in my foot. But it doesn’t hurt at all. I would miss bike riding right now, if it wasn’t for our current heat wave. Now at 4:46pm, it is 36° but feels like 42°! (Okay… I go to take the pic and it has now dropped to “only” feeling like 39°. Practically freezing.) Brutal. I don’t really care to ride at all when it’s above 32°, I always wind up with headaches. So this is a good time to take a chill from riding, I suppose. I'm just hanging out with my sleeping 😸 Charlie until dinner time.
