Can't recall if I posted this or not, but regardless of his plans for the day my dad applies SPF 50 every morning before getting dressed. I am thinking that I should start doing so myself.
Melanoma
#41
Posted 15 August 2014 - 01:09 PM
Where does that road go?
#42
Posted 16 August 2014 - 04:25 AM
Glad to hear u going well, my mother has a concern as well with skin cancer. I know what u are going thru. Have a positive attitude and all will be well.
Jim
As we age the going gets tough at times, we just have to look forward to the next camping trip and enjoy as much as we can !!
#43
Posted 18 August 2014 - 04:23 PM
They live near many of you in Rosedale, California. Awhile back I asked about where to live nearby but it looks like he may not make it. I guess I am relating this to warn folks to apply sunscreen and avoid the sun when you can. And, to request your prayers and healing thoughts. What stuns us is that it happened so quickly. Cancer does not run on our family so he may have been exposed to something as a Marine.
Again, Ski, I am so very happy that you are healthy and able to get out there in your camper with your Lady. Thanks for the heads up to people. I am fair so try to apply sun screen all the time. Living in the wet side of Washington doesn't allow for a lot of sun but we do get it. We grow much of our own food so when I feel a need to snack, I eat berries and tomatoes for their anti-cancer properties.
Hope to see many of you this fall at the meet up then hopefully visit our nephew.
#44
Posted 18 August 2014 - 05:14 PM
Our hearts go out to you, your family and nephew. It is so tough, hang in there. Our best.
2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II 2013 ATC Bobcat SE "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln http://ski3pin.blogspot.com/
#45
Posted 17 September 2015 - 03:40 PM
Well, I'm still around and darn happy about it. I have continued with full body screenings every 6 months with my doc. Yesterday was the first visit where moles were not cut out and sent to biopsy. Yes!
So a reminder, Learn what to look for and get it checked out. The Lady's spotting of that mole that was changing on my back probably saved my life.
2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II 2013 ATC Bobcat SE "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln http://ski3pin.blogspot.com/
#46
Posted 17 September 2015 - 04:14 PM
Great idea for another bump. Glad to know you've got a clean bill of health on the recent visit!
Two weeks ago I had what turned out to be a benign barnacle removed from my left forearm, which for much of the last 44 years has been the "trucker's arm" receiving so much direct exposure. The same examination found a basal cell carcinoma just above the T-shirt neckline, in "farmer's tan" territory. I have a Mohs procedure scheduled to remove that next week.
Two months ago, I wore sunscreen, a long-sleeved sun shirt, and even kept a light cotton glove on my left arm and hand while wandering Montana and Wyoming.
Fair-skinned Scottish savages like myself can't be too careful, especially when we've been in the sun for + 60 years, with the first 20-25 of them being in the dark ages before sunscreen and a better understanding of the need to limit exposure!
Foy
#47
Posted 17 September 2015 - 09:16 PM
Well, I'm still around and darn happy about it. I have continued with full body screenings every 6 months with my doc. Yesterday was the first visit where moles were not cut out and sent to biopsy. Yes!
So a reminder, Learn what to look for and get it checked out. The Lady's spotting of that mole that was changing on my back probably saved my life.
Way to go Ski.That is great news.
Frank
2002 Tundra AC TRD 4WD Limited 2009 ATC Bobcat loaded http://sharychic.blogspot.com/
#48
Posted 17 September 2015 - 10:03 PM
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#49
Posted 17 September 2015 - 11:24 PM
Great news!
#50
Posted 17 September 2015 - 11:54 PM
Ski, good news! I have had basal cell cancer and know the good feeling of a clean check-up!
Edited by takesiteasy, 17 September 2015 - 11:55 PM.
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