60+ year old thread.

YIKES!
I’ve had a couple burned off my temples and some from the top of my head. Temples not fun. Top of head not even noticeable.
Good luck with not getting any more! I’ve been wearing brimmed hats the last couple of years with good results so far.

 

How do you guys know that something needs to be treated?

 

My annual checkup, my Dr looks me over. Otherwise you need to visit a dermatologist every couple of years.

 

I feel so attacked right now.

 

When you have little skin blotches or growths you need to see a physician. They will determine the pathology and treatment. As we get older we are prone to these skin abnormalities, they are called seborrheic keratosis. All of us will likely get some especially on our face and head. You need to have a physician examine them to rule out malignancy (cancer). They rarely turn to cancer but cancerous skin lesions can look like benign seborrheic keratosis. They most often are treated or frozen with liquid nitrogen in the doctors office. Quick, simple, easy.
The most common malignant skin lesion is bcc (basal cell carcinoma). These can be treated in various ways including surgery, topical medications and other treatments. BCC. BCC won’t kill you, it is exceedingly rare that it spreads to lymph nodes or the blood stream. Only if it were ignored for many many years could it pose a danger to life and that again is quite rare.
There are lots of other malignant skin lesions such as melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma and dozens of others that are life threatening.
Many of these are caused by sun exposure 20, 30 or more years ago. Those of us, especially fair skinned who use to burn our ass off in our youth are most prone to these malignancies. I would advise any of us oldster’s especially who got a lot of sun exposure in our youth or worked outside have a complete skin exam by your physician or better by a dermatologist. After that you and your doctor can decide how often to have a skin exam. Some of these skin cancers like melanoma are no joke. Once they invade deep into the layers of skin and spread to the lymph node or blood stream there is no cure. Treatment is palliative, it may prolong life but it will kill you. The singer and entertainer Jimmy Buffet recently died from a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer. I discovered a melanoma on the top of my foot about 15 years ago. It was in-situ which means it was in the very top layer of skin the epidermis so it couldn’t spread. Had I not discovered it , within a year or more it would have invaded deeper and I wouldn’t be here today. Because of that history I have a yearly complete body skim exam by a dermatologist yearly.
Way longer post than I intended. Bottom line if you have any little skin lesions, have them checked, don’t ignore them, it may save your life.

 

Yeah uesd the cream on my face a year ago. one small spot left that I am treating now as well as my scalp. day 4 of 21 this time. had to wait until my chemo for something else was completed to address my scalp, all the now little red spots is what is known as actinic keratosis.

 

Actinic keratosis can turn into squamous cell carcinoma. They absolutely need to be treated. They are pre cancerous lesions caused by sun exposure. Most family physicians are trained to identify, biopsy, diagnose and treat certain skin lesions.This is another lesion common with us “mature” peeps, in other words old farts.

 

I went in to a dermatologist a couple of years ago at the suggestion of my doctor... and I was sitting in the room with my shirt off and the guy came in followed by a nurse and said immediately, "Why are we seeing this guy? He doesn't need me to look at him."

He'd never even asked why I was there. He turned around and walked out and we were done. Since then I've heard the guy is a major dick and not good at his specialty, so I'm wondering if I should have gone to somebody else. I've noticed a lot of changes in my skin as I get older.

 

thats bought what the doc said. they both work equally well,so i said lets do it. then after told him i use to like you. not so much any more. lol

 

Yea I hope I never feel your pain but I understand. One and done..

 

Good morning fellow Porchatonians!!!

 

Morning Kids road trip today

 

Gutter screens

 

Welcome to the thread. If you carry your wallet in a rear pocket move it to a front pocket all the time. You might want to look for a smaller wallet if you need an upgrade. Lots of nice wallets on the market. I have three of these wallets. You can catch them on sale every now and then.
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here is a pic of my current daily carry:


For back/leg pain I keep one of these in the Tacoma.

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You should make an appointment with a decent Dermatologist. One of the few docs I make an annual appointment with.

Good morning. Going to a wine tasting today. Should be a fun day.

 

Good Morning everyone

 

Mornin all. New washer and dryer coming today. Also got a brush to clean the vent pipe for the dryer.

 

Morning all:

Nothing new here, just another big branch came down in the yard that needs to be cleaned up!

It's that time of the year, need to change oil in the Scag which is a royal PITB,

 

Good Morning Porch Pals & Sue! Everything is wet, and I don't know how 0.01" manages to do that! So far, the big weekend wet has brought us 0.04" from Friday on. Maybe we'll really get some - be nice for all the plants I finally got outside! Down to New Braunfels this morning to get a sewing machine (they are "holding" for the wife) that she has been trying to get since before Christmas. Then up to the Costco in Kyle for some doggie meds. Maybe I will finally get a membership card.....

 

this shouldnt come as a surprise in today's society and workforce....

 

Good Morning Everyone