Over the last six months, I developed a lump on the top of my left hand that would not go away. It was about the size of a thumb tac, was scaley & a bit sore when I squeezed it.
I decided to go to the quack and get him to check it out, as no amount of picking at it
would make the basta*d go away!
He told me to come back the next week and get it cut off as freezing it would have frozen half my hand off.
Went back the next week and got it cut off, local anesthetic and a blunt scalpel
, felt like he was sawing through a cypress pine, and off it came and into a jar for a biopsy, couple of stitches and come back in two weeks to get the stitches out.
Went back on Wednesday, got my stitches out and he told me the growth was cancerous.
But, he told me there was nothing to worry about as he got it pretty early and it was of a type that didn't spread, I can't remember what type as he is Vietnamese and understanding him is a bit hard at times. It's gotta be either a basal or squamous cell carcinoma, I can't remember which one it was.
Now I have to go back every three months & get checked out.
I probably developed this thing driving a car as I rest my left hand on the steering wheel, directly under the windscreen.
The moral of this story is, if you drive a car, you will get skin cancer. Ride a bike, wear your gloves and you won't get skin cancer!
But seriously, get yourself checked out. I have worked outdoors most of my working life and didn't bother wearing sunscreen, I was flat out wearing a shirt! Now I'm near covered head to toe, LS shirt, hat, long pants, sunscreen.
I'd rather look like a dick wearing all the gear than be a good looking corpse.
