Jaran, im Ronda How are you doing? Have you gone to the dr yet? I
let what i thought was an ulcer on my tongue for a few years, and one
day it started draining a bitter taste in my mouth and i went to the
dentist to have my teeth cleaned and told the dentist about the
bitterness that i had experienced and he immeditely sent me to see a
oral surgeon he did biopsy and got the results back showing that i
had squamous cell carcinoma. i was 36 at the time thats been almost
2years this july. I had surgery, and was on accutane for a while .
so far so good. i no longer take the meds. Please dont wait too
long before you go to the dr. ok. Try getting in touch with the
american cancer society. They may be able to help. Tell them your
situation. About the insurance. Please dont wait. I had a slice
taken off my tongue and 5 lymph nodes taken out of my neck. Let me
know what happens. I will be praying for you. Ronda Lovett
--- In fighttogether@yahoogroups.com, "skincancergone"
<skincancergone@y...> wrote:
> Ian,
> I was so sorry to hear about your cancer. What kind do you have?
> Could you email me?
>
> --- In fighttogether@yahoogroups.com, "iandixonip" <ianonline@b...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Jaran
> >
> > It is really scary to think that you might have cancer - but it
is
> > really important that you get it checked out - and soon.
> >
> > I had a skin cancer 13 years ago - and had it removed.
> >
> > Last November I had a pain in my arm - I now have possibly 2 or 3
> > months before pain and maybe 6 to 8 months before death.
> >
> > Every day that passes - you get closer to being like me - get it
> > removed quick. The quicket it is gone, the less likely you are to
> > suffer from it spreading.
> >
> > dont delay
> >
> > god bless
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > --- In fighttogether@yahoogroups.com, "Jaran" <JaranLaree23@a...>
> > wrote:
> > > Hello everyone! I was searching for a place where I could ask
> > some
> > > questions, and stumbled upon this group. I read some of the
> > messages
> > > and you all seem like very nice people, so I hope I'm not doing
> > > something wrong by asking this here.
> > >
> > > OK, here is my long winded question. I apologize in
> advance. :)
> > > Last August, I noticed a weird growth on my upper right thigh.
> At
> > the
> > > time I didn't think anything about it because when I was
younger
> I
> > > had several abnormal moles removed, and nothing more was said
> > about
> > > it. For some reason, I just thought it would go away. By the
> > time
> > > October rolled around, it was twice the size, and black. It
> would
> > > sometimes bleed and had a weird scab all around it. By
> Christmas,
> > it
> > > was much larger, would bleed often, and had begun to look
> > strange.
> > > It was blue and pink on the bottom, white and red on the sides
> > with a
> > > black crust on the top that was streaked with red. (I
> apologize,
> > I
> > > don't know how else to explain it.)
> > >
> > > Yesterday, It grew again, but not in diameter, it is still
> roughly
> > > the size of a dime, but it has gained height. So, I did some
> > > research into skin disorders, and my uneducated conclusion led
> me
> > to
> > > believe that I might have some type of skin cancer. Also, I
> > became
> > > very frightened due to the fact that my armpits and neck have
> > become
> > > swollen and painful. In my research, I learned that melanoma
> when
> > it
> > > has spread goes directly to the lymph nodes. Therefore, I am
> > rather
> > > concerned.
> > >
> > > Now, finally to my question. Should I go to the doctor and
have
> > this
> > > checked out? The reason why I hesitate about going is that I
> have
> > no
> > > medical insurance. I am just a poor college student, and
unable
> > to
> > > pay for even the slightest bit of medical help. So is there
> > anything
> > > I can do about this that doesn't involve going to the doctor?
> > >
> > > Any information you could provide would be helpful. I admit
> that
> > I
> > > might be a little hasty in my self diagnosis, but am stumped at
> > what
> > > else it could be. Sorry again for the length of this post, and
> I
> > > also apologize in advance if I have overstepped the newbie
> > > boundaries, or what not. :) Thank you.
> > >
> > > Take care!
> > > Jaran