Thanks to all who responded to my last post. The news on the growth removed from my face was good news. It was benign, a Seborrheic Keratosis that suddenly had become inflamed.
Due to the coloration, it looked a possible malignant growth, which is why I had it checked out. I would encourage everyone not to neglect a new growth on the skin. We are all at risk for secondary cancers, particularly when on certain medications. It is much better to be safe than sorry. I have an annual skin check by a dermatologist for the same reason. Catching something early is a very good idea.
Wishing all of you all the best.
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I have never had skin cancer or pre cancer, but I get my whole body checked out every year. I have had a few red spots, and pigmentation removed with laser. Next year, I'm getting full face deep resurfacing done to my whole face. Mostly to reset my skin back a decade or so, but also to remove any precancers lurking but not yet visible. My client does it. (This is not me, but a patient of his that gave person to share. )
Any idea how much it costs, and whether it is ever covered by insurance?
I had a BCC removed this June, so if I could have a procedure that would remove anything even remotely likely to progress from early pre-cancerous to malignant, I'd drop everything to get it done.
Thanks again, and good luck with life, the universe, and everything...
Glad to hear it was benign I have a first dermatological visit in early December for some sores on my head and will discuss the use of Hydroxyurea for the past six years. Thank you for the encouragement for a yearly visit.
You replied to my recent post (I am recently diagnosed with MPN, and posted some questions). Don't know the exact form I have yet, and have been researching about the disease. Particularly the drugs used to teat it. I have been reading articles about treatment with interferon and wondered what your thoughts are about interferon vs the other drugs:
I responded much better to the interferons, Pegasys and Besremi that to the other treatments I tried for the PV. I was both refractory to and intolerant of hydroxyurea. Phlebotomy-only worked for a while, but the side effects of the phlebotomy-induced iron deficiency were worse than the PV symptoms.
There is emerging data on the ability of the interferons to be disease modifying. My JAK2 allele burden has been reduced from 38% to 9% (as of Dec 2022). I am about to repeat the JAK2 Quantitative Analysis and am hopeful it will me even lower. Perhaps I will achieve a complete molecular remission. I also feel better now than when I started on the IFNs. In fact, I feel better now than I did 10 years ago.
Note that this is my experience. We are all different in how we respond to the medications used to treat MPNs. You cannot use my experience to predict how you would respond. There is very good data on Ruxolitinib. It is a viable treatment that may also reduce JAK2 allele burden. Some people tolerate it better than the IFNs.
So glad to hear your good news. I had been thinking of you as I have an actinic keratosis turn into a basal cell cancer. It is on my left temple and is being excised on 4th December. I have had many AKs all treated with freezing and this is the first to progress. You are right - it is so important to keep a good check especially when on these strong medications.
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I have a first dermatological visit in early December for some sores on my head and will discuss the use of Hydroxyurea for the past six years. Thank you for the encouragement for a yearly visit.
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