Monday, March 09, 2009

Am I falling apart?

So..I went to the Dermatologist this morning. The appointment was set up by my Oncologist last July. That it how long it took for them to have a look at a few suspicious spots on my legs.

I have what you call Bowen's Disease That sounds serious but it really isn't. at least for now there is nothing to worry about (which, I wasn't)Bowen's disease, which is also called squamous cell carcinoma in situ (SCC in situ), is a form of skin cancer. The term "in-situ" added on the end tells us that this is a surface form of skin cancer. "Invasive" squamous cell carcinomas are the type that grow inward and may spread. SCC in-situ is also known as Bowen's disease after the doctor who first described it almost 100 years ago.

In June the spots will be removed and sent to a lab. But again this is a precaution as it might turn into something more serious. After some joking around with this sweet older doctor I happily returned to Ted.

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