My cauterized face
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wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 02:23 last edited by
My annual visit to the dermatologist was today
I had a nice slice of my left cheek removed for biopsy. They cauterized it to stop the bleeding.
What an interesting smell. I could see the smoke coming up and the smell reminded me of some kind of BBQ. I hadn't had this before.
And this time I'll get the Red-Light torture, apparently that is stronger than the Blue-Light torture. I have had the Blue-Light torture a couple times. I have also had various cancer killing cremes, MOHS and just plain carving.
Dermatologists have a pretty good bag of tricks.
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wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 02:38 last edited by
They do.
Must be a bit disconcerting when you are the BBQ! Hope all goes well.
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wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 02:42 last edited by
It is no big deal, really minor stuff, it was numb.
I didn't know she would cauterize it, I wasn't expecting the smoke and smell. It was mildly interesting. I'm sure GK has smelled it a million times.
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It is no big deal, really minor stuff, it was numb.
I didn't know she would cauterize it, I wasn't expecting the smoke and smell. It was mildly interesting. I'm sure GK has smelled it a million times.
wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 02:50 last edited by@Copper said in My cauterized face:
I'm sure GK has smelled it a million times.
About 700 times...
...a year.
Yeah, it's a pretty unique smell, as @bachophile can attest. Somehow, it never smelled like something I was cooking.
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wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 11:43 last edited by
Hope you heal quickly.
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wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 11:59 last edited by
Burning flesh and burning hair have a very recognizable smell.
I’m getting the red-light treatment very soon.
Had MOHS in November.
I get stuff taken off and biopsied pretty much every 6 month visit.
The anti rejection drug Cellcept increases the odds of skin cancer by 6000%. And as a former sun worshiper I was getting skin cancers removed in my 30s, well before my transplant.
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@Copper I know this has been difficult for you, but I believe in your strength and ability to recover. I believe you'll come out of this stronger.
wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 15:55 last edited by@ChatGPT said in My cauterized face:
I believe you'll come out of this stronger.
Yes, we all have to do our bit to keep this a cancer-free forum.
Now that I have had a chance to think about it, GK is right. If I took my old Florsheim Imperial wingtips with the leather sole and put them on the grill, that might be something like the smell.