03.19.04
Basal Cells
Great, as if I needed more excitment in my life right now:
{{link http://www.aad.org/pamphlets/bcc.html American Academy of Dermatology on BCC}}
{{link http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic214.htm Basal Cell Carcinoma}}
It looks like this is a pretty common, highly treatable situation. Let me rephrase. It’s common in people over 40 who have had prolonged sun exposure.
That fits me to a… well, it doesn’t fit me at all. I’m rarely in the sun without a shirt, and I’ve still got 10+ years before I hit 40.
So I get to see the dermatologist again next week, and then again in a month, again in 3 months after that, 6 months after that and a year after that.
It’s all well and good, right? Easily taken care of, very treatable and it doesn’t end up roaming around the rest of my body.
Maybe I should rethink this whole Karmann-Ghia convertible thing…