Hi Guys
Just thought I would share this ,had a nasty taken out last Tuesday ,yep jack the dancer again ,its called squamous cell carcinoma and can spread to the glands and other parts of the body ,this thing lived on my lip for about 5 years before the good wife insisted I have it checked out ,lucky I did so thank you Mrs Cruiser
Geeeeez, thats crazy take care out there everybody... our sun is crazy strong i am in the tyre industry and we are lucky to get 5 years out of rubber before its starts falling apart and perishing. I can only imagine the affect on us.
I had one removed from my upper arm about 25 years ago, I was working outside and it was underr the sleeve so it shows that it doesn't attack where the exposure is.
Came back benign but it was still a wake up call and 17 stitches.
Cancer is a bastard and claimed my Mother and Father.
Yeah this stuff scares me. I grew up in central Qld in the 60's and 70's when it was considered normal to go red and have peeling skin on vacation. No hats, no sunscreen. Had a number of BCC's removed so far including one that required a Moh's.
Before I start back into kayaking I'm gonna have to work out what I'm gonna do to keep the sun impact to a minimum. Even SPF 50+ sunscreen seems to leave me with light burning if I'm out in the sun long enough (though maybe I'm just not using it right).
Guess I could just cover my entire face with zinc, that way I can be sure I don't miss any spots
