Bowen's Disease - Cancer: Skin Message Board

Oleander53 · 01-26-2009, 05:03 PM

Hello Everyone........Thank God for you guys....

Well here I have been worried about my Thyroid all this time...and there was something else lurking.

I found a lavender flat spot in my genital area about 2 months ago..it did not hurt or itch....just an odd colored spot. Well I had it off last Thursday and it came back Bowen's disease Carcinoma in situ....... Only I could get a skin cancer where the sun don't shine

I have cried all afternoon. I am grateful it is not Melanoma. My Dad and brother had Melanoma. But I am scared. It has a 30% metastisize rate.

Here is a bad Doctor story for you:

So I woke up today with swollen glands in my groin, armpit and neck and said that is not okay. So I called this Female Gyno that did my Biopsies ( she had not gotten the report back yet that I had cancer) I told her I thought my biopsy area had an infection. She completely blew me off. Did not even come to the phone. Had her nurse tell me it was " unrelated and to see my family Doctor". So I went to my Family Doctor and he was alarmed. He said I needed antibiotics and called for my Path report. We together read the results..........He told me I had cancer not the jerk who did my biopsies. I will never step foot back in her office...I am going to see how long it takes her to make that call to me....

Just say a prayer for me .......make sure when you get your female exams that they look at everything really good and check for skin cancers down there too.

Oleander

juner50 · 01-26-2009, 06:13 PM

Hi Oleander,
Sorry to hear that but glad you caught it. I had Bowen's removed from my finger years ago. It didn't at all look like skin cancer. It was an Endo I was seeing at the time that noticed it on my finger. I thought it was a wart or something....which was odd because I never had a wart before.

If I were you I would go find another Derm that specializes in MOHS Surgery and have them take a look and give you their opinion.
Take care hon.

Oleander53 · 01-26-2009, 08:36 PM

Thank you......I am reading up on it tonight Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Have you had anymore problems with it?

I am happy it is not melanoma and happy to have hopefully caught it early.

Thanks for sharing with me.. Oleander

Oleander53 · 01-26-2009, 09:16 PM

Interesting in my studies it says this Squamous Cell tumor can secrete a parathyroid hormone that can make you have an elevated calcitonin.......Very interesting.......O

midwest1 · 01-26-2009, 10:31 PM

Oleander,
I'm so sorry to hear this news. Sending you my most postive thoughts that it will turn out just fine for you.
mw1