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There are probably lots of new medicines of which I am unaware. But I started this thread because of one of them:
Fluorouracil.
About ten years ago my primary doc cut a little piece of skin off my forehead and sent it to a lab to see if it had malignant cells. It was just a rough patch, but he had deemed it a "precancerous lesion". The lab said no worries, it was benign. But my doc warned me then that it would need to be dealt with...
A few weeks ago, his PA referred me to a dermatologist after feeling some similar rough spots on my forehead. The dermatologist was the one who prescribed Fluorouracil, saying it targets and destroys "abnormal" skin cells and doesn't usually effect normal skin. Put a thin coat on the forehead, cheeks and ears 1-2x/day for 2-3 weeks.
Well, I started doing that about ten days ago. Now, if I saw myself walking down the sidewalk toward myself, I'd cross the street.
My face lit up with red, raw, painful lesions and I look like a victim of some sort of pox or scurvy. The dermadoc did warn me "don't be alarmed - people call me and they're like OMG what did you do to me??"
But still, it's kinda shocking and I'm not sure if I can make it for another week-plus. Reading about the stuff, it does appear to be effective at its assigned task, preventing the development of skin cancers and suppressing precancerous lesions for several years at least. But... damn! I can't go out in the sun, don't really want to show my face in public for fear of freaking people out... I'll get over it (they say) and I guess it's better than having my face cut off... or ingesting chemo agents, or going through radiation treatments...
Any other rad new treatments/medications y'all would like to share about?
Fluorouracil.
About ten years ago my primary doc cut a little piece of skin off my forehead and sent it to a lab to see if it had malignant cells. It was just a rough patch, but he had deemed it a "precancerous lesion". The lab said no worries, it was benign. But my doc warned me then that it would need to be dealt with...
A few weeks ago, his PA referred me to a dermatologist after feeling some similar rough spots on my forehead. The dermatologist was the one who prescribed Fluorouracil, saying it targets and destroys "abnormal" skin cells and doesn't usually effect normal skin. Put a thin coat on the forehead, cheeks and ears 1-2x/day for 2-3 weeks.
Well, I started doing that about ten days ago. Now, if I saw myself walking down the sidewalk toward myself, I'd cross the street.
My face lit up with red, raw, painful lesions and I look like a victim of some sort of pox or scurvy. The dermadoc did warn me "don't be alarmed - people call me and they're like OMG what did you do to me??"
But still, it's kinda shocking and I'm not sure if I can make it for another week-plus. Reading about the stuff, it does appear to be effective at its assigned task, preventing the development of skin cancers and suppressing precancerous lesions for several years at least. But... damn! I can't go out in the sun, don't really want to show my face in public for fear of freaking people out... I'll get over it (they say) and I guess it's better than having my face cut off... or ingesting chemo agents, or going through radiation treatments...
Any other rad new treatments/medications y'all would like to share about?