This morning at 9:30 I had an appointment with my skin doctor. I stood naked underneath the white gown with the blue diamond pattern, tied in the back. We looked at my skin for any moles that appeared to have changed since I was there 1 month and 26 days ago. The skin doctor circled the …
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Is there an Ugly Duckling on your back?
When was the last time you looked at your back? I know you can see your face and your arms. You can probably see the back of your legs. You would notice if a mole started to change. I look at my skin regularly, ever since I found a cancerous mole on the back of my left leg last year. I had …
Skin cancer changed my life
On the back of my left leg is a three-inch scar. I can't see where each of the seven stitches are that pulled my skin back together after the surgeon removed a piece of my leg a year ago. My skin has been knit together again. A year ago the phone rang and the nurse from the dermatologist's …
