skin cancer

[nannycoe1]

I had a Basil cell skin cancer cut out of my leg last week. They wrapped it up like my leg was broken and I can't take the bandages off for 2 weeks. Does anybody think that is strange?

[BATISTAGIRL663]

ouch! that sounds painful --here's to hoping it heals good and you have no more cancer

[Nancy5]

I'm not sure, but my stepfather had that on his head.  I know it was bandaged for a few weeks.

[dsosnowski06]

Hope you are feeling better and will be cancer free

[surveypro2016]

Praying you are cancer free and will feel better soon. This Thursday I am taking my father for a consult for his skin cancer on his ear. They have already told him it will take two procedures to remove it. I believe his may be squamous cell?

[aflyingmonkey]

Yes.   It does sound strange...
Was it a large growth?   Why do you need to keep it wrapped for two weeks?  Maybe because of the stitches & it's deep?  It's interesting.

I hope your recovery is quick & you're cancer free!  Serious stuff.

[nannycoe1]

Thank you all for your words of encouragement. I wish you all well

[SherylsShado]

I know a couple of people that had that done (face & arm though) and they dug "deep & wide" so the bandaging for awhile was totally understandable, looked soooo painful!  Hope you heel fast & as painlessly as possible!!

[sfreeman8]

I wish you well.  You must be very thankful that it was caught it in time.

When I had my knee sarcoma, I had a plastic foot brace to keep my foot bent and avoid "foot drop" wrapped with antibiotic dressings, burn dressings (why I don't know), other dressings, then wrapped with gauze and Ace bandages from the tip of my toes to my hip. Every week, I had to travel 50 miles for dressing changes and checks for two months, then every 3 months for almost a year until they got sick of seeing me. I also had to  go through radiation therapy 3 times a week for 30 days. Try getting on an x0ray table with a leg that weighs 10 or more lbs.

[natashaspy]

It would depend on how deep they had to cut.  My brother in law had skin cancer twice on his face. The first time they literally cut half of his face, peeled it away, dug out the cancerous cells and sewed it back together.  The doctor said he lost count at 250 stitches.  The second time it took maybe ten minutes, and he had 3 stitches.  They probably wrapped you up so well to ward off infection? Better safe than sorry.

[yikes77]

I think it does depend on how deep.  Hugh Jackman has had several bouts of skin cancer on his nose and it seems after each round, he has to wear a bandage for a few weeks.

[teresa3200]

It may have something to do with it not scarring so bad. I had a spot removed from my arm. It was the size of a pencil eraser. I didn't have it wrapped. Just bandaged and was told to keep Vaseline on it to stay moist for less scarring.

[6265AT99]

I don't think that's strange = I think it's to make sure you don't get an infection.  Sure hope you heal quickly and completely.