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sweetseadragon

Skin check update 2

Oct 08, 2008 11:33

Thom went to the dermatologist today for *his* first full skin check. What brought him in turned out to be of no concern but he has one spot that must be biopsied in 2 weeks and another on the bottom of his foot, like me. I was surprised because he is not as fair as I am and tans instead of burns. Since we have been together he has gotten better ( Read more... )

dermatology, melanoma, skin cancer, health, health care

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sweetseadragon October 8 2008, 16:21:46 UTC

I'm peachy colored with orange undertones. I often have a slightly pinkish color to my face and when physically exerting myself my face gets BRIGHT RED and the rest of my skin (arms and chest in particular) get splotchy with pinkness. I am not evenly fair with an alabaster type tone. I also freckle.

The same thing that happened to your mom's friend happened to a friend of mine (the one who prompted me doing all of this). She lives on the gulf side of FL, is fair, avoids the sun, has always been religious about sunscreen and developed cancerous spots on her abdomen.

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sweetseadragon October 8 2008, 16:32:20 UTC

I also get splotchy when feeling nervous/anxious/embarrassed. People have mistaken it for allergic reactions before and even my doctors think it's weird.