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Good news mate. I too have been tested for asbestosis having worked with a company that made products from crushed stuff...... air was thick with fibres, but all clear.
Testing was because I had bad pleurisy and severe right lung problems.
Now the hairs a bit thin (actually it's nearly non existent) I get solar keratosis on the scalp which the Doc. burns off just in case. Have to wear a hat whenever I go out in the sun now.
AlanH.
just heard a mate has been given his marching orders, less than a month to get his affairs in order.
i am increasingly having greater difficulty getting my head around the fact that the good ones seem to be taken early and all the arseholes are left to take advantge of those others in the queue
one can only hope his path to the exit is an easy one...
melanoma is a bad bad piece of kit...
It's a shame that most arseholes need everyone else to do everything for them, including being shown to the Exit. [bigwhistle]Quote:
Originally Posted by incisor
Horrible bad news and I feel for all concerned. Most of us love the sun as it gives us so many things good about our way of life, but it really is a silent killer.
Here's hoping that the message gets through and people really cover up early in life.
AlanH.
I'm sorry to here about your mate Dave.
All of these stories are making me think that having a check up is more than just a good idea. It's a must.
Blokes in particular, are usually reluctant to seek help, especially medical help, until it's too late.
I personally haven't hat a CT Scan for 13 years or any kind of check up for 2 years.
I'll be calling the Doctors on Monday.
I was just having a bit of a scratch and found a new mole.... but I'm not getting paranoid about it but will also just get the Doc to have a look when I next go there. 2 minutes of his time is worth it.
Actually not only will too much sun kill you it does the most terrible damage to our skin. Met a bloke in Carnarvon and his wife has the most shocking skin damaged face I've ever seen. It is horrific, the stuff of nightmares.
For a woman I think it's worse than for us he-men....
AlanH.
Find it early. The only way. Mine was a tiny red mark, about a match head. Still needed over 20 stitches to close up. I don't recommend GP's to do the searching. Go to a specialist health clinic . Don't put it off.Quote:
Originally Posted by incisor
I like my GPs. (I work with Four). They agree with you Bob and send lots including me to Dematologists who are the Skin specialist doctors. Not to be confused with some (but not all) Skin Clinics . If they are run by a Dematologists they will be ligeitmate. If not they 'might' be run by doctors not smart ennough to be General Practioners.
I could have easily brought some of the cool gadgets in all of the Skin cancer clinics. It would be a money spinner for me if I was greedy and unethical. Not saying all Skin places are greedy and unethical but I hear from Medical types that many are[bigwhistle]
My daughters just had suspect mole cut of a leg and has 11 stitches now. Other possible melanomas have been burnt off. Now she has to wait nearly 2 weeks for the path. lab results to come back.
I found that was the worst part when I had the L3 cut off.
My GP referred me to a dermatologist for the suspect moles on my scalp and I've never ever been rushed in and out of a Docs. surgery so fast....... and he missed burning off 2 things I'd pointed out to him!
I told the GP he gave the impression he just wanted to push as many through the system as possible. At about 200 bucks a throw.....
AlanH.