Checked your skin lately?

[meteor]

After years of sun abuse and no hint of using sunscreen I went to molemap, told the lady of the long days under the Dunedin sun, the sunstroke, the sheets of peeling skin we used to have competitions getting of. When I dropped my daks her exact words were "That's impressive." I knew she was referring to the lack of moles or skin damage but keep telling my wife it was for something else. Anyone who doesn't get themselves checked is crazy. Their family and friends won't thank them for dying early!

[Edbear]

After years of sun abuse and no hint of using sunscreen I went to molemap, told the lady of the long days under the Dunedin sun, the sunstroke, the sheets of peeling skin we used to have competitions getting of. When I dropped my daks her exact words were "That's impressive." I knew she was referring to the lack of moles or skin damage but keep telling my wife it was for something else. Anyone who doesn't get themselves checked is crazy. Their family and friends won't thank them for dying early!

While a deadly cancer if left unchecked, early detection has great results so the sooner you can detect it the better!

[gsxr]

My first wife had a melanoma growth cut out of her leg.Unfortunately the surgeon missed a bit and once exposed travelled to her brain.She died 3 1/2 months later due to 5 brain tumours at the ripe old age of 38.

[Edbear]

My first wife had a melanoma growth cut out of her leg.Unfortunately the surgeon missed a bit and once exposed travelled to her brain.She died 3 1/2 months later due to 5 brain tumours at the ripe old age of 38.

Very sorry to hear that! A real tragedy!

[Mooch]

The family holidays used to be in the Coromandel when I was younger. My father used to spend plenty of time in the sun. But did use sunblock ocassionally but not consistantly. ( Kiwi male thing eh)

He liked his summer sports such as tennis and did lots of out door sports as a kid growing up

I remember one time on holiday, father got his legs badly sun brunt. We ended up staying a another 3-4 days on holiday before he could drive us home.

A few years later in his early fifties, he had a small brown mark on the back of his leg. It would bleed some times if he scatched or knocked it. One of his tennis collegues said he should have checked out. He went to the local doctor who put him onto a specialist. Turn's out he had Melenomia. Being about 14 at the time I didn't completely understand the implications but I new that some cancers where serious.

He had a small operation to have it cut out. They put him on drugs for a while and he was more careful in the sun.
Three years later , he's given the all clear much to the relief of the family.

A few years after he took some time of work , he started to get bad headaches and thinks it's stress related. After a couple of weeks off work the Doctor puts him back the the specalist. Turns out the Melenoma has come back and is now has spread to his brain.

He is given 1 year at the best. From here on it gets tough. The medical profession and technology meant that he wouldn't survive a brain op. A course of chemo thearpy was given. I was 21 at the time and living at home working night shits.

Watching him on Chemo wasn't a great experence. The drugs started messing with his mind so his reality was different to what you'd percive as normal. At times he was convinced that the mafia was after us. Also at times I had to keep a check on him as the his behaviour would become agressive. Physically it killed his appitiet and he started to loose weight quite quickly.

The Chemo in his case was like the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. Such was the advancement of the melenoma. Next course was radiolgy. This is where they try and nuke the cancer cells using isotopes. Sometimes it works well. I would take him down to the hospital and give mother a break. For a while he seem to improve. He was quite positive and looked forward to the sessions.

The cancer however progressed and he continued to loose weight. Six months after being diagnosed for the second time he finaly lost the battle at the age of 57.

Melenomia caught early is very treatable. However, leave it too long and it's the prognosis is not good.

For me, 20 odd years later. I still feel ripped off that my father isn't still around , He'd be in his 70's if he was and would be cool company to have around. I can't comperend how hard it must of been / be for mother. He'd plained so much for his retirement

My advice to others having lost someone, if you've got something that you know should be checked , Get of your arse and get it checked. You owe to yourself , your family and your friends. See your doctor or these mole clinics that are around the place. Don't F&ck around because time could be agaisnt you.

If you have moles that your not sure about , Check out the website http://www.molecheck.co.nz/ It could save your life.

[Edbear]

The family holidays used to be in the Coromandel when I was younger. My father used to spend plenty of time in the sun. But did use sunblock ocassionally but not consistantly. ( Kiwi male thing eh)

He liked his summer sports such as tennis and did lots of out door sports as a kid growing up

...SNIP...

For me, 20 odd years later. I still feel ripped off that my father isn't still around , He'd be in his 70's if he was and would be cool company to have around. I can't comperend how hard it must of been / be for mother. He'd plained so much for his retirement

My advice to others having lost someone, if you've got something that you know should be checked , Get of your arse and get it checked. You owe to yourself , your family and your friends. See your doctor or these mole clinics that are around the place. Don't F&ck around because time could be agaisnt you.

If you have moles that your not sure about , Check out the website http://www.molecheck.co.nz/ It could save your life.

This is sadly too often the case and it seems so unfair that people die needlessly. Don't ever think you are too young, either to worry about your health. A checkup is not expensive and could literally save your life.

[BASS-TREBLE]

For those that have been checked up, is this $285 pricing the normal price? http://www.molemap.co.nz/Left+Menu/Pricing.html

[Edbear]

For those that have been checked up, is this $285 pricing the normal price? http://www.molemap.co.nz/Left+Menu/Pricing.html

$50.00 from Dr. Chris de Toit in Orewa, he's a skin cancer specialist.

[Maha]

$50.00 from Dr. Chris de Toit in Orewa, he's a skin cancer specialist.

I should go see him...
Periodically I have the freeze treatment on my head but it never really gets rid of it completely. (the spots, not the head)
Can I have the phone number Eddie?

[Edbear]

I should go see him...
Periodically I have the freeze treatment on my head but it never really gets rid of it completely. (the spots, not the head)
Can I have the phone number Eddie?

Hibiscus Coast Medical Centre, 09-426 4237, Cheers!

[Brett]

Melanoma can most certainly kill you. There are different types of melanoma, some can be less aggressive and some and EXCEEDINGLY aggressive. It doesn't just stay on the mole in your skin like some nasty pimple either, it spreads through your body, often attacking internal organs such as the liver and lungs. Once it has spread, treatment is hugely difficult and largely incurable. It becomes very much terminal.

It is SUCH an easy disease to watch and monitor and a simple skin check could be the difference between living to and old age and not making another year or two. Catching it early means that treatment (removal) is highly successful.
A lady in our town here, a doctor, recently died from Melanoma. She had virtually no moles and had no symptoms until it was very late stage. The melanoma could have been hiding somewhere she didn't realise, behind an ear, in her hair...it only takes one. Bob Marley reportedly died from a Melanoma underneath a toe nail. That is how easily it can happen.

Get it looked at. Those who don't have any moles or think they don't should still get checked, even if it is just to create a benchmark should anything develop later in life.

[oneofsix]

I'm all for the good old self check but in this case it has to be done with a partner, closely checking very mm of each others bodies Hard part is keeping your mind on the job at hand

[Mooch]

I think my wife and I paid about $90 each for mole map in Wellington. They are also able to do the basic removal ops if anything should be removed. They were able to remove my wifes melenoma which was caught at a very early stage a number of years back.

[Ocean1]

I think my wife and I paid about $90 each for mole map in Wellington. They are also able to do the basic removal ops if anything should be removed. They were able to remove my wifes melenoma which was caught at a very early stage a number of years back.

Shit, that's come down a bit.

The charged me $250 for an initial survey, with subsequent annual visits supposed to cost just over a hundred iirc. I did go back once, they charge me $200. I can barely justify taking an afternoon off work let alone lose the mornings income doing so.

[Brett]

I haven't had a skin check in about 8 or 9 years...this thread has prompted me to get my arse into gear and get another. Will book one for February. Got too much life to live to die yet!