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I wasn't going to say much about the situation, but Wally inquired 
. I haven't ridden that much in the past two weeks because of my recent trips to the dermatologist.
Premise: I'm a fair-skinned person. I'm 27. My mom is Irish and my dad is Slovak. I just figure that I'm not too well off, genetically, to deal with the sun. Unfortunately, I like to spend a lot of time outdoors and I do wear my sunscreen. Sometimes I forget to put it on, sometimes I miss spots and sometimes I leave it off because I hate the feel. If I do go sans sunscreen I cover up and spend as much time in the shade as possible. It's rare that I get sunburned with all the proactive measures I take.
I'm 100% aware of the risks, I know the steps to take to mitigate those risks and I've taken it upon myself to learn everything I can about the topic. If you feel moved to lecture me like my parents do, kindly do not post in my thread.
About two years ago, while I was stationed in Albuquerque, I had two Actinic Keratosis spots removed from my hands. More developed later.
About two weeks ago, I had some cryogenic surgery. Three spots on my left hand, two spots on my right and one spot on the back of my right ear lobe. Those spots got pretty sore for about 3-4 days making gloves and a helmet a little too uncomfortable.
There were two more interesting spots that my dermatologist wanted me to come back to have check out (done yesterday). She thought they were interesting enough to have her friends, at a lab in Greensboro, NC, check out. So, she numbed my left hand (between the ring and middle finger major knuckles) and my right forearm to cut those spots off. I've never seen all my layers of skin before. Interesting colors. Again, this is making gloves a little difficult to wear, so I've been caging it. She's concerned that the spot on my right forearm is Basal Cell Carcinoma and the left hand is Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
I won't find anything out until Monday or Tuesday, but now you know what's going on, Wally.
. I haven't ridden that much in the past two weeks because of my recent trips to the dermatologist. Premise: I'm a fair-skinned person. I'm 27. My mom is Irish and my dad is Slovak. I just figure that I'm not too well off, genetically, to deal with the sun. Unfortunately, I like to spend a lot of time outdoors and I do wear my sunscreen. Sometimes I forget to put it on, sometimes I miss spots and sometimes I leave it off because I hate the feel. If I do go sans sunscreen I cover up and spend as much time in the shade as possible. It's rare that I get sunburned with all the proactive measures I take.
I'm 100% aware of the risks, I know the steps to take to mitigate those risks and I've taken it upon myself to learn everything I can about the topic. If you feel moved to lecture me like my parents do, kindly do not post in my thread.
About two years ago, while I was stationed in Albuquerque, I had two Actinic Keratosis spots removed from my hands. More developed later.
About two weeks ago, I had some cryogenic surgery. Three spots on my left hand, two spots on my right and one spot on the back of my right ear lobe. Those spots got pretty sore for about 3-4 days making gloves and a helmet a little too uncomfortable.
There were two more interesting spots that my dermatologist wanted me to come back to have check out (done yesterday). She thought they were interesting enough to have her friends, at a lab in Greensboro, NC, check out. So, she numbed my left hand (between the ring and middle finger major knuckles) and my right forearm to cut those spots off. I've never seen all my layers of skin before. Interesting colors. Again, this is making gloves a little difficult to wear, so I've been caging it. She's concerned that the spot on my right forearm is Basal Cell Carcinoma and the left hand is Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
I won't find anything out until Monday or Tuesday, but now you know what's going on, Wally.
