Would I have to give up photography and sell all my equipment??? (Page 6): Never surrender your weapon! Or in this case camera. If there's a will there will be a way. Good luck.

Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH

Never surrender your weapon! Or in this case camera. If there's a will there will be a way. Good luck.

azlynn Loc: Arizona

If you are going to have skin cancer, basel cell is the one to have (don't let it progress to squamous cell!!!) Have your MOHS procedure, heal well, and continue with your photography.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

jimvanells wrote:

You might be better off with a plastic surgeon. Mohs surgery as done by dermatologists involves removing segments of the basal cell and checking the margins under a microscope. Sometimes they wind up with a bigger hole than they know how to close. I had Mohs once, now a plastics guy for me.

A dermatologist is supposed to do the Mohs and the plastic surgeon (the one who did the biopsy) is supposed to do reconstruction the following day. I have always had the bad habit of picking at scabs so there's already a hole in the middle of the whole mess. The Mohs should take care of any of the cancer and the PS should make me all handsome , haha. I am going to try to change my surgical consult by a few hours or day. It's supposed to be tomorrow afternoon. I'd miss 2 extra days of pay, since Thanksgiving break is Wed-Fri and I have to work the shift before and after in order to get the holiday pay union regs). I work for a school bus company.

hoosier500

From personal experience, Mohs surgery is a piece o' cake. Once the stitches are out you'll be back to normal in 2-3 weeks.

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

planepics wrote:

A dermatologist is supposed to do the Mohs and the... (show quote)

So, they're going to use PhotoShop to make you handsome! A better deal than I had when they fixed my eyelids; the lids look fine, its the background that stinks.

MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama

You will adjust and your eyes will adjust... My left eye is dominant and I have ALWAYS used the left with the built in viewfinder. Due to cataract mishap the right is going to be ALWAYS blurry SO I am always going to be relegated to the left... I am training myself to use the display more and more though I realize its a pain in bright light. You will be just fine; stay optimistic and everything will fall into place. Do NOT give up what you love to do... JUST ADJUST how you do it.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

I managed to get my Mohs consultation changed to next Wednesday instead of tomorrow afternoon...I'll only miss he one 1/2 day instead of the 2 1/2 days from losing the holiday pay through the union, so I'm happy about that. Not sure the delay would make any real difference...the surgery is still supposed to take place early next month.

tetherington

I had optical neuropathies in both eyes. Can no longer read, drive or use my camera with my right eye. Still have enough vision in my left eye to read, drive and use my viewfinder. Renoir did his finest painting when he was so crippled with arthritis he had to have someone tie the paint brushes to his wrist. Don't give up without a fight.

SlideArtist Loc: Connecticut

planepics wrote:

I was recently diagnosed via biopsy with basal cell skin cancer between my nose and my camera eye (left). I had an MRI yesterday and will get the result (probably) on Tuesday when I see the dermatologist who will do Mohs surgery, tentatively scheduled for early next month. If the worst scenario occurs, how will I continue taking pictures? I tried to look through my right eye as an experiment and it just seemed too weird.

First, sorry to learn of your skin cancer. I'm sure you've had many fine answers. For me ,at 80, I've had to realize I need to simplify. Every camera I now use has a screen on the back articulated so I can aim high or low. Some have a magnification built in so I can see more clearly the focus/sharpness of what I plan to take. Wish you the very best.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

azlynn wrote:

If you are going to have skin cancer, basel cell is the one to have (don't let it progress to squamous cell!!!) Have your MOHS procedure, heal well, and continue with your photography.

Basel DOES NOT turn into squamous cancer.
Please get facts right before posting. Different cancers from different cell types. People might start believing you and your information is wrong

ptk Loc: Oregon, USA

At least wait until you are healed. Then you will know what you can do. I had Mohs surgery on the top of one ear for a melanoma tumor. The wound was big enough that I needed a skin graft (aka half a face-lift :) ). It has healed well, and I hardly notice it 14 years later. At first, I thought I would never be able to wear a hat with a brim again, but now it is not a problem. If you enjoy photography, you will find a way.

azlynn Loc: Arizona

Sidwalkastronomy wrote:

Basel DOES NOT turn into squamous cancer.
Please get facts right before posting. Different cancers from different cell types. People might start believing you and your information is wrong

As a nurse, and having had skin cancer before, I can assure you, if you do not take care of basel cell ca, it certainly can turn into squamous cell ca. It can also spread to different parts of your body (doesn't necessarily have to remain on your skin) where there is squamous epithelium.

keywest305 Loc: Baltimore Md.

I only use my left eye all my life taking pictures. I'm right handed with everything except shooting pool, shooting a rifle and now I guess taking pictures. I guess it's not ambidextrous because I can't do everything with either hand just certain things right hand and certain things left.

pendennis

keywest305 wrote:

I only use my left eye all my life taking pictures. I'm right handed with everything except shooting pool, shooting a rifle and now I guess taking pictures. I guess it's not ambidextrous because I can't do everything with either hand just certain things right hand and certain things left.

Pretty much the same here. When I first started shooting rifle in ROTC, the instructor noticed I was shooting left-handed (M1 rifle), but having trouble getting inside the 8-ring. He pulled me aside, and had me use a paper towel tube to determine my dominant eye. It turned out that my dominant eye was my right; so I moved to shooting right handed. My scores immediately rose, and I've shot rightie ever since. I tried shooting the M-16 left handed, but disliked getting hot brass in my shirt!

Photography is much the same. Most all film cameras were designed for righties, so even though I'm left-hand dominant, I adapted to the equipment. And, since my left eye is now dominant, I look through the viewfinder with my left eye, but manipulate controls with my right.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

azlynn wrote:

As a nurse, and having had skin cancer before, I can assure you, if you do not take care of basel cell ca, it certainly can turn into squamous cell ca. It can also spread to different parts of your body (doesn't necessarily have to remain on your skin) where there is squamous epithelium.

As a nurse Please go back to basic pathology, you are spreading bad info. They come from different skin layers
See the copy and paste below.
Basal cell carcinoma begins in the basal cell layer of the skin. Squamous cell carcinoma begins in the squamous layer of the skin.
NOT the bad info you're spreading.
Both are very serious and need treatment.