i went to the plastic surgeon today to have my scar removed. they excised it and then took it to a lab. it came back that it was a basal cell carcinoma; the most common type of skin cancer. i have a two inch long scar now that goes from my nose to my lip. im swollen, hurt, and my eye looks a little bruised.

im still trying to come to terms with what it all means. i meet the dr in a week. she’ll give me a referral to a dermatologist who i will have to start to see. since i’ve had it once, i have a higher chance of getting it again.