Mojo Request Anybody familiar with flourouacil?

[Ignored Member]

Good gawd almighty my face is on fire.

Here's a quick picture of me right now:

I'm sure it's better than getting tumors cut out of my face over the next 50 years but damn.... I look like I have the worst sunburn ever in the middle of January.

Here's a link in case you're wondering. It's a treatment for cancerous and precancerous skin growth. No joke -- it's chemotherapy applied directly to my face.

http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-16269/fluorouracil-topical/details

 

[el diablo]

DON'T ask the web. Go see a dermatologist stat.

 

[jp_nyc]

Pain and burning sensations are listed as a common side effect. Call the doctor who prescribed it and see what they think.

 

[Knox in Box]

Mojo.

 

[B Valley]

I've used something similar and for the same reason. Years of being out in the sun unprotected keep me going to the dermatologist once a year for a checkup.
Once you have stuff burnt off your face and head, you are more careful.

 

[Ignored Member]

DON'T ask the web. Go see a dermatologist stat.

The dermatologist prescribed it.

 

[tiger roach]

Mojo! That doesn't sound like fun at all.

 

[Lerxst]

Is that expected/known side effect? Some times a cool damp wash cloth laid over your skin can help clam things down.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Sounds very uncomfortable, but hopefully it is doing what it needs to do.

 

[Ignored Member]

Is that expected/known side effect? Some times a cool damp wash cloth laid over your skin can help clam things down.

Yes -- known side effect. My Dad had to do it years ago and it was rough on him, too.

I'm a little annoyed the doc didn't really talk about the side effects. I already knew what was coming and asked but she sure wasn't in a hurry to tell me.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

By the way, I love the sig.

 

[Ignored Member]

By the way, I love the sig.

You're such a foul-mouthed, high-strung guy.

 

[bsman]

Sometimes, I really appreciate my olive complexion...

 

[B Valley]

It will burn the first few times you use it and cause you to form little scabs around areas where it's destroying the precancer growth. It's the worst the first time you use it. Subsequent treatments will be easier.

 

[Ignored Member]

Subsequent treatments will be easier.

Shit. There's good and bad news in one sentence right there.

 

[Ignored Member]

My meathead face now:

Honestly, I'd like to have some fun with this. I'm currently trying to find a t-shirt with the "Coppertone" logo on it.

 

[B Valley]

The worst is over. Next time it will be minimal. Considering it's destroying cancer that would eventually have led to surgery and/or more drastic treatment, it's not that bad. Just looks like you went skiing and got a nasty windburn.
But, since no one wants to look at you or hang out with you, you have no reason not to spend the afternoon playing some serious guitar.

 

[Ignored Member]

The worst is over. Next time it will be minimal. Considering it's destroying cancer that would eventually have led to surgery and/or more drastic treatment, it's not that bad. Just looks like you went skiing and got a nasty windburn.
But, since no one wants to look at you or hang out with you, you have no reason not to spend the afternoon playing some serious guitar.

Thanks man. That is all very true.

The skiing thing is also true. People at work keep saying, "Where did you go skiing?" When I tell them it's actually a cancer treatment, the conversation is suddenly over. Biggest buzzkill ever.

I was telling my son I thought "Tumorface" would be a great Marvel Comics villain but we couldn't think of what his power would be. Repulsing women isn't really a way to take over the world.