Cancer Support

I've had MOHS. They removed a basal cell patch on the top of my left ear and a squamous patch on my cheek. After the biopsy results came back, there was no question it was skin cancer and no delay in scheduling me for MOHS. The surgery was successful and I've had no recurrence.

But this, your husband's experience, is a horror story--the delay, the refusal of a referral which allowed the cancer to spread. There's no excuse for such medical negligence or the unnecessary suffering your husband has obviously experienced.

I think it is a reminder to all of us that if we're unhappy with a doctor's approach and/or medical advice, we need to seek out a second or even third opinion. The fact that this physician held back the pathologist's report is utterly outrageous.

Again, I'm sorry this happened to you and your husband, pnwmom.