Jim here with news that I am blessed with TEN TIMES more moles than the average person. The downside is I’m far more likely to contract skin cancer so I wanted to share with you what I learnt today after a check up that I’ve been putting off for a while. The upside? Erm, I’m working on that one something along the lines of flowers in the sun, perhaps.

The Doc checked every mole (it was along day) and reported that none of them where a major concern as he examined my body for moles that exhibited:

1) Asymmetry - Two halves of the mole don’t look the same.

2) Border - The edges of the mole are irregular, blurred or jagged.

3) Colour - Uneven with more than one shade.

4) Diameter - Wider than 6mm - the size of a pencil eraser.

Each year more than 100,000 people in the UK (hardly a hot climate) are diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer and a further 8,000 with malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

Finally, on my face is a red spot like blotch which has cropped up over the last 6 months. I’ve been assured that applying Fucidin cream twice a day will get rid of this minor blemish that could lead to infection if I don’t nip this little flower in the bud.

Do you have your skin checked? Do tell and be sure to apply UV cream in comments as your skin related comments are welcomed here.

I do not, but my husband has a ton of them. I check them about once per month for the same things, but I also include any changes or new ones. Anything unusual, I tell my husband to have his physician look at them during his next quarterly doctor visit and I monitor it more frequently. It is better than him doing it himself because I am more detailed, compulsive actually, and I can see areas that he cannot. I've also been thinking of taking some digital pictures because he has so many that sometimes I forget. His physician also checks them regularly. He worked with his father as a gardener until he graduated from college and back then no one knew about sunscreen let alone UV. Thanks for bringing this up because I know of two persons who died due to complications from skin cancer.

I don't have any moles, but my husband does check for changes in my skin and I notice in areas that I can see. I've had a few things removed as a precautionary measure by my physician due to my history with cancer. She is quite viligent as she was going to be an oncologist, but the patient's families kept having to console her because she couldn't handle it. She does has a general practice and does general surgery. I think this is one of the most loving things that couples can do for one another and it feels good too...it is quite intimate.

Thanks for the feedback CC and happy mole hunting!

LOL!! I usually do try to do it during the first week of the month...hee, hee!

Thanks for all the background anyway...

I'M all touched...

I-mole touched....

Hee hee.

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