Healing After Seborrheic Keratoses & Cryotherapy

This is day #2 after Seborrheic Keratoses & Cryotherapy.  After zapping my Seborrheic Keratoses, my one darker mark, beauty mark, started to ooze blood.  The other marks seem to be scabbing.  This ends day two of the treatment for Seborrheic Keratoses by using Cryotherapy.

I decided to wait for the use of the Picato for the Actinic Keratoses.  I think I will use this after the  Seborrheic Keratoses heals in a week or so.  I will continue to research the use of Picato.

From Heart Disease to Other Aging Issues?

Today I will deviate from my heart health to skin health!  At the age of 59 I thought it was time to see a skin specialist - Dermatologist!  After many year of sun exposure - coaching, golfing, fishing, and other outdoor activities I thought it was time.  I have several marks on my face & one on my right shoulder - today was my check-up!

Visited the Dermatology Associates of Lancaster at 1650 Crooked Oak Drive.  My visit was rewarding - NO SKIN CANCER, but I have several marks that need work.  My two issues are:

Actinic Keratoses

According to the Mayo Clinic - Actinic Keratoses:

An actinic keratosis (ak-TIN-ik ker-uh-TOE-sis) is a rough, scaly patch on your skin that develops from years of exposure to the sun. It's most commonly found on your face, lips, ears, back of your hands, forearms, scalp or neck — areas of skin typically exposed to the sun.

An actinic keratosis, also known as solar keratosis, enlarges slowly and usually causes no signs or symptoms other than a patch or small spot on your skin. An actinic keratosis takes years to develop, usually first appearing in older adults. Many doctors consider an actinic keratosis to be precancerous because it can develop into skin cancer.

So, this one is one to watch - it may turn into skin cancer!

Seborrheic Keratoses

According to the Mayo Clinic - Seborrheic Keratoses:

Seborrheic keratosis (seb-o-REE-ik ker-uh-TOE-sis) is one of the most common types of noncancerous skin growths in older adults.

A seborrheic keratosis usually appears as a brown, black or pale growth on the face, chest, shoulders or back. The growth has a waxy, scaly, slightly elevated appearance. Occasionally, it appears singly, but multiple growths are more common. Seborrheic keratoses don't become cancerous, but they can look like skin cancer.

Seborrheic keratoses are normally painless and require no treatment. You may decide, however, to have them removed if they become irritated by clothing or for cosmetic reasons.

This one does not turn into cancer!

So what did we do today?  The Seborrheic Keratoses was frozen!!  And, they should go away.  The  Actinic Keratoses will take a special cream for three days - Picato.  I had a choice, the cheaper cream would have taken about a month!  This will be three days of treatment.  The healing process is 2-4 weeks.  It will possibly mess up my face for a few weeks, but removing and avoiding skin cancer is key!!!!  More on the use of Picato coming up!

Happy 4th of July!!

Wishing all a Happy 4th of July!  It is time to celebrate our country & how lucky we are to be Americans!  We are not a "perfect" country, but I think the best example of freedom & helping the world be a better & safer place!

Go USA!

Proud to Be an American!!!

Heat and Exercising!

This week in good old Pennsylvania the heat is on!  Temps in the 90's & high humidity!  Summer in Lancaster County, PA!  I don't know how the Amish do it!  Long Pants, long sleeves, a hat and of course the married guys have that lovely beard!

If you are working outside or exercising BE CAREFUL!

Good article from the Mayo Clinic - Heat & Exercise: Keeping Cool in hot Weather

Exercising in hot weather puts extra stress on your body. If you don't take care when exercising in the heat, you risk serious illness. Both the exercise itself and the air temperature increase your core body temperature. To help cool itself, your body sends more blood to circulate through your skin. This leaves less blood for your muscles, which in turn increases your heart rate. If the humidity also is high, your body faces added stress because sweat doesn't readily evaporate from your skin. That pushes your body temperature even higher.


Common Sense!  Especially if you have had open-heart surgery like me!  Work or exercise early in the morning or late in the evening!  Drink lots of liquids (not beer)!  BE SMART!

More Stats on My Blog

Over 20,000 views, what else did I see?

What blogs did people find interesting?  When people go out and search the internet, what information made them come to me?  Here are some of the items that were popular:

1 - Running After Open Heart Surgery
2 - How Does the Sternum Feel After OPen Heart Surgery
3 - Maintaing a Healthy Heart
4 - Understanding PVC's

What were the top referring sites?

Of course Google, then Yahoo, Bing, AOL, and domar.ru (what is that?)  Found this.....

Domar . ru Referrer Spam does Not Represent Real Traffic To Blogs

1:48 PM  JOE  17 PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED

If you are a blogger owner then you've probably been subject to Domar.ru hits to your blog, even as early as days after creating a new blog. You are curious as to who is linking to your blog, so you visit the site only to be presented with a stupid video or get rich quick scheme. 


The numbers that you see in your Blogger Stats does not always indicate you are receiving actual traffic from those websites. The spammers use bots to visit your site with their site as the referring url. Curious bloggers like to see who is linking to their content, and end up clicking the links to see where it takes them. This is how they get traffic to their websites that are usually scam sites. 

SPAM!!!  This is another way people get you to look at junk!

And there are charts - here is the history of views of the blog - notice when I had my surgery early in the blog how people were checking me out!

So, if you are viewing my blog - keep in touch!  I'm happy to have you viewing!!!