Frankie, what you're describing about the dry patch that was cancer sounds more like actinic keratosis, which is precancerous and usually doesn't become cancer. I don't believe any skin cancers look like a dry skin patch. You may want to clarify with your dermatologist.

I'm sorry you're experiencing so much pain, too. Have you seen a pain specialist doctor about the chronic back pain?

I have the dry patches and I discovered by accident that it's a type of fungal eczema. I keep a little miconazole cream rubbed in twice a day and they go away. Usually not permanently but then what part of lupus isn't a battle on some front? Feel better dear.

I have been to several specialist! I am now seeing a chiropractor that does soft wave and red light therapy to treat neuropathy. I’ve sent him my most recent MRI to see if he can help me in any way. Honestly, it’s as if no one has a solution and they don’t seem to care. The chiropractor is a good Christian man and I trust him and if he can’t help me I think he will be forthcoming about that. I meet with him about my back next week. I did go to Physical therapy for quite some time. I did get some methods of exercise that’s supposed to help and it does help more than anything else I’ve tried. There seems to be no procedures that insurance will pay for. We are at the insurance companies mercy as to what treatments we can get. Unfortunately. I’m sure narcotic drugs would help but I wouldn’t want to take but that’s not been suggested. I went to a pain clinic tied in with the orthopedic surgeon office. That was a dead end. They tried cortisone injection. Did absolutely nothing. I personally think that my posture has been affected by the fracture and it causes pain when I am in certain positions. But I don’t know if that is the issue. The pain every day and loss of ability to hold out to do things I want and need to do is causing depression which I have always been the depressive type. As far as that place on my face that he said was skin cancer, I am not convinced of that. He did no biopsy. I felt like he rushed on it. I was in and out and frozen in like 15 to 20 minutes. Now I have a red place where the scan has come off that looks worse than what was there! It seems scarred. Maybe it will fade. Hopefully. I scar very easily.

Hi Frankie,
I have had dry patches on my face too. I go to a dermatologist. I had had areas frozen to remove precancerous areas. I am also fair skinned. I think it makes me prone to these areas. My skin in general tends to be dry. I use eucerin cream. I don't have leg lesions, but when I bruise on my legs, the bruises never go away. I hope you find a treatment that works for you. My dermatologist does a full body check which is very thorough.