Hello, I saw the dermatologist np yesterday as I was concerned about a spot on my nose and eyebrow. She said that it looked AK and prescribed Efudex and explained how it would react only to the precancerous or cancerous spots. After reading the brochure, looking at the pictures, and reading messages from this board I'm very concerned about how I will look during the treatment. I'm a jh teacher and it would be impossible to be in front of the kids if my face becomes a mess. They will be totally focused on my appearance. Due to other surgeries on various joints from arthritis ( 3 rotator cuff tears), having children, etc. I do not have a lot of sick days accumulated so I can't take time off for the treatment. Is there any other way to diagnose and or treat AK's besides Efudex? I also have my son's college graduation on 5/11 and I'm to start treatment on 4/10 so I'm worried as to how I will look and its scheduled to take place outdoors too. I also breed horses and am constantly outside etc. I would prefer to wait a month and start after his graduation although that will be tough with the horses. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.
Irene