A timely reminder for us outdoors types.

Gday all, i'm back home after a week in the lockup (hospital) and thought i'd post this to remind us about staying on top of the whole sun smart ethos.

I normally take care in the sun and do the whole "slip slop slap" deal, mainly due to my fair skin because i burn very easily. But i havent taken too much attention to the whole melanoma thing because i only had one mole on my whole body, so thought i wasnt at a big risk there.

WELL WELL i thought id get it looked at recently because it was a little dark and had grown slightly over a few years, YEP melanoma, you beauty..........
Result - one 3 inch round hole in the front of my shin about half inch deep, skin graft taken from thigh and stapled into the hole. A week stuck on my back with elavated leg in a hospital bed, having all the joys of being friendly with a strange bottle and what looked like an old hg hubcap LOL....

Now at home on crutches for another week and then a long slow recovery period.

So what i'm saying is dont muck about Get checked out even if you aren't in a risk category, if you catch em early enough you dont need skin grafts etc.

Take care everyone, cheers Brad.