Basal Cell Carcinoma
"I&#039;m in my third week of Imiquimod applying to 5 bcc&#039;s on arms, forehead and back 5 days a week.  At this point 3 of them are very red and crusty and sort of beginning to scale or sluff off which I think is good.  Two of them aren&#039;t responding at all -- I&#039;m sort of puzzled about that. The one on the forehead which had been a pale color is now bright red; hopefully it will crust up and sluff off soon.  The side effects are awful the first few days after beginning the 5-day course of treatment -- really terrible joint and muscle aches and headache.  I almost wanted to stop treatment, but remembered how many surgeries I would have to have and so decided to &quot;tough it out&quot; as  I&#039;ve already had approx. 20 skin cancers removed surgically."