Sub-q Description

My husbands sub-q's were in the area where he had previously had mel removed.  They were purplish because they had many blood vessels in them and as a matter of fact since they were on his head he bumped on with the comb when doing his hair and it bled.  This is all I know about sub-q's because they were the only ones he had.

Hope this might help some.

Judy (loving wife of Gene Stage IV and now NED)

My husbands sub-q's were in the area where he had previously had mel removed.  They were purplish because they had many blood vessels in them and as a matter of fact since they were on his head he bumped on with the comb when doing his hair and it bled.  This is all I know about sub-q's because they were the only ones he had.

Hope this might help some.

Judy (loving wife of Gene Stage IV and now NED)

My husbands sub-q's were in the area where he had previously had mel removed.  They were purplish because they had many blood vessels in them and as a matter of fact since they were on his head he bumped on with the comb when doing his hair and it bled.  This is all I know about sub-q's because they were the only ones he had.

Hope this might help some.

Judy (loving wife of Gene Stage IV and now NED)

My sub-q was a roundish, hard lump about the size of a blueberry well beneath the surface of my skin.  I only found it because I was somehow sleeping with the seam of my nightgown pressing on it and that hurt.   It was not visible to the eye, although the oncologist said there seemed to be a tiny bit of "bruising" in that area.   Since the removal, the docs always refer to that sub-q as an "in-transit met".   Hope this helps.

Lear

My sub-q was a roundish, hard lump about the size of a blueberry well beneath the surface of my skin.  I only found it because I was somehow sleeping with the seam of my nightgown pressing on it and that hurt.   It was not visible to the eye, although the oncologist said there seemed to be a tiny bit of "bruising" in that area.   Since the removal, the docs always refer to that sub-q as an "in-transit met".   Hope this helps.

Lear

My sub-q was a roundish, hard lump about the size of a blueberry well beneath the surface of my skin.  I only found it because I was somehow sleeping with the seam of my nightgown pressing on it and that hurt.   It was not visible to the eye, although the oncologist said there seemed to be a tiny bit of "bruising" in that area.   Since the removal, the docs always refer to that sub-q as an "in-transit met".   Hope this helps.

Lear

I've had several subcutaneous nodules.  The first 2 were on my neck and were like little bb's or peas underneath my epidermis -slightly mobile.  I was lucky to notice them so small becuse I had to shave over/around them and I knew these things were not there before.  My other sub-q nodules were not so noticable – flank, both left and right back and right thigh.  These were much bigger before we found them and felt similar to a firm grape and growing.  Mine all had no color change as they reside under the skin and didn't get big enough to effect the overlying skin before I had them hacked out.  Hope this helps.  

My rule has always been.  If I can feel it and it isn't "my normal" then cut it out.  Unless, of course, my treatment course demands otherwise. 

Best, Troy

I've had several subcutaneous nodules.  The first 2 were on my neck and were like little bb's or peas underneath my epidermis -slightly mobile.  I was lucky to notice them so small becuse I had to shave over/around them and I knew these things were not there before.  My other sub-q nodules were not so noticable – flank, both left and right back and right thigh.  These were much bigger before we found them and felt similar to a firm grape and growing.  Mine all had no color change as they reside under the skin and didn't get big enough to effect the overlying skin before I had them hacked out.  Hope this helps.  

My rule has always been.  If I can feel it and it isn't "my normal" then cut it out.  Unless, of course, my treatment course demands otherwise. 

Best, Troy

I've had several subcutaneous nodules.  The first 2 were on my neck and were like little bb's or peas underneath my epidermis -slightly mobile.  I was lucky to notice them so small becuse I had to shave over/around them and I knew these things were not there before.  My other sub-q nodules were not so noticable – flank, both left and right back and right thigh.  These were much bigger before we found them and felt similar to a firm grape and growing.  Mine all had no color change as they reside under the skin and didn't get big enough to effect the overlying skin before I had them hacked out.  Hope this helps.  

My rule has always been.  If I can feel it and it isn't "my normal" then cut it out.  Unless, of course, my treatment course demands otherwise. 

Best, Troy

My husbands subq's were also skin color, some were raised like a bb and hard and one on his side was raised and round skin color and hard about the size of a dime. His were never purple just raised under the skin so it just look like the skin popped up.  I wasn't really sure it was a subq. We thought it was lymph nodes until the doctor told us, that was before he did IL-2.

I hope this descripiton helps some. Good luck.

Rebecca 

My husbands subq's were also skin color, some were raised like a bb and hard and one on his side was raised and round skin color and hard about the size of a dime. His were never purple just raised under the skin so it just look like the skin popped up.  I wasn't really sure it was a subq. We thought it was lymph nodes until the doctor told us, that was before he did IL-2.

I hope this descripiton helps some. Good luck.

Rebecca 

My husbands subq's were also skin color, some were raised like a bb and hard and one on his side was raised and round skin color and hard about the size of a dime. His were never purple just raised under the skin so it just look like the skin popped up.  I wasn't really sure it was a subq. We thought it was lymph nodes until the doctor told us, that was before he did IL-2.

I hope this descripiton helps some. Good luck.

Rebecca