Hello,
I am hoping some of you might have experience in what I am going through as I feel really alone. I just turned 26 a couple weeks ago, and have had the fear of my Melanoma coming back for a 2 years now. I was diagnosed with Superifical Spreading Melanoma on my left side of my stomach in 2012 Stage 1B with a mitotic rate of 2. I had the usual procedure to remove quite a bit of extra tissue around it, and from that moment on I've been worried.
In November of last year (2013) I noticed a small lump (about 1 and a half cm) on the left side of my spine basically just above my shoulder on my back. I was told it was most likely a cyst, but I chose to get it off anyways. I have no other cancerous symptoms, and from what i could feel, it did not change in the last 5 months I felt it. I got it removed 8 days ago, and my doctor called me yesterday and told me that the pathologist was sending it off for a second opinion. Is this normal? Is it a bad thing they need a second opinion? My first Melanoma results came back in 3 days, and they were incredibly fast! I am hoping this is a good thing. Originally my surgeon who removed the lump last week thought it was a Lymph node, and the only thing I've been told by my doctor now is it is not a lymph node. She says it is something in the soft tissue. Could this be a cyst? How likely has my melanoma spread so far to the top of my back without showing in any lymph nodes? I had a CT scan as well before the lump was removed and everything was clear. PLEASE help if you have had any experience with this, you will seriously make my day!
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