3 melanomas in less than a year

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    • May 7, 2017 at 2:16 am
    cpritchard
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      I'm very lucky that I've had surgery for 2 which they said they got it all and getting. 2nd excision on Monday on3rd diagnosis because first excision didn't get it all – just so scared that it will show up later somewhere else and I go every 3 months but so many times it spreads.  I love the sun.  I love boating.  I love fishing!  I wish muppets mom would have know how important sunscreen was when I was little !

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        • May 7, 2017 at 3:34 am
        Marksa2570
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          Do you care to share additional details…. Were these all suspicious moles or were you just having stuff biopsied?    Any particular area of the body.      

           

            • May 7, 2017 at 3:50 pm
            cpritchard
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              Last June just went to dermatologist for a check because it had been a few years.  My Aunt died of skin cancer and I do have a lot of moles.  The doc 3 off to check and 2 came back positive for malignant melanoma.  One one stomach and one on back.  0.03 mm and clarks level 2 on stomach, one on back was less – went to surgeon and both were cut out.  I go every 3 months for check ups now and my April check up, she removed 2 more on my back.  One came back malignant melanoma but she sai only needed a wide excision and she could do.  Did that 2 weeks ago and it came back that she didnt get it all so going to another surgeon tomorrow to get more cut out.  To be honest, none looked bad to me so it's so hard to notice.

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