Aaargh

Ok lovely people, I’m reaching out once again…

I’ve had the letter after the excision (before any results have appeared, the histonomy has yet to be completed) but this is what the doctor said to his colleague.

…”Today, on examination, the mole which has been present a long time has certainly changed. The mole measures approximately 10 mm x 8 mm on the mid-back. Dermascopically, there is an atypical pigment network. The overall appearance is of a ? dysplastic naevus ? melanoma in situ. I have arranged for this lesion to be excised under local anaesthetic.”…

…”I excised the lesion with a 3-4 mm margin under local anaesthetic and closed the defect with 3’0 vicryl and 4’0 ethilon continuous lock sutures. The wound was dressed with steri-strips and mepore. I have advised her to have the sutures removed in 10-12 days’ time. I will write back with the results.”…

Does this mean anything? Can anyone help me understand what this might mean? Again, this is pre any histology result, this is just how he has described the excision.

Any help would be MUCH appreciated!

Thank you for your input. As you might imagine, I’m looking for clues to an answer wherever I can get them… patience is a virtue I don’t possess.

Laurie, you’re a good egg. Thank you. Everything you say is so right. It’s lovely to hear it the rational things you tell yourself said by someone else. The nasty little irrational bugger currently taking up most of my mind can be awful annoying. In a world of medical jargon and fearfuly impersonal data, it’s nice to have been able to share somewhere.
I felt like a sort of fraud posting without a diagnosis, but having read a great deal of the forum, I realised that the community is largely made up of good eggs.

Thank you. Truly. I’m sorry that your life has been affected and all I can say is thank you. I hope for the best possible outcome for your journey.

Bugger the world, I’m having a drink!