lilahs

I have around 50 or so moles, some are so small that I’m not sure they count…. Are these baseline photos ones that you have taken yourself? My doctor recommended taking my own pictures to use for comparison.

I have around 50 or so moles, some are so small that I’m not sure they count…. Are these baseline photos ones that you have taken yourself? My doctor recommended taking my own pictures to use for comparison.

I have around 50 or so moles, some are so small that I’m not sure they count…. Are these baseline photos ones that you have taken yourself? My doctor recommended taking my own pictures to use for comparison.

I've decided to have another WLE to remove the additional margins.  I went for a 2nd opinion and this doctor told me the same thing as the first- basically there is a very low chance of it coming back or spreading, but he still recommends the standards of care.  Both doctors haven't seen in situ melanoma come back, but this still doesn't give me the reassurance that I need.  I don't want to be the small percentage where it does come back or has spread internally.  Hopefully 2nd time around, I don't get an infection and have an easy recovery 🙂

I've decided to have another WLE to remove the additional margins.  I went for a 2nd opinion and this doctor told me the same thing as the first- basically there is a very low chance of it coming back or spreading, but he still recommends the standards of care.  Both doctors haven't seen in situ melanoma come back, but this still doesn't give me the reassurance that I need.  I don't want to be the small percentage where it does come back or has spread internally.  Hopefully 2nd time around, I don't get an infection and have an easy recovery 🙂

I've decided to have another WLE to remove the additional margins.  I went for a 2nd opinion and this doctor told me the same thing as the first- basically there is a very low chance of it coming back or spreading, but he still recommends the standards of care.  Both doctors haven't seen in situ melanoma come back, but this still doesn't give me the reassurance that I need.  I don't want to be the small percentage where it does come back or has spread internally.  Hopefully 2nd time around, I don't get an infection and have an easy recovery 🙂

Thank you for your response. I’m sorry to hear that your melanoma returned. I am learning from these responses that melanoma shouldn’t be taken lightly. Initially, I was under the impression from my doctor that I really don’t need to be concerned since the margins were clear and it wasn’t invasive. Also, I’m new to this board and the terminology, so I should make it clear that I already had a small biopsy of just the mole, followed by the WLE, but only had 3mm margins. He said if I didn’t have another WLE, that there is a cream (Aldera) that I can use for 6 weeks. I’m really conflicted now. I’m not looking forward to another WLE, especially since I got an infection first time around, but I also don’t want to blow this off. It just seems like there is so much conflicting information.

Thank you for your response. I’m sorry to hear that your melanoma returned. I am learning from these responses that melanoma shouldn’t be taken lightly. Initially, I was under the impression from my doctor that I really don’t need to be concerned since the margins were clear and it wasn’t invasive. Also, I’m new to this board and the terminology, so I should make it clear that I already had a small biopsy of just the mole, followed by the WLE, but only had 3mm margins. He said if I didn’t have another WLE, that there is a cream (Aldera) that I can use for 6 weeks. I’m really conflicted now. I’m not looking forward to another WLE, especially since I got an infection first time around, but I also don’t want to blow this off. It just seems like there is so much conflicting information.

Thank you for your response. I’m sorry to hear that your melanoma returned. I am learning from these responses that melanoma shouldn’t be taken lightly. Initially, I was under the impression from my doctor that I really don’t need to be concerned since the margins were clear and it wasn’t invasive. Also, I’m new to this board and the terminology, so I should make it clear that I already had a small biopsy of just the mole, followed by the WLE, but only had 3mm margins. He said if I didn’t have another WLE, that there is a cream (Aldera) that I can use for 6 weeks. I’m really conflicted now. I’m not looking forward to another WLE, especially since I got an infection first time around, but I also don’t want to blow this off. It just seems like there is so much conflicting information.

Thank you for your response.  I'm reconsidering the additional biopsy.  I've already one WLE, but was not looking forward to another one. I'm definitely going to research this more before making my decision.

Thank you for your response.  I'm reconsidering the additional biopsy.  I've already one WLE, but was not looking forward to another one. I'm definitely going to research this more before making my decision.

Thank you for your response.  I'm reconsidering the additional biopsy.  I've already one WLE, but was not looking forward to another one. I'm definitely going to research this more before making my decision.