Hello, my names Becky. I’m 34 years old, yesterday after an anxious 3 months finally got a diagnosis of Superficial Spreading melanoma Stage 2A.
In December (2 months after giving birth to my son) I found a new black raised pimple. It resembled a blood blister. I saw my dermatologist immediately who with no concern said it was a traumatised angioma. Feeling reassured I went away enjoyed Christmas, then into January kept taking photos of the mole on my lower back. At the beginning of Feb I rang my derms secretary, she liaised with Derm who wouldn’t see me until beginning of March, I said it’s doubled in size. But no concern. In the end, a day or so later I rang again, begging to be seen. She said send me a photo and I’ll show a different dermatologist in the morning.
He said the same, it must have just been traumatised more so, he said he was almost tempted to stick a needle in to show me, but got my anxiety will arrange biopsy. 3 days later, another Derm removed mole. He said with 30 yrs experience him and another dr said, it’s a haemangioma, there will be nothing to worry about.
I felt a bit silly but relieved. Until the secretary rang me Tuesday saying could I come in Thursday first thing.
i begged for the result over the phone, but insisted it was procedure.
So as id felt in my gut for so long, I finally have my diagnosis. They’re insisting the got it all with clear margins.
Breslow thickness 1.8mm, no ulceration, mitonic rate 4,
im going in a couple weeks for WLE and SNB.
As I’m sure most are, I’m petrified. Concerned about the high mitonic rate.
Does anyone know more about the mitonic rate, do you this is highly likely it’s spread to my lymph nodes.
lymph nodes felt normal. They tell me I’m lucky. All clear margins.
I’m just so worried, my husband is undergoing a craniotomy for a grade 2 tumour recurrence. Next Tuesday.
I don’t think I can take much more
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