multiple primary melanoma and mole check
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multiple primary melanoma and mole check

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    • February 25, 2012 at 4:53 pm
    natasha
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      Hello everyone !

      Thanks for all information I can find on this useful forum .

      Probably I am poranoid but it is seems very odd to me ,that my Doc did not do full body check after my diagnosys.

      I am diagnosed in beggining of January ,docs still deciding about Wider excision but I ever been told for appointment for full body check

      I understand ,if it is one melanoma found ,it can be more developing on the same time (or am I wrong?)

      I am trying to check myself ,but cannot do it everywhere and too paranoid it is melanomas all around my body 🙁

      Hello everyone !

      Thanks for all information I can find on this useful forum .

      Probably I am poranoid but it is seems very odd to me ,that my Doc did not do full body check after my diagnosys.

      I am diagnosed in beggining of January ,docs still deciding about Wider excision but I ever been told for appointment for full body check

      I understand ,if it is one melanoma found ,it can be more developing on the same time (or am I wrong?)

      I am trying to check myself ,but cannot do it everywhere and too paranoid it is melanomas all around my body 🙁

      D docs need to do full body check straigh away afte rsurgery and how it was in your cases ?

      Thanks again

      Sorry for so many questions from me on the forum , because my last appointment with doctor lasted literaly 5 minutes and I even did not have a chance to ask him my questions.

      All he said , – ''you should be fine with your 0.2mm and we will decide about wider excision''

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        • February 25, 2012 at 5:55 pm
        Janner
        Participant

          Only about 8% of the melanoma population EVER have a second primary.  The most important thing is to get the first one taken care of.  After that, you can request a full body check.  The most important thing is to watch for CHANGE, so if you can get some photographs taken of your moles, that would help.  Baseline photos can help you watch for moles that are changing and those are the ones that have the biggest potential (not certainty) be be melanoma.

          Everything is tough when you are newly diagnosed, but things do get better with time.

          Best wishes,

          Janner

          • February 25, 2012 at 5:55 pm
          Janner
          Participant

            Only about 8% of the melanoma population EVER have a second primary.  The most important thing is to get the first one taken care of.  After that, you can request a full body check.  The most important thing is to watch for CHANGE, so if you can get some photographs taken of your moles, that would help.  Baseline photos can help you watch for moles that are changing and those are the ones that have the biggest potential (not certainty) be be melanoma.

            Everything is tough when you are newly diagnosed, but things do get better with time.

            Best wishes,

            Janner

            • February 25, 2012 at 5:55 pm
            Janner
            Participant

              Only about 8% of the melanoma population EVER have a second primary.  The most important thing is to get the first one taken care of.  After that, you can request a full body check.  The most important thing is to watch for CHANGE, so if you can get some photographs taken of your moles, that would help.  Baseline photos can help you watch for moles that are changing and those are the ones that have the biggest potential (not certainty) be be melanoma.

              Everything is tough when you are newly diagnosed, but things do get better with time.

              Best wishes,

              Janner

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