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    • September 7, 2017 at 4:07 pm
    Beth Reilly-Stark
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      Hi everyone, 

      I had a move removed from my right thigh back in June of this year. My wife thought it felt a bit unusual, so I went to get it checked, it was removed 4 days later. 

      Got sent an appointment through for two days ago after not hearing anything in regards to results, the dermatologist confirmed it was melanoma in situ. Had an appointment with a plastic surgeon yesterday who is scheduling me for a wide local excision and skin graft, and said if all goes well I won't require further treatment. 

      My emotions have been all over the place, I realise I'm very lucky it was caught when it was but I think I'm in shock, it's all happened so quickly. I have an appointment with a cancer nurse in a few weeks time as well and have been told what signs to look for in future. 

      Has anyone else had a similar situation to mine? I have a lot of moles and I'm worried in case I miss something. 

      Thanks for reading,

      Beth

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        • September 8, 2017 at 12:28 pm
        momsmole
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          Hi Beth.  I'm relatively new here and don't know very much compared to every one else, but I did have a similar experience in terms of things happening fast.  Had a mole on my shoulder I'd had as long as I could remember.  It started to itch and bleed and I had it removed.  Biopsy showed melanoma so within 2 weeks I had a wide excision and removal of 3 lymph nodes.  Fortunately the lymph nodes were free of cancer.  It happened so quickly I didn't really have time to absorb that I had cancer until the cancer was considered gone.  And now, over a year later, it still seems somewhat unreal, altho anxiety lingers.  Again, my experience is limited.  I'm sure others with more knowledge will chime in soon.  Wishing you all good luck.

           

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