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Good news-Bad news???

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    • April 7, 2013 at 7:42 pm
    Jewel
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      Hello everyone,

       

      My husband and I got the wonderful news that his scans have come back clear, that now makes us 18 months since

      last recurrance. On my husbands follow-up visit our Oncologist sees a mark on my husbands scar from his CND on his groin

      that he would like to have biopsied. My husband and I have also been watching it but thought it was just a mark from his surgery,

      it is brown in color, not dark. Needless to say I am now worried but my husband seems less upset since the scans have come back

      Hello everyone,

       

      My husband and I got the wonderful news that his scans have come back clear, that now makes us 18 months since

      last recurrance. On my husbands follow-up visit our Oncologist sees a mark on my husbands scar from his CND on his groin

      that he would like to have biopsied. My husband and I have also been watching it but thought it was just a mark from his surgery,

      it is brown in color, not dark. Needless to say I am now worried but my husband seems less upset since the scans have come back

      clean……this is such a rollercoaster for all of us. I guess my question is this…what did your recurrances look like? My husbands

      came in the form of nodular and dark or clear.

       

      Thank you

       

      Jewel

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        • April 8, 2013 at 1:34 am
        Sandy11
        Participant

          According to my husband's dermatologist.. one of the bad things about melanoma is that it can disguise itself and take on many looks.  You are usually looking for a freckle or mole that changes in shape, look or texture. The edges are often not uniform in color.  My husband has a sea of freckles so its tough to know when one is new.  Many were removed and a couple were somewhat suspicious so they were completely removed and had clear edges.  Have heart, odds are this will be fine.  If it ends up being the beginning of a melanoma.. sounds like it would've been caught early. Good thoughts for you and your husband for only the best of results.   

          • April 8, 2013 at 1:34 am
          Sandy11
          Participant

            According to my husband's dermatologist.. one of the bad things about melanoma is that it can disguise itself and take on many looks.  You are usually looking for a freckle or mole that changes in shape, look or texture. The edges are often not uniform in color.  My husband has a sea of freckles so its tough to know when one is new.  Many were removed and a couple were somewhat suspicious so they were completely removed and had clear edges.  Have heart, odds are this will be fine.  If it ends up being the beginning of a melanoma.. sounds like it would've been caught early. Good thoughts for you and your husband for only the best of results.   

            • April 8, 2013 at 1:34 am
            Sandy11
            Participant

              According to my husband's dermatologist.. one of the bad things about melanoma is that it can disguise itself and take on many looks.  You are usually looking for a freckle or mole that changes in shape, look or texture. The edges are often not uniform in color.  My husband has a sea of freckles so its tough to know when one is new.  Many were removed and a couple were somewhat suspicious so they were completely removed and had clear edges.  Have heart, odds are this will be fine.  If it ends up being the beginning of a melanoma.. sounds like it would've been caught early. Good thoughts for you and your husband for only the best of results.   

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