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    • January 13, 2012 at 2:17 am
    Lina
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      Hello, everybody. It really great to find so positive forum. I am 37, from Holland,mum of 17 years old daughter.à week ago, noticed very small mole on my leg ,that wasn t so dark before. Dermatologist 99 % sure that it is melanoma, but I still waiting for results of biopsy.this 2 weeks is really hard time for me, just terrible nightmare… But this forum made me think a bit positive.. That melanoma is not a dead sentence .. Through this mole was growing leg hair, so dermatologist says that it is a good sign. May be someone can explaine me,what she meant with that ?

      Hello, everybody. It really great to find so positive forum. I am 37, from Holland,mum of 17 years old daughter.à week ago, noticed very small mole on my leg ,that wasn t so dark before. Dermatologist 99 % sure that it is melanoma, but I still waiting for results of biopsy.this 2 weeks is really hard time for me, just terrible nightmare… But this forum made me think a bit positive.. That melanoma is not a dead sentence .. Through this mole was growing leg hair, so dermatologist says that it is a good sign. May be someone can explaine me,what she meant with that ? Thanks a lot, for organizing so supportive forum. Feel really crashed… Have no idea how I can bring this news to my family. Regards. L

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        • January 13, 2012 at 2:25 am
        lhaley
        Participant

          Welcome Lina,

          Dermatologists should not scare you before they have the results!   I've had several primaries but also many many more that have been biopsied and nothing!   That's the reason there is a pathology. 

          Don't read to much in the next 2 weeks.  Enjoy your daughter and wait for the results.  

          Take care,

          Linda

          • January 13, 2012 at 2:25 am
          lhaley
          Participant

            Welcome Lina,

            Dermatologists should not scare you before they have the results!   I've had several primaries but also many many more that have been biopsied and nothing!   That's the reason there is a pathology. 

            Don't read to much in the next 2 weeks.  Enjoy your daughter and wait for the results.  

            Take care,

            Linda

            • January 13, 2012 at 2:25 am
            lhaley
            Participant

              Welcome Lina,

              Dermatologists should not scare you before they have the results!   I've had several primaries but also many many more that have been biopsied and nothing!   That's the reason there is a pathology. 

              Don't read to much in the next 2 weeks.  Enjoy your daughter and wait for the results.  

              Take care,

              Linda

                • January 13, 2012 at 2:57 am
                Lina
                Participant
                  Thanx for quick reply. I also would like to stay calm, but it was check up with dermoscopie, so they can see abnormal things clear((( in that case biopsy just confirmation. Or may be my imagination already goes to far) .take care and thanks again
                  • January 13, 2012 at 3:09 am
                  Janner
                  Participant

                    Dermatoscopes are tools, only, and they don't tell the difference between an atypical mole and melanoma.  They can only help a doctor decide if something looks more unusual than your other moles.  Changing moles don't have to be melanoma – they can be atypical.  They are certainly worth a biopsy, however.  But I agree with Linda that your doctor is jumping to conclusions.  Only a pathology report can tell for certain if you're dealing with melanoma.  Until you know for certain, you're scaring yourself needlessly with researching melanoma now.  Wait until you know for certain what you are dealing with.  Then you can can do a search based on actual pathology criteria, not just speculation.

                    Best wishes,

                    Janner

                    • January 13, 2012 at 3:30 am
                    Lina
                    Participant
                      Thanks for your reply and support. Best wishes ) Lina
                      • January 13, 2012 at 3:30 am
                      Lina
                      Participant
                        Thanks for your reply and support. Best wishes ) Lina
                        • January 13, 2012 at 3:30 am
                        Lina
                        Participant
                          Thanks for your reply and support. Best wishes ) Lina
                          • January 13, 2012 at 3:09 am
                          Janner
                          Participant

                            Dermatoscopes are tools, only, and they don't tell the difference between an atypical mole and melanoma.  They can only help a doctor decide if something looks more unusual than your other moles.  Changing moles don't have to be melanoma – they can be atypical.  They are certainly worth a biopsy, however.  But I agree with Linda that your doctor is jumping to conclusions.  Only a pathology report can tell for certain if you're dealing with melanoma.  Until you know for certain, you're scaring yourself needlessly with researching melanoma now.  Wait until you know for certain what you are dealing with.  Then you can can do a search based on actual pathology criteria, not just speculation.

                            Best wishes,

                            Janner

                            • January 13, 2012 at 3:09 am
                            Janner
                            Participant

                              Dermatoscopes are tools, only, and they don't tell the difference between an atypical mole and melanoma.  They can only help a doctor decide if something looks more unusual than your other moles.  Changing moles don't have to be melanoma – they can be atypical.  They are certainly worth a biopsy, however.  But I agree with Linda that your doctor is jumping to conclusions.  Only a pathology report can tell for certain if you're dealing with melanoma.  Until you know for certain, you're scaring yourself needlessly with researching melanoma now.  Wait until you know for certain what you are dealing with.  Then you can can do a search based on actual pathology criteria, not just speculation.

                              Best wishes,

                              Janner

                              • January 13, 2012 at 2:57 am
                              Lina
                              Participant
                                Thanx for quick reply. I also would like to stay calm, but it was check up with dermoscopie, so they can see abnormal things clear((( in that case biopsy just confirmation. Or may be my imagination already goes to far) .take care and thanks again
                                • January 13, 2012 at 2:57 am
                                Lina
                                Participant
                                  Thanx for quick reply. I also would like to stay calm, but it was check up with dermoscopie, so they can see abnormal things clear((( in that case biopsy just confirmation. Or may be my imagination already goes to far) .take care and thanks again
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