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Nodular melanoma question

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    • February 20, 2017 at 12:43 pm
    Zay95
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      Could you have nodular melanoma without recurrence? I think I’ll be diagnosed soon and I’m so scared, it’s a jet black raised mole which appeared during my pregnancy:(
      I’m in a country which this disease is extremely rare and none can understand me, I feel like I can’t find support at all
      Even when I mentioned this to doctors they didn’t care and feels I’m just paranoid:/
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        • February 20, 2017 at 5:00 pm
        jennunicorn
        Participant

          Did you have a nodular mel in the past and you're assuming a new mole is another one? I am guessing you already got a biopsy? The answer to your first question is, yes. Not everyone with nodular melanoma has a recurrence. It's always good to get new or changing moles examined and biopsied, especially if you've been diagnosed in the past. But, try not to get ahead of yourself. Wait for the results. If you want more international resources you might want to check out this site: http://forum.melanomainternational.org/mif/    

          If it does come back positive, you can let us know here where you live and we might have some ideas of places nearby you could get better care.

            • February 20, 2017 at 5:01 pm
            jennunicorn
            Participant

              Also want to mention that if this is a new mole not on the site of your first nodular mole, then that would not be a recurrence. It would be a new primary, totally separate from your first one. Another thing to keep in mind.

              • February 20, 2017 at 5:32 pm
              Zay95
              Participant
                Well, I haven’t been diagnosed with melanoma yet and actually haven’t heard about this disease until I started googling after I saw my new mole but I’m somehow 99% sure it’s nodular melanoma:’/ everything I read about it is so scary, I’m 21 years and mother for 2 months baby girl
                I’ll have the biospy on 26th *prayinng*:'(
                • February 20, 2017 at 6:30 pm
                jennunicorn
                Participant

                  Ok, so with that I will say, try to relax. Majority of moles that are biopsied are NOT melanoma. The internet will give you no good information, it will only scare you and create anxiety. Focus on your baby girl, keep yourself busy this week. Even those of us who have had melanoma have had many other moles biopsied that were NOT melanoma. I have family members who have never had melanoma but they have had many ugly and scary looking moles biopsied. Try not to assume the worst. 

                  • February 20, 2017 at 6:30 pm
                  jennunicorn
                  Participant

                    Ok, so with that I will say, try to relax. Majority of moles that are biopsied are NOT melanoma. The internet will give you no good information, it will only scare you and create anxiety. Focus on your baby girl, keep yourself busy this week. Even those of us who have had melanoma have had many other moles biopsied that were NOT melanoma. I have family members who have never had melanoma but they have had many ugly and scary looking moles biopsied. Try not to assume the worst. 

                    • February 20, 2017 at 9:21 pm
                    casagrayson
                    Participant

                      Sweetie, I'm glad you are getting this checked out.  You should always get an "ugly duckling" mole (one that looks different frorm others) looked at.  But I hear the panic in your words, and I want you to take a deep breath.  You just gave birth to a little miracle, and now your hormones are all over the place.  It is SO normal for a new mom to be overly anxious about her own health, the health of her baby, etc.  You aren't being able to look at this rationally because of this very new stage of life you are in.  Like was said before, most moles (even ugly ones) don't turn out to be cancerous; having nodular melanoma is even *less* likely.  And even the ones that are cancerous are typically caught early and treated properly, and then life goes on.  

                      Stay off the internet, focus on your new role as a mom, and don't let the anxiety monster take over.

                      • February 21, 2017 at 8:01 am
                      Zay95
                      Participant
                        Thankyou for your words. What scaring me that it’s very black and dry from the outside I don’t think normal moles do this, I just don’t know why this is happening to me. I don’t have any risk factor for melanoma but I’ve read it can happen during pregnancy
                        • February 20, 2017 at 9:21 pm
                        casagrayson
                        Participant

                          Sweetie, I'm glad you are getting this checked out.  You should always get an "ugly duckling" mole (one that looks different frorm others) looked at.  But I hear the panic in your words, and I want you to take a deep breath.  You just gave birth to a little miracle, and now your hormones are all over the place.  It is SO normal for a new mom to be overly anxious about her own health, the health of her baby, etc.  You aren't being able to look at this rationally because of this very new stage of life you are in.  Like was said before, most moles (even ugly ones) don't turn out to be cancerous; having nodular melanoma is even *less* likely.  And even the ones that are cancerous are typically caught early and treated properly, and then life goes on.  

                          Stay off the internet, focus on your new role as a mom, and don't let the anxiety monster take over.

                          • February 20, 2017 at 5:32 pm
                          Zay95
                          Participant
                            Well, I haven’t been diagnosed with melanoma yet and actually haven’t heard about this disease until I started googling after I saw my new mole but I’m somehow 99% sure it’s nodular melanoma:’/ everything I read about it is so scary, I’m 21 years and mother for 2 months baby girl
                            I’ll have the biospy on 26th *prayinng*:'(
                            • February 20, 2017 at 5:01 pm
                            jennunicorn
                            Participant

                              Also want to mention that if this is a new mole not on the site of your first nodular mole, then that would not be a recurrence. It would be a new primary, totally separate from your first one. Another thing to keep in mind.

                            • February 20, 2017 at 5:00 pm
                            jennunicorn
                            Participant

                              Did you have a nodular mel in the past and you're assuming a new mole is another one? I am guessing you already got a biopsy? The answer to your first question is, yes. Not everyone with nodular melanoma has a recurrence. It's always good to get new or changing moles examined and biopsied, especially if you've been diagnosed in the past. But, try not to get ahead of yourself. Wait for the results. If you want more international resources you might want to check out this site: http://forum.melanomainternational.org/mif/    

                              If it does come back positive, you can let us know here where you live and we might have some ideas of places nearby you could get better care.

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