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Nodular or not?

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    • June 5, 2015 at 3:01 pm
    Happyjim
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      So I had a blood blister like lesion on my left buttock (never seen the sun obviously) that came from the site of a rather innocent looking small mole. The lesion got to 4.5mm at its widest, 3mm at the narrowest. To be honest I have no idea how long it was there as it was slightly off the side of my butt. It could have been months but more likely weeks.

      Yesterday I had it removed, he excised around it roughly a centimeter and to a depth of a couple of millimeters. He is not even positive it is melanoma but he said a flat out no when I asked him it was nodular, can i trust his confidence without pathology? Would nodular be obvious enough?

      thanks for letting me vent. So anxious I can barely function.

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        • June 5, 2015 at 3:26 pm
        Janner
        Participant

          You're just going to have to try and relax.  There are absolutely NO guarantees from visual inspection – he can only give you his best guess.  But it's a guess.  Pathology is the only way to know for sure.  We have all had to wait for biopsy results and yes, it sucks.  But worrying and stressing and researching change nothing.  Try to relax and stop the pre-worry as it never helped anyone.

            • June 5, 2015 at 4:16 pm
            Happyjim
            Participant

              Thanks for that. I know the main thing about cancer that sucks, more than anything, is all the uncertainty. As an anxious person anyway, not knowing what comes next–and who does with anything in life, of course–is the bad part.

              Well, there is really nothing to be done now at any rate, so I will try and relax. 

              • June 5, 2015 at 4:16 pm
              Happyjim
              Participant

                Thanks for that. I know the main thing about cancer that sucks, more than anything, is all the uncertainty. As an anxious person anyway, not knowing what comes next–and who does with anything in life, of course–is the bad part.

                Well, there is really nothing to be done now at any rate, so I will try and relax. 

                • June 5, 2015 at 4:16 pm
                Happyjim
                Participant

                  Thanks for that. I know the main thing about cancer that sucks, more than anything, is all the uncertainty. As an anxious person anyway, not knowing what comes next–and who does with anything in life, of course–is the bad part.

                  Well, there is really nothing to be done now at any rate, so I will try and relax. 

                • June 5, 2015 at 3:26 pm
                Janner
                Participant

                  You're just going to have to try and relax.  There are absolutely NO guarantees from visual inspection – he can only give you his best guess.  But it's a guess.  Pathology is the only way to know for sure.  We have all had to wait for biopsy results and yes, it sucks.  But worrying and stressing and researching change nothing.  Try to relax and stop the pre-worry as it never helped anyone.

                  • June 5, 2015 at 3:26 pm
                  Janner
                  Participant

                    You're just going to have to try and relax.  There are absolutely NO guarantees from visual inspection – he can only give you his best guess.  But it's a guess.  Pathology is the only way to know for sure.  We have all had to wait for biopsy results and yes, it sucks.  But worrying and stressing and researching change nothing.  Try to relax and stop the pre-worry as it never helped anyone.

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