Skin Check – go back?
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Skin Check – go back?

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    • May 3, 2016 at 6:50 pm
    exfakebaker
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      Background – I've had 5 biopsies in the past year, two resulting in moderate to severly atypical cells that required excisions.  Fair skin, used to tan and not use sunscreen pretty regularly.  

      I just went in for my yearly skin check.  Had four more biopsies done.  Still waiting on those results.  In the meantime, I'm worried about three spots on me that I was told to "wait and watch".  One is a large mole I've had for years, although it's on my lower leg and that entire general area seems to be itchy (not just the mole, whole shin, although sometimes the mole) that I don't think has changed, but I could be wrong.  The other two are newer and look slighty bad, but aren't very big.  

      So, the question is, should I have insisted those get biopsied, too?  Should I wait and watch?  Should I call back and ask to have them biopsied as well?  Wait on results from the others and go from there?

      Thanks!

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        • May 3, 2016 at 8:30 pm
        Janner
        Participant

          Take pictures of them NOW.  Check them monthly against the pics.  If they are stable, leave them.  If they change, get them biopsied.  Do whatever makes you comfortable but this is what I would recommend (and do myself).

          • May 3, 2016 at 8:30 pm
          Janner
          Participant

            Take pictures of them NOW.  Check them monthly against the pics.  If they are stable, leave them.  If they change, get them biopsied.  Do whatever makes you comfortable but this is what I would recommend (and do myself).

            • May 3, 2016 at 8:30 pm
            Janner
            Participant

              Take pictures of them NOW.  Check them monthly against the pics.  If they are stable, leave them.  If they change, get them biopsied.  Do whatever makes you comfortable but this is what I would recommend (and do myself).

              • May 3, 2016 at 9:50 pm
              Edwilcox
              Participant

                I had a raised mole on my leg. As far as I can remember it was always there. It changed texture last year (nothing else changed), it just felt more solid/hard. I made an apointment to get it looked at, the doctor went ahead with the biopsy, even though he suggested it wasn't anything to worry about. It came back as nodular malignant melanoma. I'm currently stage IIIA and have been NED since last summer.

                • May 3, 2016 at 9:50 pm
                Edwilcox
                Participant

                  I had a raised mole on my leg. As far as I can remember it was always there. It changed texture last year (nothing else changed), it just felt more solid/hard. I made an apointment to get it looked at, the doctor went ahead with the biopsy, even though he suggested it wasn't anything to worry about. It came back as nodular malignant melanoma. I'm currently stage IIIA and have been NED since last summer.

                  • May 3, 2016 at 9:50 pm
                  Edwilcox
                  Participant

                    I had a raised mole on my leg. As far as I can remember it was always there. It changed texture last year (nothing else changed), it just felt more solid/hard. I made an apointment to get it looked at, the doctor went ahead with the biopsy, even though he suggested it wasn't anything to worry about. It came back as nodular malignant melanoma. I'm currently stage IIIA and have been NED since last summer.

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