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      • December 14, 2017 at 11:12 pm
      aimelise
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        Hi!  I've been on and off of here for a long time, so long that I no longer had a profile when I came back here today to say hi and check in LOL.  My first diagnosis was 1999, .29mm, WLE and nothing else. Fast forward to 2011, they found another .9mm (different area), had another WLE, then nothing. This year, they found two separate basil cells, no further treatment needed.

        NOW, I take Vitamin D3, get regular sun here in FL (not more than 15min a day), and stay away from ALL dairy and meat and try to avoid sugar and gluten. I am definitey a survivor, but not without work. I am blonde with blue eye and fair skin, so go figure.

        I need a bit more time, so I'm hoping it's on my side.  My girls are now 20 and 17 (first dark black melanoma was found while I was pregnant with my oldest), so they still need me.  🙂

        Personally, I feel like any major hormonal change (pregnancy, fertility drugs) has caused my melanoma/my dna to shift in my skin. Hoping to combat pre and menopause the right way and keep myself "even," so I don't see another melanoma.  Two has been MORE than enough.

        Looking forward to hearing everyone respond!

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