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Thank you Janner! Before your reply I had called the lab and asked them to grade the lesion and to let me know if all the margins were clear. I know what you are saying but the whole thing was making me still fell nervous.

The report I got from the lab said that the lesion was mildly atypical and get this, it said, and I quote, "The lesion seems to have been completely removed in this section."

How's that for ambiguity?!?!? I was really hoping for a yes or a no. I know what you said but I dont like to leave room for error. Plus I am pregnant so i know that pregnancy lowers your immune system too. Im trying to not worry but it really is bothering me. I just need to figure out how to not think about it.

Thank you Janner! Before your reply I had called the lab and asked them to grade the lesion and to let me know if all the margins were clear. I know what you are saying but the whole thing was making me still fell nervous.

The report I got from the lab said that the lesion was mildly atypical and get this, it said, and I quote, "The lesion seems to have been completely removed in this section."

How's that for ambiguity?!?!? I was really hoping for a yes or a no. I know what you said but I dont like to leave room for error. Plus I am pregnant so i know that pregnancy lowers your immune system too. Im trying to not worry but it really is bothering me. I just need to figure out how to not think about it.

Thank you Janner! Before your reply I had called the lab and asked them to grade the lesion and to let me know if all the margins were clear. I know what you are saying but the whole thing was making me still fell nervous.

The report I got from the lab said that the lesion was mildly atypical and get this, it said, and I quote, "The lesion seems to have been completely removed in this section."

How's that for ambiguity?!?!? I was really hoping for a yes or a no. I know what you said but I dont like to leave room for error. Plus I am pregnant so i know that pregnancy lowers your immune system too. Im trying to not worry but it really is bothering me. I just need to figure out how to not think about it.

Hi Janner!

I contacted the lab yesterday and asked them about the margins and the severity of the dysplasia- mild, moderate or severe. they are going to pull it and measure the margins and grade it and send the amendment to the docs office so I will get more answers! You really have to take your health care into your own hands!!!

I know you are not a doc but maybe you could shed some light on a few questions. One is I noticed my doc did a shave biopsy and went 2 MM deep. is 2 mm still the epidermis or is that dermis? Also the report said that there were nevus cells in the dermis. would it be advisable to get all those removed or are those just normal cells because its a compound nevus? I want clear margins so I guess if the pathologist says they got clear margins going 2 mm down then i guess that should be good? I read some of your other posts that said that if any abnomal cells are left that that could speed up metastisis and that was a little scary and i definitely dont want that to happen so I want to take control of things now.

Thank you Janner so much! I had it removed because i wasnt sure if it was changing. the borders were fuzzy and it seemed suspicious. I asked the nurse (can you ever trust the nurse???) if it was benign because I had read that dysplastic nevi can be benign and she sd no that it was changing. I dont know if she really knew what she was talking about. that is why i am going into the doc's office next week. You would think that the doc wouldve let me speak with him or he wouldve given me the results instead of sloughing it off to the nurse but maybe he didnt think it was important enough to speak to me.

QUESTION- since it doesnt say that they need to take out more does that mean that they got clear normal cells all around it??? Ive read some ppl';s report on suspicious moles say they need to remove more of the lesion. I am assuming that they got it all since it doenst say they need to take more. (can u tell Im totally neurotic?? lol)

Thank you again! 🙂

Hi Janner!

I contacted the lab yesterday and asked them about the margins and the severity of the dysplasia- mild, moderate or severe. they are going to pull it and measure the margins and grade it and send the amendment to the docs office so I will get more answers! You really have to take your health care into your own hands!!!

I know you are not a doc but maybe you could shed some light on a few questions. One is I noticed my doc did a shave biopsy and went 2 MM deep. is 2 mm still the epidermis or is that dermis? Also the report said that there were nevus cells in the dermis. would it be advisable to get all those removed or are those just normal cells because its a compound nevus? I want clear margins so I guess if the pathologist says they got clear margins going 2 mm down then i guess that should be good? I read some of your other posts that said that if any abnomal cells are left that that could speed up metastisis and that was a little scary and i definitely dont want that to happen so I want to take control of things now.

Hi Janner!

I contacted the lab yesterday and asked them about the margins and the severity of the dysplasia- mild, moderate or severe. they are going to pull it and measure the margins and grade it and send the amendment to the docs office so I will get more answers! You really have to take your health care into your own hands!!!

I know you are not a doc but maybe you could shed some light on a few questions. One is I noticed my doc did a shave biopsy and went 2 MM deep. is 2 mm still the epidermis or is that dermis? Also the report said that there were nevus cells in the dermis. would it be advisable to get all those removed or are those just normal cells because its a compound nevus? I want clear margins so I guess if the pathologist says they got clear margins going 2 mm down then i guess that should be good? I read some of your other posts that said that if any abnomal cells are left that that could speed up metastisis and that was a little scary and i definitely dont want that to happen so I want to take control of things now.

Thank you Janner so much! I had it removed because i wasnt sure if it was changing. the borders were fuzzy and it seemed suspicious. I asked the nurse (can you ever trust the nurse???) if it was benign because I had read that dysplastic nevi can be benign and she sd no that it was changing. I dont know if she really knew what she was talking about. that is why i am going into the doc's office next week. You would think that the doc wouldve let me speak with him or he wouldve given me the results instead of sloughing it off to the nurse but maybe he didnt think it was important enough to speak to me.

QUESTION- since it doesnt say that they need to take out more does that mean that they got clear normal cells all around it??? Ive read some ppl';s report on suspicious moles say they need to remove more of the lesion. I am assuming that they got it all since it doenst say they need to take more. (can u tell Im totally neurotic?? lol)

Thank you again! 🙂

Thank you Janner so much! I had it removed because i wasnt sure if it was changing. the borders were fuzzy and it seemed suspicious. I asked the nurse (can you ever trust the nurse???) if it was benign because I had read that dysplastic nevi can be benign and she sd no that it was changing. I dont know if she really knew what she was talking about. that is why i am going into the doc's office next week. You would think that the doc wouldve let me speak with him or he wouldve given me the results instead of sloughing it off to the nurse but maybe he didnt think it was important enough to speak to me.

QUESTION- since it doesnt say that they need to take out more does that mean that they got clear normal cells all around it??? Ive read some ppl';s report on suspicious moles say they need to remove more of the lesion. I am assuming that they got it all since it doenst say they need to take more. (can u tell Im totally neurotic?? lol)

Thank you again! 🙂