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      • December 15, 2015 at 1:48 pm
      JenSam
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        Hi, I think it’s a good thing they removed the suspicious spots and that 2 have already came back fine. You are your best advocate and if you feel enough time wasn’t spent on your exam then I would seek out a second opinion. Definitely perform monthly skin checks and get anything looked at that bothers you. If a mole came back as melanoma in a different spot then your first in situ then it would most often be a new primary melanoma and not recurrence. Usually if it comes back in the same spot or elsewhere inside your body then it has recurred. The good part is an in situ diagnosis has a very low chance of returning.
        • December 15, 2015 at 1:48 pm
        JenSam
        Participant
          Hi, I think it’s a good thing they removed the suspicious spots and that 2 have already came back fine. You are your best advocate and if you feel enough time wasn’t spent on your exam then I would seek out a second opinion. Definitely perform monthly skin checks and get anything looked at that bothers you. If a mole came back as melanoma in a different spot then your first in situ then it would most often be a new primary melanoma and not recurrence. Usually if it comes back in the same spot or elsewhere inside your body then it has recurred. The good part is an in situ diagnosis has a very low chance of returning.
          • December 15, 2015 at 1:48 pm
          JenSam
          Participant
            Hi, I think it’s a good thing they removed the suspicious spots and that 2 have already came back fine. You are your best advocate and if you feel enough time wasn’t spent on your exam then I would seek out a second opinion. Definitely perform monthly skin checks and get anything looked at that bothers you. If a mole came back as melanoma in a different spot then your first in situ then it would most often be a new primary melanoma and not recurrence. Usually if it comes back in the same spot or elsewhere inside your body then it has recurred. The good part is an in situ diagnosis has a very low chance of returning.
            • November 30, 2015 at 3:55 pm
            JenSam
            Participant
              I was extremely anxious after my diagnosis, I waited months before I decided to seek out anti anxiety meds. I took setraline daily for a few months and it was helpful. I still would have worries and anxiety but I was much more level and could handle the stress better.
              • November 30, 2015 at 3:55 pm
              JenSam
              Participant
                I was extremely anxious after my diagnosis, I waited months before I decided to seek out anti anxiety meds. I took setraline daily for a few months and it was helpful. I still would have worries and anxiety but I was much more level and could handle the stress better.
                • November 30, 2015 at 3:55 pm
                JenSam
                Participant
                  I was extremely anxious after my diagnosis, I waited months before I decided to seek out anti anxiety meds. I took setraline daily for a few months and it was helpful. I still would have worries and anxiety but I was much more level and could handle the stress better.
                  • September 4, 2015 at 4:39 pm
                  JenSam
                  Participant
                    Hi, I’m stage 3b and see Dr. Lipson at Hopkins, he is fantastic! He is thorough and informative.
                    • September 4, 2015 at 4:39 pm
                    JenSam
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                      Hi, I’m stage 3b and see Dr. Lipson at Hopkins, he is fantastic! He is thorough and informative.
                      • September 4, 2015 at 4:39 pm
                      JenSam
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                        Hi, I’m stage 3b and see Dr. Lipson at Hopkins, he is fantastic! He is thorough and informative.
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