lwhaley94
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      • May 29, 2018 at 5:14 am
      lwhaley94
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        Update:  I went to my regular doc (not dermatologist) and she said they were lipomas.  She told me the more likely place to look for spreading would be in my lymph nodes in my neck.

        It's just so hard to not constantly feel/look for evidence of spreading!!!!!

        • May 13, 2018 at 6:53 am
        lwhaley94
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          Thank you!

          • May 13, 2018 at 6:50 am
          lwhaley94
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            Your situation sounds almost exactly like mine!  So you had no scans….right?  I have been going to 3 month derm for skin checks, but I never feel like she is very thorough.  The way I understand it, we have a very low risk of spread.  Is that how you understand it?  My melanoma was on my scalp and lymph nodes were taken from behind my ears.  So scary even though I know I should be thankful.

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