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      • July 17, 2017 at 1:59 am
      Mandy38654
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        Hi Mike. So sorry you are dealing with this. It's no fun and seems to never go away 🙁

        could you tell us more about your initial melanoma? Was it a mole? How has it resurfaced? New moles or lumps under the skin? Near your initial site?  Just curious and want to compare cases. 

        Thanks and best wishes. Keep us updated. 

        Mandy

        • July 11, 2017 at 4:36 pm
        Mandy38654
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          My lump has nearly doubled in a week. Went for my biopsy this morning. Derm said it was def not a lymphoma bc it wasn't yellow and squishy as they always are. It was very deep and was growing downward as my primary which was nodular. It resembled the initial sample taken from my first tumor. She kept commenting on how hard the sample was. She let me feel it and it was like rock hard like a marble.    Does anyone recall comments about the texture when theirs was removed? I can't find any articles on what melanoma feels like once it is removed…. is it typically hard? Thanks for all of the comments and well wishes 

          • July 13, 2017 at 1:11 am
          Mandy38654
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            Thanks both of you for the input.  My derm is very professional and no matter how I tried to get her "what do you really think" opinion she wouldn't come out with one. She basically said we will know when the path comes back. I have googled every which of a way I can think of to find characteristics of a melanoma tumor after excision and can't find anything AT all which is odd to me. It felt hard from my skin but I had no clue it was so deep and as hard as it was.  

            So I guess it's just the ole waiting game which everyone on here knows is crippling. 

            Thanks again. 

            Mandy 

            • July 6, 2017 at 12:24 am
            Mandy38654
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              Thank you for responding. Question… were your lumps near your initial removal or scar? On line I see pics of these giant lumps and wonder why anyone would let these things grow on them and not be treated but were yours large or small? Near each other?  

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