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      • October 25, 2019 at 3:33 pm
      Mom1021
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        Hi Julie,
        Thank you so much for your reply. It most definitely is an art! This was a dermopathologist so I do feel it was reviewed thoroughly, but for my own piece of mind I think knowing whether it was definitively melanoma may help ease my anxiety. I’m in a rut of constantly worrying about every mole and mark I find. For example my derm looked at a red spot on my nose and said it was fine at my check up earlier this month. Now I’m like it looks redder, should I go back!! It’s just a constant worry. My mom passed away a few years ago from a rare cancer and this dx has me on a tail spin. Thank you for listening
        • October 24, 2019 at 11:56 pm
        Mom1021
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          Hi Amber and LRS88! I think we are in the same age bracket of mid 30’s and I thought I would reach out. I recently was dx with Melanoma In Situ. It rocked my world. My mom passed away in 2014 from a rare cancer and I feel lost. I’m worried ALL the time. I have so many moles and freckles how can I possibly keep track. I want them all removed! I’m always afraid. My son plays baseball and I’m worried to even be in the sun to watch his games. I keep feeling like there just be another spot just hiding. I have dark thick hair and I feel like they don’t even thoroughly examine my scalp. I have moles and spots everywhere, and I mean everywhere. I had my first post op full body exam on 10/1 and I’m still in panic mode. I can’t imagine doing this every 3 months. Ugh. It’s horrible.
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