Re: OT Terminal Melanoma
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:53 pm
My doc found something similar to what you just described your wife had. I go in for biopsy on the 21st. This is on my back where I cant really see very good. Wishing your wife a speedy recovery.Sir NoddinOff wrote:poppi2 wrote:Sir NoddinOff wrote:.... Regular preventive checkups are really important for one's health.
As I recall, my wife's regular doctor spotted it on her head during a routine annual physical. A few years ago it was just a small white scaly pre-cancerous 1/4" patch, not really sore; it was frozen off with liquid nitrogen a few times (virtually painless) but always came back even tho my wife has worn a hat outside for at least two decades. Over the years it darkened, got bigger and had a raised appearance (still not sore)... that of course, led to a biopsy which is the definitive test for melanoma. I should add my wife's Mohs surgery was out-patient, painless and took 1.5 hrs.
My niece, a sun worshiper, let a melanoma go too long on her upper lip and they had to reconstruct part of her lip which wasn't pleasant. Luckily the cancer hasn't come back.