malignant melanoma

has spread into the liver so is now throughout the body

I am fighting in way I can

Hope all is well

Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: skincancergone
To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 12:16 AM
Subject: [fight together] Re: New to group and questions


Ian,
I was so sorry to hear about your cancer. What kind do you have?
Could you email me?

--- In fighttogether@yahoogroups.com, "iandixonip" <ianonline@b...>
wrote:
>
> Jaran
>
> It is really scary to think that you might have cancer - but it is
> really important that you get it checked out - and soon.
>
> I had a skin cancer 13 years ago - and had it removed.
>
> Last November I had a pain in my arm - I now have possibly 2 or 3
> months before pain and maybe 6 to 8 months before death.
>
> Every day that passes - you get closer to being like me - get it
> removed quick. The quicket it is gone, the less likely you are to
> suffer from it spreading.
>
> dont delay
>
> god bless
>
> Ian
>
> --- In fighttogether@yahoogroups.com, "Jaran" <JaranLaree23@a...>
> wrote:
> > Hello everyone! I was searching for a place where I could ask
> some
> > questions, and stumbled upon this group. I read some of the
> messages
> > and you all seem like very nice people, so I hope I'm not doing
> > something wrong by asking this here.
> >
> > OK, here is my long winded question. I apologize in
advance. :)
> > Last August, I noticed a weird growth on my upper right thigh.
At
> the
> > time I didn't think anything about it because when I was younger
I
> > had several abnormal moles removed, and nothing more was said
> about
> > it. For some reason, I just thought it would go away. By the
> time
> > October rolled around, it was twice the size, and black. It
would
> > sometimes bleed and had a weird scab all around it. By
Christmas,
> it
> > was much larger, would bleed often, and had begun to look
> strange.
> > It was blue and pink on the bottom, white and red on the sides
> with a
> > black crust on the top that was streaked with red. (I
apologize,
> I
> > don't know how else to explain it.)
> >
> > Yesterday, It grew again, but not in diameter, it is still
roughly
> > the size of a dime, but it has gained height. So, I did some
> > research into skin disorders, and my uneducated conclusion led
me
> to
> > believe that I might have some type of skin cancer. Also, I
> became
> > very frightened due to the fact that my armpits and neck have
> become
> > swollen and painful. In my research, I learned that melanoma
when
> it
> > has spread goes directly to the lymph nodes. Therefore, I am
> rather
> > concerned.
> >
> > Now, finally to my question. Should I go to the doctor and have
> this
> > checked out? The reason why I hesitate about going is that I
have
> no
> > medical insurance. I am just a poor college student, and unable
> to
> > pay for even the slightest bit of medical help. So is there
> anything
> > I can do about this that doesn't involve going to the doctor?
> >
> > Any information you could provide would be helpful. I admit
that
> I
> > might be a little hasty in my self diagnosis, but am stumped at
> what
> > else it could be. Sorry again for the length of this post, and
I
> > also apologize in advance if I have overstepped the newbie
> > boundaries, or what not. :) Thank you.
> >
> > Take care!
> > Jaran


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