Amy

Are you on chemo? or other medicine?

If not, ,maybe you should get a second opinion

better to act early and decisively than let it grow out of control

when out of control, treatments have a low probability of success - so you need
time to try many

Love and healing

Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: Amy Mathews
To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 6:38 PM
Subject: [fight together] Re: New here a few questions.


Off and on through the years, I have had dysplastic moles excised,
but about ten years ago (when I was 26), I had a basal cell removed.

Now the melanoma is very recent. It was diagnosed and removed just
three months ago. Upon my three month check-up two weeks ago, four
more areas were biopsied and came back as dysplastic. Yeah, I have
sutures all over the place right now. But I would rather have the
scars and be sure.

Amy

--- In fighttogether@yahoogroups.com, "IAN DIXON" <ianonline@b...>
wrote:
> Amy
>
> how long ago was that? are you OK now? and checking your lymph
glands regularly?
>
> you are right not to be shy - any doubts - take it off
>
> with cancer be bold and be quick
>
> Ian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Amy Mathews
> To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 8:57 PM
> Subject: [fight together] Re: New here a few questions.
>
>
> I used to be a little shy about pointing things out to my
> dermatologist--like he was going to think I was going a little
> overboard. Then one day this little freckle showed up, scabbed
over,
> didn't heal, and even itched. I went back to the dermatologist
and
> asked him to biopsy it. He said that he really didn't think it
was
> anything, but that if I really wanted him to, he would do the
> biopsy. That was the one that was the melanoma. It just goes to
show
> that you cannot be too careful. Once the diagnosis was made, I
could
> not get that thing off of me fast enough.
>
> Good luck to you!
>
> Amy
>
> --- In fighttogether@yahoogroups.com, "lawandkawsmom"
<wexie4@w...>
> wrote:
> > Amy you are exactly right!! I am sitting here looking at all
the
> > freckles and moles that I have wondering the same thing!!
Which
> one
> > is going to be next!! I am already taking more precautions, I
> bought
> > one of those surfer UV Protection shirts! It blocks up to 98%
of
> the
> > suns rays! I bought a hat also! I am taking all precautions
and I
> > will be regulary visiting the dermatologist from now on!! I am
> glad
> > to hear that everything is great with you! I am hoping to have
the
> > same outcome! It is just sooo scary. I have to go today to the
> > plastic surgeon today for my consult. And I agree waiting for
the
> > results for that will be soo scary! Thanks for the advice and
> > information!!
> >
> > Paula
>
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