Caught some sun!
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Caught some sun!

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    • July 2, 2017 at 5:57 pm
    Becpullin
    Participant

    Hi all, I am feeling so panicked! I was fia 

    diagnosed in September 2014, with a 1b melanoma 1.1 mm deep no ulceration. Been in 3 monthly checks since. 

    Anyway, today I stupidly went out in the sun from12:30-2:30 with only my hat on intermittently!! I'm not sure why I was so stupid!!!!!!! I'm usually so very careful! My face has gotten a little pink. I can feel it too. The rest of me is fine and seems to have missed the sun. I was in jeans which helped. 

    I am now so worried! Will this result in another one? Have I done irreparable damage? Please help me guys, really panicking now!!!

    bec x

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      • July 2, 2017 at 9:33 pm
      ed williams
      Participant

      Hi Bec, this sound really bad, what are you going to do????

        • July 2, 2017 at 9:53 pm
        Becpullin
        Participant

        Hi ed, do you think so? I can't sleep over this!

        • July 2, 2017 at 10:04 pm
        ed williams
        Participant

        Hi Bec, after 6 years of dealing with Melanoma, I would have to say there is nothing to worry about in your situation!!! Best Wishes!!!Ed

        • July 2, 2017 at 10:26 pm
        Becpullin
        Participant

        Do you think so? Just feel so stupid and worried about it. I'm not too pink but a little is too much!!! My children have pink faces too as I was careless with them as well! Just don't know why I didn't think or act!!! Do you think it can have an affect? Is there evidence if this? 

        • July 2, 2017 at 10:29 pm
        Becpullin
        Participant

        Do you think so? Just feel so stupid and worried about it. I'm not too pink but a little is too much!!! My children have pink faces too as I was careless with them as well! Just don't know why I didn't think or act!!! Do you think it can have an affect? Is there evidence if this? 

      • July 2, 2017 at 10:29 pm
      Nemesis
      Participant

      Relax. It's not the one time sun exposure that caused our melanomas.

      • July 2, 2017 at 10:42 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      It took years of DNA damage to create your melanoma.  One sunburn?  Ehh.  It happened.  Move on.  The horse is already out of the barn.  Sunburns don't increase your risk of recurrence.  This more likely affects your incidence of the other skin cancers than melanoma.   Despite what you do, only a small portion of individuals ever have another melanoma.  Relax.  You have to live life and you do the best you can.  Move on.

        • July 2, 2017 at 11:44 pm
        Sharon93065
        Participant

        I agree, just be more careful in the future.  Not everyone who is in the sun a little gets melanoma.

        • July 2, 2017 at 11:44 pm
        Sharon93065
        Participant

        I agree, just be more careful in the future.  Not everyone who is in the sun a little gets melanoma.

        • July 2, 2017 at 11:44 pm
        Sharon93065
        Participant

        I agree, just be more careful in the future.  Not everyone who is in the sun a little gets melanoma.

        • July 3, 2017 at 5:31 am
        Becpullin
        Participant

        Thank you all!! It really frightened me I think x

        • July 3, 2017 at 10:41 pm
        Hollybmeuc
        Participant

        I understand your panicOnce you get melanoma every mark on my skin can set me into a panic. I know one thing… worrying doesn't change the outcome of anything in our lives. Often we can worry ourselves sick when we find out later there was nothing to be upset about. I'm sure you're fine, and at least you're aware of your contact with the sun, that's good. Best wishes, Holly 

      • July 4, 2017 at 9:42 am
      Mickyfinn
      Participant

      Chillax, my skin specialist told me try stay out of the sun, but dont stress too much if i catch a bit every now and then, after all its a catch 22 still need a little bit of skin exposure for vitamin D, which can protect aganst skin cancer, but at the end of the day some Melanoma is just genetic, otherwise how can you explain folk getting it on parts of their body that never see the sun like their backsides or the soles of their feet !

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