Got some bad news this Christmas

So sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I just received my first ever diagnosis on  12/19/2016 and have a little one at home as well. I go in for a wle on Tuesday and am praying that will be the end of it. I've been so sad/ nervous this week so I know what you are going through but this forum has already helped me feel a little better. My thoughts and prayers will be with you.

I also got my diagnosis on the 19th and am scheduled for a WLE on Thursday also. I am scared out of my mind about the end results as I am a new mommy to a 7month old :-(. I feel your pain. I think I am making myself physically sick with worry.

I also got my diagnosis on the 19th and am scheduled for a WLE on Thursday also. I am scared out of my mind about the end results as I am a new mommy to a 7month old :-(. I feel your pain. I think I am making myself physically sick with worry.

I also got my diagnosis on the 19th and am scheduled for a WLE on Thursday also. I am scared out of my mind about the end results as I am a new mommy to a 7month old :-(. I feel your pain. I think I am making myself physically sick with worry.

So sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I just received my first ever diagnosis on  12/19/2016 and have a little one at home as well. I go in for a wle on Tuesday and am praying that will be the end of it. I've been so sad/ nervous this week so I know what you are going through but this forum has already helped me feel a little better. My thoughts and prayers will be with you.

So sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I just received my first ever diagnosis on  12/19/2016 and have a little one at home as well. I go in for a wle on Tuesday and am praying that will be the end of it. I've been so sad/ nervous this week so I know what you are going through but this forum has already helped me feel a little better. My thoughts and prayers will be with you.

Sorry for the bad news! But great that all of you are stage 1. I also wonder between the connection of pregnancy and melanoma. I was diagnosed with melanoma in Situ last month. Looking back on photos – my melanoma was on my upper chest so I could see it on a lot of photos. It started as a black dot shortly after my 2nd pregnancy and remained in situ for 12 years. We have no other history in our family. My almost 13 year old has a lot of moles including a large dark mole in his belly button that we can't monitor. So we are having it removed next week. I have already done genetic testing for other reasons early this year. Funny it included all the possible genetic links (currently known) for melanoma and nothing came up. At that point I have had annual skin check ups with local dermatologist. And she didn't catch my mole. Luckily I had a breast cancer screening at cancer hospital due to strong family history. And my wonderful breast cancer surgeon knew right away that this mole needs to go out.  I haven't told my old dermatologist that she missed a melanoma all these years. I even question her visit one time few years ago. I felt like she hardly looked at me. I asked her why she is done so fast. She replied that she knows what she is looking for. My mole looked the same all these years – large, round but black. Should I let her know? I told some of my friends who goes to her and one family switched to my hospital – dermatologist and just was diagnosed as well. Is that so common? Not to diagnosed skin cancer? I am from Europe but living in TX.

Sorry for the bad news! But great that all of you are stage 1. I also wonder between the connection of pregnancy and melanoma. I was diagnosed with melanoma in Situ last month. Looking back on photos – my melanoma was on my upper chest so I could see it on a lot of photos. It started as a black dot shortly after my 2nd pregnancy and remained in situ for 12 years. We have no other history in our family. My almost 13 year old has a lot of moles including a large dark mole in his belly button that we can't monitor. So we are having it removed next week. I have already done genetic testing for other reasons early this year. Funny it included all the possible genetic links (currently known) for melanoma and nothing came up. At that point I have had annual skin check ups with local dermatologist. And she didn't catch my mole. Luckily I had a breast cancer screening at cancer hospital due to strong family history. And my wonderful breast cancer surgeon knew right away that this mole needs to go out.  I haven't told my old dermatologist that she missed a melanoma all these years. I even question her visit one time few years ago. I felt like she hardly looked at me. I asked her why she is done so fast. She replied that she knows what she is looking for. My mole looked the same all these years – large, round but black. Should I let her know? I told some of my friends who goes to her and one family switched to my hospital – dermatologist and just was diagnosed as well. Is that so common? Not to diagnosed skin cancer? I am from Europe but living in TX.

Sorry for the bad news! But great that all of you are stage 1. I also wonder between the connection of pregnancy and melanoma. I was diagnosed with melanoma in Situ last month. Looking back on photos – my melanoma was on my upper chest so I could see it on a lot of photos. It started as a black dot shortly after my 2nd pregnancy and remained in situ for 12 years. We have no other history in our family. My almost 13 year old has a lot of moles including a large dark mole in his belly button that we can't monitor. So we are having it removed next week. I have already done genetic testing for other reasons early this year. Funny it included all the possible genetic links (currently known) for melanoma and nothing came up. At that point I have had annual skin check ups with local dermatologist. And she didn't catch my mole. Luckily I had a breast cancer screening at cancer hospital due to strong family history. And my wonderful breast cancer surgeon knew right away that this mole needs to go out.  I haven't told my old dermatologist that she missed a melanoma all these years. I even question her visit one time few years ago. I felt like she hardly looked at me. I asked her why she is done so fast. She replied that she knows what she is looking for. My mole looked the same all these years – large, round but black. Should I let her know? I told some of my friends who goes to her and one family switched to my hospital – dermatologist and just was diagnosed as well. Is that so common? Not to diagnosed skin cancer? I am from Europe but living in TX.