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Groin lump-scared

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    • December 30, 2016 at 3:21 pm
    PFritz
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      I was diagnosed with stage 1b in May 2016 and only had the WLE completed, was told no to the sentinel nose biopsy. Mine melanoma was .55 Clark 3 and mitotic of 3 on left shoulder. Beginning of December I felt a lump on my right groin lymph node area. I went the next day to my primary care doctor who thought it was not a lymph node but possible a deep boil/cyst/zit. It seemed to go away after quite awhile however it's back (or maybe it never left just was not as noticeable). I saw my endocrinologist today for my diabetes and she did her residence in endo cancers at md Anderson. She said it's definitely a lymph node. It's not tender and it's hard…..very nervous and scared. I see my melanoma derm on 1/13 and going back to primary care this afternoon. With my staging I've just felt I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop and now feeling like it has. 

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        • December 30, 2016 at 4:47 pm
        Janner
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          Left shoulder to right groin – not a likely spread for melanoma.  Won't say it can't happen, but you'd more likely have lymph spread in the armpit, neck or clavicle area, not the groin nodes.  Don't jump to conclusions – melanoma in a lymph node isn't likely to get smaller or less noticeable. 

            • December 30, 2016 at 4:58 pm
            PFritz
            Participant

              It is hard not to jump to conclusions or fears. My family has a bad cancer history and I already had a crappy immune system with being a diabetic I don't like the watch and wait to see if it spreads attitude. Trying not to have the waiting for other shoe to drop mentality but it's hard and when found the lump this month has freaked me out!

              • December 30, 2016 at 9:47 pm
              casagrayson
              Participant

                Janner's right … that would be a very unlikely spread.  You are doing the right thing by getting it checked out further, but don't jump to the conclusion that everything that comes up is related to melanoma!  Life is too short to let anxiety rule the day.

                • December 30, 2016 at 9:47 pm
                casagrayson
                Participant

                  Janner's right … that would be a very unlikely spread.  You are doing the right thing by getting it checked out further, but don't jump to the conclusion that everything that comes up is related to melanoma!  Life is too short to let anxiety rule the day.

                  • December 30, 2016 at 9:47 pm
                  casagrayson
                  Participant

                    Janner's right … that would be a very unlikely spread.  You are doing the right thing by getting it checked out further, but don't jump to the conclusion that everything that comes up is related to melanoma!  Life is too short to let anxiety rule the day.

                    • December 30, 2016 at 4:58 pm
                    PFritz
                    Participant

                      It is hard not to jump to conclusions or fears. My family has a bad cancer history and I already had a crappy immune system with being a diabetic I don't like the watch and wait to see if it spreads attitude. Trying not to have the waiting for other shoe to drop mentality but it's hard and when found the lump this month has freaked me out!

                      • December 30, 2016 at 4:58 pm
                      PFritz
                      Participant

                        It is hard not to jump to conclusions or fears. My family has a bad cancer history and I already had a crappy immune system with being a diabetic I don't like the watch and wait to see if it spreads attitude. Trying not to have the waiting for other shoe to drop mentality but it's hard and when found the lump this month has freaked me out!

                      • December 30, 2016 at 4:47 pm
                      Janner
                      Participant

                        Left shoulder to right groin – not a likely spread for melanoma.  Won't say it can't happen, but you'd more likely have lymph spread in the armpit, neck or clavicle area, not the groin nodes.  Don't jump to conclusions – melanoma in a lymph node isn't likely to get smaller or less noticeable. 

                        • December 30, 2016 at 4:47 pm
                        Janner
                        Participant

                          Left shoulder to right groin – not a likely spread for melanoma.  Won't say it can't happen, but you'd more likely have lymph spread in the armpit, neck or clavicle area, not the groin nodes.  Don't jump to conclusions – melanoma in a lymph node isn't likely to get smaller or less noticeable. 

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