3 years ago November i was diagnosed with Melanoma in situ. Actually there was two differening opinions on my biopsy. One said severly atypical and the other said melanoma . I had the it removed with margins for worse case scenario. Well. i go to the dermatologist every six months and its been fine. About two months ago i noticed a small pea size lump about 2 inches from the location of the mole of terror. I went to see my dermatologist and it was finally removed yesterday. Here is the thing, as i wait for biopsy results, i have had a headache every single day, for the past three weeks. Severe often debilitating headaches. I have a history of migraines and i just thought hooray me, my headaches have suddenly, inexplicably taken a turn for the God awful. I have missed several days of work when they happen, and they have woke me up from a dead sleep before. This is not normal for me. So my dermatologist is saying, we will get the biopsy results back and depending on that, we will schedule an mri etc and then make a referral up to Duke.
My question is he felt pretty sure it is melanoma, but won't know until the results come back. But what is the difference between micro mets and intransit mets? All this will impact my insurance being willing to pay for those tests and i need to be prepared to do my homework. My insurance company has a history of being difficult.
Also, given my symptoms, does it sound like brain mets? am i just making something out of nothing, i mean i know it isn't nothing, but it could be something other than brain tumor, but do you think its similiar to other experiences? I am trying to talk myself down off the ledge so to speak. But at the same time, i have many things to do, plans that are already in place for spring and i am a planner. If you could share some insight into the brain side and mets, i would really appreciate it.
Eerye
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