Last Goodbye Before I head to the Sandbox! Could I get one last piece of advice?

I had my last derm appt this week. The derms say I am good to go. They removed the moles on my back with are harder to monitor and measured moles that need to be watched. Thankfully, a derm will be on base every three months, so if anything comes up, I can ask him. Dream come true if you want to ask me. I was very hesitant about asking my fellow jarheads to examine my back!

With that said, I would love to have your advice on one last issue. When it comes to watching for "change"….What characterists do you use to determine whether or not a mole is ready to be taken off? Two of the four suspicious lesions are already pretty dark, but have not changed for quite some time, therefore, we have left them. So, with that said, when it comes to change in color, that might not help. But do melanomas tend to grow? Or change shape? I know the ABCD's of moles, but that does not really help because all my moles are weird. And, how long is the "in situ" process. I am hoping to catch more moles in this stage, rather than stage 1. But is that even possible.

Thank you all for your help during this hard time in my life. I will have my wife give you updates. In fact, she would be more than happy to give updates. She said my attitude completely changed when I started talking to you all! Jared.