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- March 18, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Hello dear friends !!
It is more then an year since my diagnosys of melanoma stage 1a and one year since my WLE.
I visited hospital every 3 months for the year .
My scar on the breast is healed perfectly – even unnoticable but yesterday I noticed raised part on the scar , it feels as a a small lump and was a bit blueish..
I pressed on it several times ,trying to invistigate that it is and blood appears under the skin ,so now it is blood spot still stays under the skin , and this lump is not bluish any more.
Hello dear friends !!
It is more then an year since my diagnosys of melanoma stage 1a and one year since my WLE.
I visited hospital every 3 months for the year .
My scar on the breast is healed perfectly – even unnoticable but yesterday I noticed raised part on the scar , it feels as a a small lump and was a bit blueish..
I pressed on it several times ,trying to invistigate that it is and blood appears under the skin ,so now it is blood spot still stays under the skin , and this lump is not bluish any more.
Can it be local reccurence ? Is it possible to have some blood clots in the scar after 1 year???
I made appointment with local dermotologist but still need to wait to see her.
I would appricate any advice and opinion.
Thank you very much !!
Natasha
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- March 18, 2013 at 2:51 pm
I don't have any medical info to give, but just want to say I hope it turns out to be nothing of concern. Our lesions are very similar in pathology.
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- March 30, 2013 at 11:54 pm
Hi, very similar to your pathology I think. Early thin microinvasive, 0.3mm, but I still opted for SLNB (2 nodes under left arm. . the melanoma was on my back) which was negative. This was almost 2 years ago. There really isn't any treatment after the WLE/SLNB. . other than skin exams, etc. . I do get physicals, including bloodwork. . I asked for a chest xray last year which the Dr warned me about. . said they don't normally do that for Stage 1A patients and there can be false positives, etc. . .but I wanted it, and of course there were suspicious spots which led to CT scan to confirm it was granulomas. . . The mental part of all of this has been the hardest. . just never knowing if the other shoe is going to drop. . . everyone says it's "low risk" but I've heard too many stories of "low risk" that came back later.
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- March 31, 2013 at 1:21 am
Yes ,our pathology are very similiar. I had Xray ,Ultasound ,blood work . I never had SLNB , they don't do it for 1A here in UK, just WLE.
Every Doc says it is lowest possible risk ,but I am worried. I have never had a day withou thinking about melanoma.
I do not have children and Docs say I better never become pregnant 🙁
Why did you decide to have SLNB ,did you pay for that or they do it for stage 1A?
Now I am going to have another Ultrasound ,because my melanoma was on breast and it is difficult to examinate scar ,because breast can be a bit lumpy , soft etc. Plus I have implant inside my breast .
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- March 31, 2013 at 1:21 am
Yes ,our pathology are very similiar. I had Xray ,Ultasound ,blood work . I never had SLNB , they don't do it for 1A here in UK, just WLE.
Every Doc says it is lowest possible risk ,but I am worried. I have never had a day withou thinking about melanoma.
I do not have children and Docs say I better never become pregnant 🙁
Why did you decide to have SLNB ,did you pay for that or they do it for stage 1A?
Now I am going to have another Ultrasound ,because my melanoma was on breast and it is difficult to examinate scar ,because breast can be a bit lumpy , soft etc. Plus I have implant inside my breast .
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- March 31, 2013 at 7:21 pm
I know there is much debate about pregnancy/melanoma.
I decided to have SLNB because I'm male, it was located on trunk. . so those are adverse characteristics. . also, it's just more diagnostic information, I wanted all the information I could possibly have.
I think you used to post about Level II being very low risk. .the Taran/Heenan study, etc. . so hopefully it will prove to be nothing to worry about.
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- March 31, 2013 at 7:21 pm
I know there is much debate about pregnancy/melanoma.
I decided to have SLNB because I'm male, it was located on trunk. . so those are adverse characteristics. . also, it's just more diagnostic information, I wanted all the information I could possibly have.
I think you used to post about Level II being very low risk. .the Taran/Heenan study, etc. . so hopefully it will prove to be nothing to worry about.
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- March 31, 2013 at 7:21 pm
I know there is much debate about pregnancy/melanoma.
I decided to have SLNB because I'm male, it was located on trunk. . so those are adverse characteristics. . also, it's just more diagnostic information, I wanted all the information I could possibly have.
I think you used to post about Level II being very low risk. .the Taran/Heenan study, etc. . so hopefully it will prove to be nothing to worry about.
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- March 31, 2013 at 1:21 am
Yes ,our pathology are very similiar. I had Xray ,Ultasound ,blood work . I never had SLNB , they don't do it for 1A here in UK, just WLE.
Every Doc says it is lowest possible risk ,but I am worried. I have never had a day withou thinking about melanoma.
I do not have children and Docs say I better never become pregnant 🙁
Why did you decide to have SLNB ,did you pay for that or they do it for stage 1A?
Now I am going to have another Ultrasound ,because my melanoma was on breast and it is difficult to examinate scar ,because breast can be a bit lumpy , soft etc. Plus I have implant inside my breast .
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- March 30, 2013 at 11:54 pm
Hi, very similar to your pathology I think. Early thin microinvasive, 0.3mm, but I still opted for SLNB (2 nodes under left arm. . the melanoma was on my back) which was negative. This was almost 2 years ago. There really isn't any treatment after the WLE/SLNB. . other than skin exams, etc. . I do get physicals, including bloodwork. . I asked for a chest xray last year which the Dr warned me about. . said they don't normally do that for Stage 1A patients and there can be false positives, etc. . .but I wanted it, and of course there were suspicious spots which led to CT scan to confirm it was granulomas. . . The mental part of all of this has been the hardest. . just never knowing if the other shoe is going to drop. . . everyone says it's "low risk" but I've heard too many stories of "low risk" that came back later.
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- March 30, 2013 at 11:54 pm
Hi, very similar to your pathology I think. Early thin microinvasive, 0.3mm, but I still opted for SLNB (2 nodes under left arm. . the melanoma was on my back) which was negative. This was almost 2 years ago. There really isn't any treatment after the WLE/SLNB. . other than skin exams, etc. . I do get physicals, including bloodwork. . I asked for a chest xray last year which the Dr warned me about. . said they don't normally do that for Stage 1A patients and there can be false positives, etc. . .but I wanted it, and of course there were suspicious spots which led to CT scan to confirm it was granulomas. . . The mental part of all of this has been the hardest. . just never knowing if the other shoe is going to drop. . . everyone says it's "low risk" but I've heard too many stories of "low risk" that came back later.
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- March 18, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Hi Natasha, the same thing just happened to me-
I'm 7 weeks recovery from a groin lymphedectomy- the inguinal nodes on the left side were all taken – the melanoma was 4.5 cm and pathology couldn't confirm if it was metastacized or the lymph node was completely replaced my melanoma…anyway- 2 days ago I have a raised lump on the end of the incision….thoughts anyone? I have a call in to my oncologist..
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- March 18, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Your case is much different from Natasha's. I'd say you have multiple options to explain your lump and most of those are benign. Scar tissue, hematoma, seroma, and a stitch reaction all come to mind. However, melanoma is still an option given your higher risk lesion so the call to the onc is a good choice.
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- March 18, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Your case is much different from Natasha's. I'd say you have multiple options to explain your lump and most of those are benign. Scar tissue, hematoma, seroma, and a stitch reaction all come to mind. However, melanoma is still an option given your higher risk lesion so the call to the onc is a good choice.
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- March 18, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Your case is much different from Natasha's. I'd say you have multiple options to explain your lump and most of those are benign. Scar tissue, hematoma, seroma, and a stitch reaction all come to mind. However, melanoma is still an option given your higher risk lesion so the call to the onc is a good choice.
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- March 18, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Hi Natasha, the same thing just happened to me-
I'm 7 weeks recovery from a groin lymphedectomy- the inguinal nodes on the left side were all taken – the melanoma was 4.5 cm and pathology couldn't confirm if it was metastacized or the lymph node was completely replaced my melanoma…anyway- 2 days ago I have a raised lump on the end of the incision….thoughts anyone? I have a call in to my oncologist..
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- March 18, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Hi Natasha, the same thing just happened to me-
I'm 7 weeks recovery from a groin lymphedectomy- the inguinal nodes on the left side were all taken – the melanoma was 4.5 cm and pathology couldn't confirm if it was metastacized or the lymph node was completely replaced my melanoma…anyway- 2 days ago I have a raised lump on the end of the incision….thoughts anyone? I have a call in to my oncologist..
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- March 18, 2013 at 3:24 pm
I would say if you are seeing blood, then it is blood related and not melanoma. If this were just some type of bruising or blood blister, it should heal and you should see evidence of that. I doubt if this were melanoma that you'd see changes you relate to something like a bruise/blood blister. It's times like these that I always think of my derm's "6 week rule". See if something heals in 6 weeks. If not, get it seen. Now while you may not (mentally) be able to wait 6 weeks, the thought still applies. I try to give something at least 2 weeks to show some signs of healing. If things continue to look worse daily, I call. If things show signs of improvement, I hold off.
Janner
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- March 18, 2013 at 3:24 pm
I would say if you are seeing blood, then it is blood related and not melanoma. If this were just some type of bruising or blood blister, it should heal and you should see evidence of that. I doubt if this were melanoma that you'd see changes you relate to something like a bruise/blood blister. It's times like these that I always think of my derm's "6 week rule". See if something heals in 6 weeks. If not, get it seen. Now while you may not (mentally) be able to wait 6 weeks, the thought still applies. I try to give something at least 2 weeks to show some signs of healing. If things continue to look worse daily, I call. If things show signs of improvement, I hold off.
Janner
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- March 18, 2013 at 3:24 pm
I would say if you are seeing blood, then it is blood related and not melanoma. If this were just some type of bruising or blood blister, it should heal and you should see evidence of that. I doubt if this were melanoma that you'd see changes you relate to something like a bruise/blood blister. It's times like these that I always think of my derm's "6 week rule". See if something heals in 6 weeks. If not, get it seen. Now while you may not (mentally) be able to wait 6 weeks, the thought still applies. I try to give something at least 2 weeks to show some signs of healing. If things continue to look worse daily, I call. If things show signs of improvement, I hold off.
Janner
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- March 18, 2013 at 4:34 pm
a few months after my WLE I had a hair follicle rupture. . that caused coloration and concerned me till I found out what it was
I had hernia surgery almost a year ago and that scar still has stuff changing with it.. maybe stitches coming up/out, etc. . .
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- March 18, 2013 at 4:34 pm
a few months after my WLE I had a hair follicle rupture. . that caused coloration and concerned me till I found out what it was
I had hernia surgery almost a year ago and that scar still has stuff changing with it.. maybe stitches coming up/out, etc. . .
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- March 18, 2013 at 4:34 pm
a few months after my WLE I had a hair follicle rupture. . that caused coloration and concerned me till I found out what it was
I had hernia surgery almost a year ago and that scar still has stuff changing with it.. maybe stitches coming up/out, etc. . .
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- March 20, 2013 at 3:44 pm
Get it biopsied! I had the same thing (on my leg) and have been using DPCP to try and control it, but have had about 30 re-cuurrences right around the original scar line. I pray that it's nothing..
Dave
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- March 20, 2013 at 6:09 pm
I managed to see dermotologist today and she looked on my scar through some special equipment 9 I don't know how it calls).
She said she cannot see any pigment in the lump ,apart of some blood ,so she thinks it does not need to be biopsed ,because it is nothing to worry about.
I don't agree with Doc ,because I suppose it is not necesserely should be some pigment in the lump if it is reccurense.
Or am I wrong ?
What do you think?
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- March 20, 2013 at 6:09 pm
I managed to see dermotologist today and she looked on my scar through some special equipment 9 I don't know how it calls).
She said she cannot see any pigment in the lump ,apart of some blood ,so she thinks it does not need to be biopsed ,because it is nothing to worry about.
I don't agree with Doc ,because I suppose it is not necesserely should be some pigment in the lump if it is reccurense.
Or am I wrong ?
What do you think?
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- March 20, 2013 at 6:09 pm
I managed to see dermotologist today and she looked on my scar through some special equipment 9 I don't know how it calls).
She said she cannot see any pigment in the lump ,apart of some blood ,so she thinks it does not need to be biopsed ,because it is nothing to worry about.
I don't agree with Doc ,because I suppose it is not necesserely should be some pigment in the lump if it is reccurense.
Or am I wrong ?
What do you think?
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- March 20, 2013 at 9:37 pm
Watch it. Don't play with it to irritate it further. Give it a chance to heal on its own. We all know it is easy to bump something on a leg and that area will be more susecptable to trauma than other areas. I have a bruise on my leg right now from who knows what – I don't remember hitting it.
So here's what you can do. If it is a lump, measure it. Make a "size log" and take picture with a ruler next to it. Measure it in 2 weeks and take another picture. Do it again in another two weeks. If it grows (without irritation from you), then you can present your pictures and measurements to your doctor. It's a lot harder for a doctor to ignore when you can document growth. But truthfully, this may be something totally benign and it will resolve on it's own. You had a very low risk lesion. Dave's experience is totally different than yours and you shouldn't take his experience as having to do anything with yours. (He has no profile, but he had a SNB which indicates a deeper primary and is at least stage III).
Let it heal, and if it doesn't get better on it's own, you can take your documentation back to your doctor and demand (with justification) a biopsy.
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- March 20, 2013 at 9:37 pm
Watch it. Don't play with it to irritate it further. Give it a chance to heal on its own. We all know it is easy to bump something on a leg and that area will be more susecptable to trauma than other areas. I have a bruise on my leg right now from who knows what – I don't remember hitting it.
So here's what you can do. If it is a lump, measure it. Make a "size log" and take picture with a ruler next to it. Measure it in 2 weeks and take another picture. Do it again in another two weeks. If it grows (without irritation from you), then you can present your pictures and measurements to your doctor. It's a lot harder for a doctor to ignore when you can document growth. But truthfully, this may be something totally benign and it will resolve on it's own. You had a very low risk lesion. Dave's experience is totally different than yours and you shouldn't take his experience as having to do anything with yours. (He has no profile, but he had a SNB which indicates a deeper primary and is at least stage III).
Let it heal, and if it doesn't get better on it's own, you can take your documentation back to your doctor and demand (with justification) a biopsy.
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- March 20, 2013 at 9:37 pm
Watch it. Don't play with it to irritate it further. Give it a chance to heal on its own. We all know it is easy to bump something on a leg and that area will be more susecptable to trauma than other areas. I have a bruise on my leg right now from who knows what – I don't remember hitting it.
So here's what you can do. If it is a lump, measure it. Make a "size log" and take picture with a ruler next to it. Measure it in 2 weeks and take another picture. Do it again in another two weeks. If it grows (without irritation from you), then you can present your pictures and measurements to your doctor. It's a lot harder for a doctor to ignore when you can document growth. But truthfully, this may be something totally benign and it will resolve on it's own. You had a very low risk lesion. Dave's experience is totally different than yours and you shouldn't take his experience as having to do anything with yours. (He has no profile, but he had a SNB which indicates a deeper primary and is at least stage III).
Let it heal, and if it doesn't get better on it's own, you can take your documentation back to your doctor and demand (with justification) a biopsy.
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- March 22, 2013 at 3:46 pm
About 3 years ago I had a small mole on the calf. They did the wle, took snb,;all margins and snb were clear so I thought I was out of the wooks. Then about 3 months after that surgery I noticed what I though as well were blood blisters right on the scar tissue on the calf. There was about 4 or 5 of them and indeed came back mel. I went to a Mel center of excellence where they took about half my calf out (needed a skin graft from right thigh, as well as a complete groin/node resection. 1 node came back positive with micro mets. And then again, about 2 months later, more starting appearting all aroung the divot that was on the calf (all below the original mole). I go to the derm about once a month and they keep slicing and dicing. Now it's getting to hard tell what is a new mel and what is scar tissue. The longest I've gone with no new mels was about 8 months. Had 2 biopsied in Jan – 1 came back positive, the other scar tissue. Go back again in 2 weeks.
We've been trying something called DPCP which is suppose to kick you immune system into gear and fight this things. Have to apply it to the calf every week.
My doc says my case is about a 1 in a 100.
Lucky me! But as long as my scans come back clear I'm happy.
Hope that helps,
Dave
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- March 22, 2013 at 3:46 pm
About 3 years ago I had a small mole on the calf. They did the wle, took snb,;all margins and snb were clear so I thought I was out of the wooks. Then about 3 months after that surgery I noticed what I though as well were blood blisters right on the scar tissue on the calf. There was about 4 or 5 of them and indeed came back mel. I went to a Mel center of excellence where they took about half my calf out (needed a skin graft from right thigh, as well as a complete groin/node resection. 1 node came back positive with micro mets. And then again, about 2 months later, more starting appearting all aroung the divot that was on the calf (all below the original mole). I go to the derm about once a month and they keep slicing and dicing. Now it's getting to hard tell what is a new mel and what is scar tissue. The longest I've gone with no new mels was about 8 months. Had 2 biopsied in Jan – 1 came back positive, the other scar tissue. Go back again in 2 weeks.
We've been trying something called DPCP which is suppose to kick you immune system into gear and fight this things. Have to apply it to the calf every week.
My doc says my case is about a 1 in a 100.
Lucky me! But as long as my scans come back clear I'm happy.
Hope that helps,
Dave
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- March 22, 2013 at 3:46 pm
About 3 years ago I had a small mole on the calf. They did the wle, took snb,;all margins and snb were clear so I thought I was out of the wooks. Then about 3 months after that surgery I noticed what I though as well were blood blisters right on the scar tissue on the calf. There was about 4 or 5 of them and indeed came back mel. I went to a Mel center of excellence where they took about half my calf out (needed a skin graft from right thigh, as well as a complete groin/node resection. 1 node came back positive with micro mets. And then again, about 2 months later, more starting appearting all aroung the divot that was on the calf (all below the original mole). I go to the derm about once a month and they keep slicing and dicing. Now it's getting to hard tell what is a new mel and what is scar tissue. The longest I've gone with no new mels was about 8 months. Had 2 biopsied in Jan – 1 came back positive, the other scar tissue. Go back again in 2 weeks.
We've been trying something called DPCP which is suppose to kick you immune system into gear and fight this things. Have to apply it to the calf every week.
My doc says my case is about a 1 in a 100.
Lucky me! But as long as my scans come back clear I'm happy.
Hope that helps,
Dave
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- March 29, 2013 at 7:14 pm
Hi! I had appointment in hospital yesterday.
Doc was very good ,done full body check and checked this lump as well. I noticed my lump during period .Lump is on my breast , and after period it become smaller.
Doc said it can be related to my implant ,I have implant in that breast ,so it is very complicated to tell exactly .I will have ultrasound on my breast .
I already had one 4 month ago and it was fine.
Doc thinks if it would be reccurance ,it would go to my armpit , but lympth nodes are fine.
I am waiting for my Ultrasound appointment to be sheduled and praying it is nothing but capsule around implant
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- March 29, 2013 at 7:14 pm
Hi! I had appointment in hospital yesterday.
Doc was very good ,done full body check and checked this lump as well. I noticed my lump during period .Lump is on my breast , and after period it become smaller.
Doc said it can be related to my implant ,I have implant in that breast ,so it is very complicated to tell exactly .I will have ultrasound on my breast .
I already had one 4 month ago and it was fine.
Doc thinks if it would be reccurance ,it would go to my armpit , but lympth nodes are fine.
I am waiting for my Ultrasound appointment to be sheduled and praying it is nothing but capsule around implant
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- March 29, 2013 at 7:14 pm
Hi! I had appointment in hospital yesterday.
Doc was very good ,done full body check and checked this lump as well. I noticed my lump during period .Lump is on my breast , and after period it become smaller.
Doc said it can be related to my implant ,I have implant in that breast ,so it is very complicated to tell exactly .I will have ultrasound on my breast .
I already had one 4 month ago and it was fine.
Doc thinks if it would be reccurance ,it would go to my armpit , but lympth nodes are fine.
I am waiting for my Ultrasound appointment to be sheduled and praying it is nothing but capsule around implant
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