My husband is the melanoma patient. He's had two primaries on his head (one on his scalp, the other on his jawline). Both were Stage 1. In the past six months, he has had many precancerous lesions frozen, plus three basal cell cancers (all requiring Mohs surgery and two considered abnormal basal cell) and one squamous cell. Last week he had three more biopsies. We've switched dermatologists because we didn't think his previous one was very thorough in body checks, plus he wouldn't answer questions to our satisfaction.
My husband is the melanoma patient. He's had two primaries on his head (one on his scalp, the other on his jawline). Both were Stage 1. In the past six months, he has had many precancerous lesions frozen, plus three basal cell cancers (all requiring Mohs surgery and two considered abnormal basal cell) and one squamous cell. Last week he had three more biopsies. We've switched dermatologists because we didn't think his previous one was very thorough in body checks, plus he wouldn't answer questions to our satisfaction. Here's the latest issue. Last week I pointed out a red irritated spot on my husband's neck. I told the derm that this spot never goes away and flares up from time to time. Not long ago it almost got the appearance of a boil, but then went away (leaving just the red mark for the derm to see). The derm just acted like it was a little irritation and not to worry. Well, today the "boil" is back. Does melanoma ever present this way? I guess I'm specifically worried about a melanoma in transit or some sort of metasticizing, especially since it is on his neck near his lymph glands. My husband is so tired of being poked, prodded, and being worried about biopsies that I don't think I'm going to be able to convince him to go back to the doctor while the "boil" is present to have him look at it. (He will say "the doc didn't seem concerned". But as one who has been through years of struggling to get diagnosed with a rare disease … Cushing's … I know that we have to be our own advocates with these doctors.)
Am I just working myself into a frenzy for no reason?
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