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Tina D.
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- July 18, 2013 at 2:29 am
New diagnosee here. I had a mole on my abdomen that had been there for as long as I could remember, which starting growing both horizontally and vertically. Got in with a good dermatologist, excision, biopsy and then THE phone call soon afterwards.
New diagnosee here. I had a mole on my abdomen that had been there for as long as I could remember, which starting growing both horizontally and vertically. Got in with a good dermatologist, excision, biopsy and then THE phone call soon afterwards.
The tumor is >4mm, encapsulated with no satellites found in the tissue they originally removed. I was sent to UPenn for treatment, and I had a wide excision and lymph node removal on Friday. Now I'm just waiting for that next phone call…. to me the not knowing, the waiting is the worst part of this. Once I know then we can deal with it. My mind is just stuck trying to overvalue the good news and downplay the tumor depth.
And yeah I know exactly how this happened to me. A fair skinned white kid spends his whole childhood outside in a pool with no sunscreen… just another reason I'd like to smack my younger self.
Thanks for letting me vent, and thanks for the info I've already read on here. Here's to me being a regular for many many years to come.
Cheers!
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- July 19, 2013 at 4:57 am
This is the place to vent. Use this site as needed, but be careful with it (and with the internet as a whole-ignore statistics-most are dated anyway). It's great that you are trying to overvalue the good news until you get more info from the docs.
Most people come on this site to vent, share stories, look for hope, etc., and you will definitely find support here. Unfortunately, (as you have already experienced-and you will continue to experience for many, many years . . . ) some people will reply anonymously and not consider the feelings/point of view of the person who started a new topic, a person who often just received THE phone call.
Waiting is definitely a hard part of the process. Good luck to you.
Brendan . . . A fair skinned white kid who spent his whole childhood outside in the ocean with not enough sunscreen…
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- July 19, 2013 at 4:57 am
This is the place to vent. Use this site as needed, but be careful with it (and with the internet as a whole-ignore statistics-most are dated anyway). It's great that you are trying to overvalue the good news until you get more info from the docs.
Most people come on this site to vent, share stories, look for hope, etc., and you will definitely find support here. Unfortunately, (as you have already experienced-and you will continue to experience for many, many years . . . ) some people will reply anonymously and not consider the feelings/point of view of the person who started a new topic, a person who often just received THE phone call.
Waiting is definitely a hard part of the process. Good luck to you.
Brendan . . . A fair skinned white kid who spent his whole childhood outside in the ocean with not enough sunscreen…
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- July 19, 2013 at 4:57 am
This is the place to vent. Use this site as needed, but be careful with it (and with the internet as a whole-ignore statistics-most are dated anyway). It's great that you are trying to overvalue the good news until you get more info from the docs.
Most people come on this site to vent, share stories, look for hope, etc., and you will definitely find support here. Unfortunately, (as you have already experienced-and you will continue to experience for many, many years . . . ) some people will reply anonymously and not consider the feelings/point of view of the person who started a new topic, a person who often just received THE phone call.
Waiting is definitely a hard part of the process. Good luck to you.
Brendan . . . A fair skinned white kid who spent his whole childhood outside in the ocean with not enough sunscreen…
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- July 19, 2013 at 12:28 pm
From a not-too-fair-skinned lady who spent most of her waking hours on the sunny south Florida beach without sun protection of any kind. … yep, our younger selves didnt know what we do now. Wouldnt I make lots of better decisions!
Waiting is the most challenging part, for sure. Hard to know how to deal with things until you know what yu are dealing with. Come on here and vent as much as you like. We need sounding boards, compassionate ears, cyber-shoulders. We all need to be able to talk things through from time to time.
And, there is no help in dwelling on the tumor depth. Hang on the good news and wait for the facts.
Hoping for the best possible report for you…
Tina
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- July 19, 2013 at 12:28 pm
From a not-too-fair-skinned lady who spent most of her waking hours on the sunny south Florida beach without sun protection of any kind. … yep, our younger selves didnt know what we do now. Wouldnt I make lots of better decisions!
Waiting is the most challenging part, for sure. Hard to know how to deal with things until you know what yu are dealing with. Come on here and vent as much as you like. We need sounding boards, compassionate ears, cyber-shoulders. We all need to be able to talk things through from time to time.
And, there is no help in dwelling on the tumor depth. Hang on the good news and wait for the facts.
Hoping for the best possible report for you…
Tina
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- July 19, 2013 at 12:28 pm
From a not-too-fair-skinned lady who spent most of her waking hours on the sunny south Florida beach without sun protection of any kind. … yep, our younger selves didnt know what we do now. Wouldnt I make lots of better decisions!
Waiting is the most challenging part, for sure. Hard to know how to deal with things until you know what yu are dealing with. Come on here and vent as much as you like. We need sounding boards, compassionate ears, cyber-shoulders. We all need to be able to talk things through from time to time.
And, there is no help in dwelling on the tumor depth. Hang on the good news and wait for the facts.
Hoping for the best possible report for you…
Tina
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