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    • May 11, 2014 at 1:07 am
    ray39
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      Still waiting on biopsy results but been doing research.  Why did I have what appears to be a shave biopsy?  The growth appears to be gone but the research I've done doesn't recommend this for melanoma situations.  Man this is frustrating!   The punch biopdy would have given a better idea of depth it appears.  

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        • May 12, 2014 at 12:58 am
        spot
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          My Dr. shaved my mole that was raised because he thought it looked fine. He didn't think it looked abnormal and gave me some pictures of irregular moles.  But,  just to make me feel better he did a biopsy.  He called be back in a few days that I had melanomia.  Maybe your Dr. just didn't think it was that bad. 

          • May 12, 2014 at 12:58 am
          spot
          Participant

            My Dr. shaved my mole that was raised because he thought it looked fine. He didn't think it looked abnormal and gave me some pictures of irregular moles.  But,  just to make me feel better he did a biopsy.  He called be back in a few days that I had melanomia.  Maybe your Dr. just didn't think it was that bad. 

            • May 12, 2014 at 12:58 am
            spot
            Participant

              My Dr. shaved my mole that was raised because he thought it looked fine. He didn't think it looked abnormal and gave me some pictures of irregular moles.  But,  just to make me feel better he did a biopsy.  He called be back in a few days that I had melanomia.  Maybe your Dr. just didn't think it was that bad. 

              • May 12, 2014 at 4:04 pm
              sweetaugust
              Participant

                My first biopsy was a shave biopsy as well.  The doctor wasn't concerned that it was anything bad.  It was amelanotic and raised and looked like a pink pencil eraser.   So when it came back as melanoma, he was shocked.  Everything has been punch biospies and wide excisions since.  Glad you are now on the right track.  🙂

                Laurie

                  • May 13, 2014 at 7:21 pm
                  ray39
                  Participant

                    Typing as I sit here at the dermatologist to have a wide excision done.  The results were unclear. No melanoma. At least they don't think so.  They are calling it an atypical mole but want to treat is as melanoma in situ.  After that visits every three months for a year. 

                    • May 13, 2014 at 7:21 pm
                    ray39
                    Participant

                      Typing as I sit here at the dermatologist to have a wide excision done.  The results were unclear. No melanoma. At least they don't think so.  They are calling it an atypical mole but want to treat is as melanoma in situ.  After that visits every three months for a year. 

                      • May 13, 2014 at 7:21 pm
                      ray39
                      Participant

                        Typing as I sit here at the dermatologist to have a wide excision done.  The results were unclear. No melanoma. At least they don't think so.  They are calling it an atypical mole but want to treat is as melanoma in situ.  After that visits every three months for a year. 

                      • May 12, 2014 at 4:04 pm
                      sweetaugust
                      Participant

                        My first biopsy was a shave biopsy as well.  The doctor wasn't concerned that it was anything bad.  It was amelanotic and raised and looked like a pink pencil eraser.   So when it came back as melanoma, he was shocked.  Everything has been punch biospies and wide excisions since.  Glad you are now on the right track.  🙂

                        Laurie

                        • May 12, 2014 at 4:04 pm
                        sweetaugust
                        Participant

                          My first biopsy was a shave biopsy as well.  The doctor wasn't concerned that it was anything bad.  It was amelanotic and raised and looked like a pink pencil eraser.   So when it came back as melanoma, he was shocked.  Everything has been punch biospies and wide excisions since.  Glad you are now on the right track.  🙂

                          Laurie

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