AngelaM

My derm would re-excise. No atypical cells would ever have been left there to begin with. We are ultra conservative.

My derm would re-excise. No atypical cells would ever have been left there to begin with. We are ultra conservative.

My derm would re-excise. No atypical cells would ever have been left there to begin with. We are ultra conservative.

The waiting is hard, but you mustn’t think the worst. You are aware now and that’s what’s going to count in your favor. Your melanoma was in-situ so it can’t spread. Calm down and wait for the results of the shave biopsy before you worry too much. Most people only ever get one melanoma. I’m an exception.

Good luck

The waiting is hard, but you mustn’t think the worst. You are aware now and that’s what’s going to count in your favor. Your melanoma was in-situ so it can’t spread. Calm down and wait for the results of the shave biopsy before you worry too much. Most people only ever get one melanoma. I’m an exception.

Good luck

The waiting is hard, but you mustn’t think the worst. You are aware now and that’s what’s going to count in your favor. Your melanoma was in-situ so it can’t spread. Calm down and wait for the results of the shave biopsy before you worry too much. Most people only ever get one melanoma. I’m an exception.

Good luck

Firstly, I had 3 primary melanomas in 2 years. 1 in-situ and 2 stage 1A’s. The first melanoma was in-situ and 3 months later I fell pregnant. The second melanoma grew during the third trimester and was removed shortly after the birth. The third melanoma appeared just before my son turned 1. At that point my oncologist and derm told me to wait 2 years if I wanted another child, which I do. I also read everything I could find and asked a thousand questions. My doctors said that pregnancy is an immunosuppressive state. That coupled with growth hormones and increased melanin production (like the ‘mask’ of pregnancy) could be a recipe for disaster. I think my greatest risk is more primaries more than anything else, but the worry in my case is that they appear overnight and don’t take months to grow like everyone else’s seem to.

I also live on the other side of the world to the US. We have a very high rate of melanoma here and the sun is blistering almost every day of the year. When I asked my oncologist about the research regarding pregnancy and melanoma and how it basically has found no link he got all flustered and said it’s not accurate.

You must make the best decision for you. If I were in your shoes I would honestly be happy with 2 daughters and concentrate on being their mother for as long as possible. Good luck with your decision!

Firstly, I had 3 primary melanomas in 2 years. 1 in-situ and 2 stage 1A’s. The first melanoma was in-situ and 3 months later I fell pregnant. The second melanoma grew during the third trimester and was removed shortly after the birth. The third melanoma appeared just before my son turned 1. At that point my oncologist and derm told me to wait 2 years if I wanted another child, which I do. I also read everything I could find and asked a thousand questions. My doctors said that pregnancy is an immunosuppressive state. That coupled with growth hormones and increased melanin production (like the ‘mask’ of pregnancy) could be a recipe for disaster. I think my greatest risk is more primaries more than anything else, but the worry in my case is that they appear overnight and don’t take months to grow like everyone else’s seem to.

I also live on the other side of the world to the US. We have a very high rate of melanoma here and the sun is blistering almost every day of the year. When I asked my oncologist about the research regarding pregnancy and melanoma and how it basically has found no link he got all flustered and said it’s not accurate.

You must make the best decision for you. If I were in your shoes I would honestly be happy with 2 daughters and concentrate on being their mother for as long as possible. Good luck with your decision!

Firstly, I had 3 primary melanomas in 2 years. 1 in-situ and 2 stage 1A’s. The first melanoma was in-situ and 3 months later I fell pregnant. The second melanoma grew during the third trimester and was removed shortly after the birth. The third melanoma appeared just before my son turned 1. At that point my oncologist and derm told me to wait 2 years if I wanted another child, which I do. I also read everything I could find and asked a thousand questions. My doctors said that pregnancy is an immunosuppressive state. That coupled with growth hormones and increased melanin production (like the ‘mask’ of pregnancy) could be a recipe for disaster. I think my greatest risk is more primaries more than anything else, but the worry in my case is that they appear overnight and don’t take months to grow like everyone else’s seem to.

I also live on the other side of the world to the US. We have a very high rate of melanoma here and the sun is blistering almost every day of the year. When I asked my oncologist about the research regarding pregnancy and melanoma and how it basically has found no link he got all flustered and said it’s not accurate.

You must make the best decision for you. If I were in your shoes I would honestly be happy with 2 daughters and concentrate on being their mother for as long as possible. Good luck with your decision!

Latest stats released in SA – 62 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. It’s a known fact amongst our medical fraternity that our incidence surpasses any other country. Our UV radiation levels also measure amongst the highest in the world, at 12.

Latest stats released in SA – 62 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. It’s a known fact amongst our medical fraternity that our incidence surpasses any other country. Our UV radiation levels also measure amongst the highest in the world, at 12.

Latest stats released in SA – 62 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. It’s a known fact amongst our medical fraternity that our incidence surpasses any other country. Our UV radiation levels also measure amongst the highest in the world, at 12.

Actually, South Africans get more melanomas than anyone else in the world …

Actually, South Africans get more melanomas than anyone else in the world …

Actually, South Africans get more melanomas than anyone else in the world …