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      Hi – Could you tell me how you were diagnosed with the original lesion in your nose?  What did it look like?

      barb3246
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      Hi – Could you tell me how you were diagnosed with the original lesion in your nose?  What did it look like?

      barb3246
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      Hi – Could you tell me how you were diagnosed with the original lesion in your nose?  What did it look like?

      barb3246
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      Mike,  Could you give us a description of what your amelanotic melanoma looked like? Thanks

      barb3246
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      Mike,  Could you give us a description of what your amelanotic melanoma looked like? Thanks

      barb3246
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      Mike,  Could you give us a description of what your amelanotic melanoma looked like? Thanks

      barb3246
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      Sorry to hear it was in-situ, but I'm glad it wasn't worse!!  Why do you need a 2cm margin – I thought margins for in-situ were 5mm?

      barb3246
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      This is a good forum to post questions about BC:  https://community.breastcancer.org

       

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      I just noticed a tiny (1mm) spot on my upper breast that I never noticed before. It just looks like a dark brown dot, but under a magnifying glass I see a very dark brown/black line and a couple of dark brown/black dots on the edge.  I just had a skin check a month ago but I don't know if that was there at the time or if he even noticed it. It didn't really look suspicious until I looked thru the magnifying glass. I don't know if I should call his office and try to have it looked at, or if I should just wait and watch it for a few weeks to see if it changes?  Or is the sppearance under magnification sound suspicious enough to call right away even if it doesn't change? Does the tiny size matter? None of my other moles look this this one when magnified.   I'm not sure why it even caught my attention and made me want to inspect it closer.  My next skin check is is 2 months – I have had 2 MM in-situs, 4 severes and lots of mild/moderate atypia. I don't want the doc to think I'm paranoid since I was just there, but I don't want to be stupid either. Any advice would be appreciated.   BillMFI or Janner?

      barb3246
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      Does it say that in the report, or does it not mention either one at all? It would be better to post the ENTIRE path report, not just bits and pieces

      barb3246
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      Does it say that in the report, or does it not mention either one at all? It would be better to post the ENTIRE path report, not just bits and pieces

      barb3246
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      Does it say that in the report, or does it not mention either one at all? It would be better to post the ENTIRE path report, not just bits and pieces

      barb3246
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      I've been taking 81mg baby aspirin daily since 1996, and I have had 3 in-situs in the last 3 years, so obviously the aspirin didn't help me.

      barb3246
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      I've been taking 81mg baby aspirin daily since 1996, and I have had 3 in-situs in the last 3 years, so obviously the aspirin didn't help me.

      barb3246
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      I've been taking 81mg baby aspirin daily since 1996, and I have had 3 in-situs in the last 3 years, so obviously the aspirin didn't help me.

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