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- April 24, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Hello Kelly,
Congratulations! What great news for you and your family! I can't imagine how difficult your situation must have been. I was diagnosed with melanoma while pregnant (with a baby girl too) last year. I realise all too well now that I was lucky having 'only' an early stage melanoma. But it was an extremely stressfull time for me nonetheless filled with anxiety, worry and sadness. It's not how you envisualize your pregnancy beforehand. Especially the waiting parts (after excision and re-excision) were awful. I am still processing everything emotionally, even though it has almost been a year now. A lot of people tell me to get over it, 'it's gone now' , but they can't understand what a life altering experience it has been for me. Give yourself time for the emotional healing. I wish you all the best and hope that you'll enjoy lots and lots of wonderful time with your precious daughter!
Barbara (from the Netherlands)
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- April 24, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Hello Kelly,
Congratulations! What great news for you and your family! I can't imagine how difficult your situation must have been. I was diagnosed with melanoma while pregnant (with a baby girl too) last year. I realise all too well now that I was lucky having 'only' an early stage melanoma. But it was an extremely stressfull time for me nonetheless filled with anxiety, worry and sadness. It's not how you envisualize your pregnancy beforehand. Especially the waiting parts (after excision and re-excision) were awful. I am still processing everything emotionally, even though it has almost been a year now. A lot of people tell me to get over it, 'it's gone now' , but they can't understand what a life altering experience it has been for me. Give yourself time for the emotional healing. I wish you all the best and hope that you'll enjoy lots and lots of wonderful time with your precious daughter!
Barbara (from the Netherlands)
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- April 24, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Hello Kelly,
Congratulations! What great news for you and your family! I can't imagine how difficult your situation must have been. I was diagnosed with melanoma while pregnant (with a baby girl too) last year. I realise all too well now that I was lucky having 'only' an early stage melanoma. But it was an extremely stressfull time for me nonetheless filled with anxiety, worry and sadness. It's not how you envisualize your pregnancy beforehand. Especially the waiting parts (after excision and re-excision) were awful. I am still processing everything emotionally, even though it has almost been a year now. A lot of people tell me to get over it, 'it's gone now' , but they can't understand what a life altering experience it has been for me. Give yourself time for the emotional healing. I wish you all the best and hope that you'll enjoy lots and lots of wonderful time with your precious daughter!
Barbara (from the Netherlands)
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- April 24, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Thank you so much for your reply! The report stated no regression , no ulceration, no satellite leasions and no mitotic activity in the dermis, so that's good then. I had an excision with 2 cm margins because they weren't sure how big the laesion was. Now I will just have to 'get back to normal', but it seems that I'm having more difficulty dealing with it now then I did shortly after the surgery.
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- April 24, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Thank you so much for your reply! The report stated no regression , no ulceration, no satellite leasions and no mitotic activity in the dermis, so that's good then. I had an excision with 2 cm margins because they weren't sure how big the laesion was. Now I will just have to 'get back to normal', but it seems that I'm having more difficulty dealing with it now then I did shortly after the surgery.
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- April 24, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Thank you so much for your reply! The report stated no regression , no ulceration, no satellite leasions and no mitotic activity in the dermis, so that's good then. I had an excision with 2 cm margins because they weren't sure how big the laesion was. Now I will just have to 'get back to normal', but it seems that I'm having more difficulty dealing with it now then I did shortly after the surgery.
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