Melanoma Research Foundation | Calmspirit | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/calmspirit/activity/ Activity feed for Calmspirit. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:22:48 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 cb7e2ed7f684b5f45ff0c3e7527873b3 Calmspirit replied to the topic New.. Trying to understand in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/new-trying-to-understand/#post-279218 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 03:30:54 -0400 Judi, if the post was addressed to me, I am located in the USA, in South Dakota, my sister is in St. Louis.

They diagnosed her with stage 3 breast cancer and immediately started chemo.

Then further pathology reports came in saying they thought melanoma instead. (1st lab in SD. 2nd lab in MO)

The only thing I found that really stood out…Read more

]]> 64477fb895787fa2149b879789d658ff Calmspirit replied to the topic New.. Trying to understand in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/new-trying-to-understand/#post-279188 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:13:54 -0400 Im sorry I wasn’t clearer. The oncologist set up the chemo treatments thinking it was only breast cancer.

The report showing she has metastatic melanoma came from the pathologist. The report came in Thursday, the same day as her first chemo.

This has all been rapidly happening. We went to uc concerned about the lump on 8.23 they sent us for…Read more

]]> 9330c5a89436fee2af896a71659fd705 Calmspirit started the topic New.. Trying to understand in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/new-trying-to-understand/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:40:02 -0400 I’m hoping this posts in the correct space, apologies if it is not. I’m looking for information.

My story is this. Two and a half weeks ago we began a journey through this. My sister discovered a lump in her breast. It grew very rapidly. Golf ball size in no time, then approximately 5 days later baseball size etc.
She was diagnosed with stage 3…Read more

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