Melanoma Research Foundation | kellylizzz | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/kellylizzz/activity/ Activity feed for kellylizzz. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:43:43 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fe57cdbd04d2ba44f426ae43820cfff1 kellylizzz replied to the topic 24 years old with 6 x 9cm amelanotic melanoma in the forum Cutaneous Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/24-years-old-with-6-x-9cm-amelanotic-melanoma/#post-277167 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:49:56 -0400 I dont remember if I updated anywhere but I did get the SNLB done and thankfully it had not metastasized. They were able to cut it out and graft skin from my thigh to cover the big ole wound. It definitely was melanoma though, my body just does things weirdly I spose lol. My dad ended up having one behind his left ear in 2021 too, so I guess our…Read more

]]> 6d7de75c97d4de788271e918dc3f53b2 kellylizzz replied to the topic 24 years old with 6 x 9cm amelanotic melanoma in the forum Cutaneous Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/24-years-old-with-6-x-9cm-amelanotic-melanoma/#post-277166 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:36:12 -0400 VERY Late but I found out what caused this, most likely, I think. I got genetic testing done and my family on my dad’s side have the CDK2NA gene which, get this, impacts the p16 tumor suppressant or something like that in sciencier words.

“Mutations in the CDKN2A gene are also associated with melanoma, a type of skin cancer that begins in…Read more

]]> 6be6867f320147569021dfaab5977c5e kellylizzz replied to the topic Very Weird and Large Amelanotic Melanoma Update in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/very-weird-and-large-amelanotic-melanoma-update/#post-277165 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:28:32 -0400 A very late reply but thank y’all for your support! My fiance at the time husband now was an angel and did all of the head woundcare and most of the leg woundcare for me, everything healed really really well. It was hell to exist for two weeks after having been essentially medically scalped on half my head, had to wear a bandage 24/7 for those two…Read more

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