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Just got back from the Dr. the path report states that the WLE specimen showed no signs of malignancy. I'm guessing that means everything was taken out with the initial deep biopsy. Got the WLE wound site stitched up closed and I am hoping this will be my last run-in with melanoma. I appreciate the support I received so quickly and know that I am lucky to have caught this very early. I go in next week for a full skin exam as I have a few more suspicious looking moles (hopefully they come back negative). I wish everyone the best with your journey and hope you have a wonderful 2017.

Just got back from the Dr. the path report states that the WLE specimen showed no signs of malignancy. I'm guessing that means everything was taken out with the initial deep biopsy. Got the WLE wound site stitched up closed and I am hoping this will be my last run-in with melanoma. I appreciate the support I received so quickly and know that I am lucky to have caught this very early. I go in next week for a full skin exam as I have a few more suspicious looking moles (hopefully they come back negative). I wish everyone the best with your journey and hope you have a wonderful 2017.

Just got back from the Dr. the path report states that the WLE specimen showed no signs of malignancy. I'm guessing that means everything was taken out with the initial deep biopsy. Got the WLE wound site stitched up closed and I am hoping this will be my last run-in with melanoma. I appreciate the support I received so quickly and know that I am lucky to have caught this very early. I go in next week for a full skin exam as I have a few more suspicious looking moles (hopefully they come back negative). I wish everyone the best with your journey and hope you have a wonderful 2017.

WLE was just finished about an hour ago. Still numb so all is well for now. Go back Thursday to get path results to determine if they need to remove more or can stitch it up (left the wound open for now with a giant bandage covering it). I have sufficiently freaked myself out over the last week (the internet is great for that) but am hoping I am lucky enough to have this be a big wakeup call for me to start actually wearing sunblock and getting regular skin checks as I've never had one to this point. Hope everyone had a great holiday.

WLE was just finished about an hour ago. Still numb so all is well for now. Go back Thursday to get path results to determine if they need to remove more or can stitch it up (left the wound open for now with a giant bandage covering it). I have sufficiently freaked myself out over the last week (the internet is great for that) but am hoping I am lucky enough to have this be a big wakeup call for me to start actually wearing sunblock and getting regular skin checks as I've never had one to this point. Hope everyone had a great holiday.

WLE was just finished about an hour ago. Still numb so all is well for now. Go back Thursday to get path results to determine if they need to remove more or can stitch it up (left the wound open for now with a giant bandage covering it). I have sufficiently freaked myself out over the last week (the internet is great for that) but am hoping I am lucky enough to have this be a big wakeup call for me to start actually wearing sunblock and getting regular skin checks as I've never had one to this point. Hope everyone had a great holiday.

Thanks for the response. What do you all think of me having my initial biopsy as well as my wle slides (after they are taken on Tuesday) sent to another pathologist for a second reading of both interpretations… Worth it or not? The current pathology lab that read my initial slides was Cockrell dermotapathology 

Thanks for the response. What do you all think of me having my initial biopsy as well as my wle slides (after they are taken on Tuesday) sent to another pathologist for a second reading of both interpretations… Worth it or not? The current pathology lab that read my initial slides was Cockrell dermotapathology 

Thanks for the response. What do you all think of me having my initial biopsy as well as my wle slides (after they are taken on Tuesday) sent to another pathologist for a second reading of both interpretations… Worth it or not? The current pathology lab that read my initial slides was Cockrell dermotapathology 

After reading a lot about melanoma diagnosis and path reports I realized mine doesn't talk about a lot of the important issues (Clarks/breslow figures, mitosis, ulceration, whether or not there were clear margins in the initial biopsy, depth etc) any idea why this information is missing the lab that processed my results was a dermotopathology lab so I figure they would include this seemingly important information. Also, would it be a good idea after my wle results come back to have my initial biopsy and wle results sent to another lab for a second opinion/confirmation? Appreciate any insights and merry Christmas/happy holidays to everyone.

After reading a lot about melanoma diagnosis and path reports I realized mine doesn't talk about a lot of the important issues (Clarks/breslow figures, mitosis, ulceration, whether or not there were clear margins in the initial biopsy, depth etc) any idea why this information is missing the lab that processed my results was a dermotopathology lab so I figure they would include this seemingly important information. Also, would it be a good idea after my wle results come back to have my initial biopsy and wle results sent to another lab for a second opinion/confirmation? Appreciate any insights and merry Christmas/happy holidays to everyone.

After reading a lot about melanoma diagnosis and path reports I realized mine doesn't talk about a lot of the important issues (Clarks/breslow figures, mitosis, ulceration, whether or not there were clear margins in the initial biopsy, depth etc) any idea why this information is missing the lab that processed my results was a dermotopathology lab so I figure they would include this seemingly important information. Also, would it be a good idea after my wle results come back to have my initial biopsy and wle results sent to another lab for a second opinion/confirmation? Appreciate any insights and merry Christmas/happy holidays to everyone.