Melanoma Research Foundation | Jess | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/littlebat/activity/ Activity feed for Jess. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:11:12 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 be33d9421fe5a5f888c3a2b0f7eb1401 Jess replied to the topic What to expect during annual skin check? in the forum Cutaneous Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/what-to-expect-during-annual-skin-check/#post-274126 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:19:32 -0500 Thanks John, I really appreciate your honest perspective. It’s hard to know when something’s normal or not when you haven’t experienced it before.  It’s tricky to keep a balance between being cautious and worrying too much too. Knowing that I’m in a higher risk category, I feel like my best bet is catching anything as early as possible, and I…Read more

]]> d3fcdea78ca1fc4599da5aede79c7d43 Jess replied to the topic What to expect during annual skin check? in the forum Cutaneous Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/what-to-expect-during-annual-skin-check/#post-274124 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 01:24:02 -0500 Thanks Ed! I’ll look into mole mapping. And maybe next time I’ll try to get an appointment with a doctor instead of a physician’s assistant.

]]> 68517cb6042f4a4625b38fb70a3782e9 Jess started the topic What to expect during annual skin check? in the forum Cutaneous Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/what-to-expect-during-annual-skin-check/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:22:01 -0500 Hi folks, first time poster here, hope this is the right spot for this question!

My dad was diagnosed with Stage 3 nodular melanoma a few years ago. After surgery and treatment he is doing okay and hasn’t had any recurrences, which we’re very grateful for, but after seeing what he’s been through I’m trying to be as proactive as possible with my…Read more

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