Melanoma Research Foundation | LRS88 | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/lrs88/activity/ Activity feed for LRS88. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:41:54 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a12d6b7fd764c792bf9304066a0dbe3b LRS88 replied to the topic New baby and new diagnosis in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/new-baby-and-new-diagnosis/#post-276536 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:55:07 -0400 Hi Amanda,
First of all, let me say I am so sorry for what you are going through. I truly feel for you and I know the fear and anxiety you are dealing with. Almost exactly 3 years ago, when my second son was about 11 months old I was diagnosed with stage 1A melanoma on my stomach. I had to have a WLE and continue to follow-up with my…Read more

]]> 8c84ae1893d845e15079c75841909c92 LRS88 replied to the topic Pregnant & new diagnosis Junctional Melanocytic Nevus with Severe Atypia in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/pregnant-new-diagnosis-junctional-melanocytic-nevus-with-severe-atypia/#post-276385 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:00:18 -0500 Hi! Congratulations on your pregnancy!
I would get the mole removed. When I was about 20 weeks pregnant I went to the derm for my skin check and pointed out a mole on my stomach, it was attributed to pregnancy (moles can darken during pregnancy, skin on my stomach was stretching.. etc). Less than a year after my baby was born that same mole kept…Read more

]]> 8824952d3b845ad55db9a07ad0fc0acd LRS88 replied to the topic What would a suspicious lymph node feel like? in the forum Cutaneous Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/what-would-a-suspicious-lymph-node-feel-like/#post-274205 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:32:48 -0500 I wanted to post an update here just in case anyone ever finds themselves in a similar situation.

I had an ultrasound performed by a radiologist on 1/27. She determined that the lumpy area under my armpit was “accessory breast tissue”. She said if I wanted to be 100% sure, we could biopsy the area but that she did not see any need to especially…Read more

]]> 84cccdde120aaf775e6931cf9946c475 LRS88 replied to the topic What would a suspicious lymph node feel like? in the forum Cutaneous Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/what-would-a-suspicious-lymph-node-feel-like/#post-273877 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:25:14 -0500 thank you everyone for your responses.

I have an ultrasound scheduled for 1/27. That was the soonest appointment available. I am still very nervous, the lump has not changed at all but it definitely does not feel hard like a marble or rock, more squishy and movable. It does remind me of what I had with my last pregnancy. Praying that it is…Read more

]]> 7bb4ce510261808580a1093e9bdd1b5e LRS88 replied to the topic Super anxious awaiting results about strange mole. in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/super-anxious-awaiting-results-about-strange-mole/#post-273854 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:42:30 -0500 I had a stage 1a melanoma removed from my stomach in March 2019.
Since then I have had 2 others removed which ended up being only mildly to moderately abnormal. I was very nervous awaiting the results as well.
My dermatologist always tells me given my history she would rather be conservative and take something off to be biopsied than leave it…Read more

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