MaryMary73

It's a stupid wart. A harmless silly ridiculously idiotic wart.

It's a stupid wart. A harmless silly ridiculously idiotic wart.

No, he didn't send it for a biopsy. He called it an old blood blister. I told him about my melanoma history and he told me that in his 30 years in the podiatry business, he's seen his fair share of melanoma on the feet and he told me that this is nothing but a blister. Today, when he removed the scab that only began forming 5 days ago, a tiny little pinkish/redish thing is right in the middle of where the scab was.

I had gone for a pedicure about a week before this "thing" appeared and the pedicurist was quite rough with the pumice stone. Two summers ago, my right heel had been cut quite badly (about 1/4 an inch deep) by a pedicurist using that shaving tool to remove dead skin. Took awhile before it healed and it stung and was sore for a few weeks afterwards. I'm praying to God Almighty that this is nothing but a simple injury from the cheap $25 pedicure.

I'm looking all over the web for pictures of melanoma on the feet and they look nothing like what I have on my heel. Mine looks like raw skin with a bit of dry skin on the edges and a tiny pinkish/redish bump in the middle of the raw skin. He needed a magnifying glass to get a good look at it.

No, he didn't send it for a biopsy. He called it an old blood blister. I told him about my melanoma history and he told me that in his 30 years in the podiatry business, he's seen his fair share of melanoma on the feet and he told me that this is nothing but a blister. Today, when he removed the scab that only began forming 5 days ago, a tiny little pinkish/redish thing is right in the middle of where the scab was.

I had gone for a pedicure about a week before this "thing" appeared and the pedicurist was quite rough with the pumice stone. Two summers ago, my right heel had been cut quite badly (about 1/4 an inch deep) by a pedicurist using that shaving tool to remove dead skin. Took awhile before it healed and it stung and was sore for a few weeks afterwards. I'm praying to God Almighty that this is nothing but a simple injury from the cheap $25 pedicure.

I'm looking all over the web for pictures of melanoma on the feet and they look nothing like what I have on my heel. Mine looks like raw skin with a bit of dry skin on the edges and a tiny pinkish/redish bump in the middle of the raw skin. He needed a magnifying glass to get a good look at it.

Carol, what's the link to your FB page? I'll join.

Carol, what's the link to your FB page? I'll join.

Actually, it wasn't my coworker…it was someone she knows who passed away after a valiant battle with this disgusting bastard son of a b!tch of a disease. And another coworker of mine, who is FULL of atypical moles all over her back, goes on vacation twice a year to the Caribbean or the Mayan Riviera in Mexico…at this very moment, she is in the Dominican Republic…and she was boasting on her FB profile before she left that she cannot wait to get drunk and bake in the sun. This woman is 51 years old and won her battle (which included a total abdominal hysterectomy) with cervical cancer about 6 years ago yet she learned NOTHING, in my opinion. I begged her to be careful and wear a good strong sunscreen. She knows the horror I faced back in October/November 2010. I don't know what else I can do. I talk and I talk and people look at me like I'm the nutcase.

I wish I could do something that would bring attention to this highly curable yet potentially deadly disease. Anything.

Actually, it wasn't my coworker…it was someone she knows who passed away after a valiant battle with this disgusting bastard son of a b!tch of a disease. And another coworker of mine, who is FULL of atypical moles all over her back, goes on vacation twice a year to the Caribbean or the Mayan Riviera in Mexico…at this very moment, she is in the Dominican Republic…and she was boasting on her FB profile before she left that she cannot wait to get drunk and bake in the sun. This woman is 51 years old and won her battle (which included a total abdominal hysterectomy) with cervical cancer about 6 years ago yet she learned NOTHING, in my opinion. I begged her to be careful and wear a good strong sunscreen. She knows the horror I faced back in October/November 2010. I don't know what else I can do. I talk and I talk and people look at me like I'm the nutcase.

I wish I could do something that would bring attention to this highly curable yet potentially deadly disease. Anything.

Actually, my dermatologist does specialize in skin cancer…he is not the kind of dermatologist that does Botox or microdermabrasions (you know, all that cosmetic jazz). He has about 30 years experience in dermatology and pathology. He looked at this beauty mark that my husband pointed out to me and said it's nothing. When he saw my original lesion back in October, right away he told me that it is melanoma and proceeded with a biopsy which confirmed exactly what he said.

But I definitely do want to do mole mapping. It will put my mind at ease. I have alot of beauty marks all over, especially on my upper arms. I'd say about 30 in total on both upper arms but they are all small and light in colour (including this new one). I have about 5 to 10 on my back and about 5 or 6 everywhere else.

Actually, my dermatologist does specialize in skin cancer…he is not the kind of dermatologist that does Botox or microdermabrasions (you know, all that cosmetic jazz). He has about 30 years experience in dermatology and pathology. He looked at this beauty mark that my husband pointed out to me and said it's nothing. When he saw my original lesion back in October, right away he told me that it is melanoma and proceeded with a biopsy which confirmed exactly what he said.

But I definitely do want to do mole mapping. It will put my mind at ease. I have alot of beauty marks all over, especially on my upper arms. I'd say about 30 in total on both upper arms but they are all small and light in colour (including this new one). I have about 5 to 10 on my back and about 5 or 6 everywhere else.