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Millykamp

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About a year ago I had notice that one of my mole is looking a little bigger.. But within the past few month it had really gotten more black and crusty. Called the family doctor and they got me in right away. She said I want you to see a dermlogist I was in his office within a few days.. He look at the mole and said “yep it’s melanoma” I said how can you be sure if you haven’t done the biopsy, He said I am 99% sure it is. Been doing it for many years. so on July 11th he did the biopsy cut out and gave me 6 stiches. On July 21st went back in to remove my stiches and he said remember the talk we have, he said it came back positive as nodular malignant. Melanoma and sending me to University of Michigan. So now waiting to see the oncologists.

My Clark level is IV
Mitosis level is 8
Breslow depth is 1.33

Had WLE and SLN on September 16,2015 by Dr. Chang at University of Michigan

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Initial Diagnosis Month

July

Initial Diagnosis Year

2015

Stage at Diagnosis

Stage 1

Current Stage

Stage 3