https://forum.melanoma.org/user/mmh/activity/ Activity feed for MMH. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:35:52 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7a4d84cd909f6d0c7d2f8830505456df https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/18-years-ned-no-evidence-of-disease-stage-4/#post-280621 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:03:19 -0500 Congratulations! This is wonderful to hear.

]]> 69441a92b09e900331c91606efedc1d3 https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/lump-under-skin-removed-today-and-really-worried/#post-280543 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:56:04 -0500 Thank you for responding. I need to remember that worrying helps nothing. I have a wonderful dermatologist who keeps a good eye on me and that’s all I can ask since this will be a lifelong journey. I hope you have a wonderful holiday!

]]> a0c962fd3cd9252d70e17ddce15f8a87 https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/lump-under-skin-removed-today-and-really-worried/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:56:14 -0500 I had a .6mm spitzoid melanoma removed from my right arm in 2018. A few weeks ago on the same side up on shoulder near my neck I felt what I first thought was a pimple. It didn’t go away and turned into a lump under the skin and today my dermatologist removed it and sent it for biopsy. I am obviously pretty upset. It has been six years and I n…Read more

]]> aa359f6a279f2cbfd36690cc55afa9d9 https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/stage-1b-melanoma-after-5-years/#post-279728 Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:03:23 -0500 Hi Zap. This really helped me today. I am 5 years out on a spitzoid too but have an enlarged lymph node near the site and have been going in for periodic scans with one coming up soon. I am filled with anxiety and fear. Thanks for sharing your story with us. It helps to know there are others that understand. All the best to you.

]]> 0ccbc2e521ab3b6d8e5c786a572f287b https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/black-freckle-mole-on-face/ Sat, 17 Jun 2023 15:40:47 -0400 Hi all. I had a .06 melanoma removed in 2018 and so I am diligent about my skin. I am 49 years old. In 2019 a black freckle appeared on my face. Went straight in to dermatologist they said not to worry, looked like same pattern of my other (many) moles just darker. Over the course of the past nearly four years since it popping up it has grown…Read more

]]> 0814f339c2bc385d80c04ed69dc93927 https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/treatment-concerns/#post-277457 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:21:39 -0400 I can provide no words of wisdom but I wanted to respond and let you know that I am thinking of you and you are not alone. Waiting on lymph node biopsy results for bad lymph node near scar and I am at an all-time low. All the best to you, and keep advocating for yourself.

]]> 4c3d11ecf1fa60f4d07a83907677a54f https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/core-needle-biopsy-question/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 10:43:52 -0400 I have a core needle biopsy tomorrow for highly suspicious lymph node near scar identified on ultrasound. I was originally 1a in 2018 with atypical spitzoid tumor. Do I push for a full dissection instead of the needle biopsy to avoid the very small but real possibility of “needle spread” or is there no choice here? I just want to make sure I am…Read more

]]> 44f0cd565c70790c882f4dd4f4903dd4 https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/6-years-ned-4/#post-277419 Fri, 07 Oct 2022 06:44:06 -0400 Congratulations! I need to hear this right this minute. Thank you.

]]> 172ba1f3b69a881dcee127dec947579f https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/1a-in-2018-now-problematic-ultrasound-please-help/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:37:58 -0400 I had a .6mm removed in 2018 at Johns Hopkins so 1a. They said no slnb due to depth. Over the years I have requested ultrasounds because my underarm nearest arm scar felt “full” but they said not necessary. I requested an ultrasound again last week due to a strange bump in my underarm near the scar and my ultrasound came back today saying sus…Read more

]]> ffb951175c329fe8975ab4e60459795a https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/forum-activity-has-virtually-ceased-and-mrf-does-not-seem-to-care/#post-277379 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:58:25 -0400 I am here, and perhaps I am more of a lurker than a poster lately. That said, I have an underarm ultrasound scheduled and my panic level is high so I find great comfort knowing that whatever the outcome I can come here to find information and kindness. Thanks to all of the “constants” in this group. You are so appreciated.

]]> 25ff8873e416cceef32a2b606601158b https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/spitz-nevus-vs-nodular-amelanotic-melanoma-waiting-for-results/#post-274353 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 02:38:21 -0500 I am sorry you are going through this. I had a .6mm spitzoid melanoma a few years ago at age 44. I would be happy to chat.

]]> 0f2e09003479b2c4e2bed011063c91f2 https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/help-with-pathology-report-10/#post-274286 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:48:33 -0500 Hi Danielle. I was diagnosed with nearly the same at .6mm spitzoid.I would be happy to chat.

]]> 1221db4b3499e5760b6d4cc3268857aa https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/atypical-spitz-nevus-during-pregnancy/#post-273937 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:25:46 -0500 Hello to you! I was 44 when I had a .6mm atypical spitzoid removed from my right upper arm. Presumed melanoma, as this is not a normal occurrence at my age. It is terrifying and confusing and after spinning in circles and getting opinions from everywhere I could I was basically told that I should think of it just like any other melanoma. I had the…Read more

]]> b3981cd89d85bce17174018e8b01b53f https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/melanoma-mike-8/#post-273936 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:58:07 -0500 I am so sad to hear this news. Mike was such a happy person and I looked forward to his posts every time I visited the forum. I am so grateful to him for sharing his journey with us. He made all of this seek just a little bit more bearable. Thanks to his family for sharing him with all of us.

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