Melanoma Research Foundation | QuietPoet | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/quietpoet/activity/ Activity feed for QuietPoet. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:53:16 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 82c35e62dc20b369e5f23f670c5695cf QuietPoet replied to the topic Am I being Paranoid or Worth a Recheck? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/am-i-being-paranoid-or-worth-a-recheck/#post-277030 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:14:06 -0400 Ditto what Bubbles says. Always worth a re-check. I had the exact same thing going on in my left thigh plus a lump behind my knee. Turns out the mole was somewhere in between a Spitz Nevus and a melanoma (not a melanoma but could go that direction), so they recommended re-excision as if it were a melanoma. Got a fine needle aspiration on the lump.…Read more

]]> 2ec7397bebb6b4fcbf6aab94bb4c20fc QuietPoet replied to the topic Worried about melanoma in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/worried-about-melanoma/#post-276862 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 23:37:55 -0400 As AlmostAlice says, pictures can be very helpful. Many times we can unknowingly pinch or bruise our toenails. If the black mark moves up your toenail but doesn’t continue to stay at the bottom as it grows (and sometimes this happens slowly) you’ll know it’s just a bruised toenail. I freaked out about this, too, since I have had melanoma. But,…Read more

]]> 9fd5cf5c6ba9e0cfb9b310f39ee6c7c2 QuietPoet replied to the topic MODERATELY DYSPLASTIC COMPOUND NEVUS in the forum Cutaneous Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/moderately-dysplastic-compound-nevus-2/#post-276787 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:52:22 -0400 Hi Duane,

I’m pretty much in the same situation as you. Mine wants to remove mine because it’s very close to the original melanoma and it’s perhaps a little more than moderately dysplastic (so I am going to have the WLE) just to be on the safe side because this mole was changing. You could ask your dermatologist why they would suggest removing…Read more

]]> 7e8767fdd75cc001c73391ce65c390c0 QuietPoet replied to the topic Ultrasound for area with multiple issues? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/ultrasound-for-area-with-multiple-issues/#post-276781 Mon, 30 May 2022 00:59:35 -0400 Thank you, again, Celeste.

Still, though I have yet to have the opportunity, if I am ever asked, “Have you been at Harvard?” I will say, “Why, yes! I have!”)

That’s hillarious!

In any case, I now feel armed with the right questions thanks to you. Onward!

Erika

]]> c3e3bc9c7a9b4c6d18421c9d9dce3f05 QuietPoet replied to the topic Ultrasound for area with multiple issues? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/ultrasound-for-area-with-multiple-issues/#post-276775 Sat, 28 May 2022 21:26:24 -0400 Thank you, Celeste. That’s helpful. One more question if you don’t mind. Since spitz tumors do commonly metastacize (spelling?) to lymph nodes, and of course melanomas can too, but the outcome between the two if they metastacize is very different, if the doctor did do an SNLB, would they be able to tell if Spitz cells or melanoma was in the lymph…Read more

]]> 41aefadd1310074ed902a49638e22c56 QuietPoet started the topic Ultrasound for area with multiple issues? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/ultrasound-for-area-with-multiple-issues/ Sat, 28 May 2022 05:13:01 -0400 Good evening!

I had a 1A melanoma five years ago and now an atypical spitz tumor within two inches of the melanoma on my rather plump thigh (sorry if that’s too descriptive). There are a number of other litte freckle like markings around there, and my thigh tends to get a lot of aches and pains, but I’m not really able to feel anything like a…Read more

]]> f6b5e0873295ba56eadf159ddd629433 QuietPoet replied to the topic edification ask in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/edification-ask/#post-275588 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:19:21 -0400 A CT and a PET scan are different.

A CT scan, I would think — someone with more knowledge please correct me if I’m wrong — can only indicate masses and the like. PET scans indicate “energy activity” (i.e., it measures something that is active rather than static), so it could probably discover more accurately current LN involvement. This is…Read more

]]> da182f3749c08b9f4cee4d1fa19d10b7 QuietPoet replied to the topic I'm afraid of skin cancer in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/im-afraid-of-skin-cancer/#post-275548 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:49:41 -0400 Hello, Ann:

I have a lot of moles too, on my arms, especially. The thing that has helped me is to take pictures (or have someone you’re comfortable with take pictures) of your various body parts not too close and not too far away. Then you can look and see if they seem to change over time. Also, if one of them starts to bother you in some way…Read more

]]> 0e0088d333ef5d520b04ab3b25447f90 QuietPoet replied to the topic Walked in for my yearly came out shaken.. in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/walked-in-for-my-yearly-came-out-shaken/#post-275014 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:17:23 -0400 Hi Stephen Anthony:

Welcome! You are probably focusing on the worst case scenario. Most likely it’s not melanoma, but if it is, and it’s caught early, you should be in good shape. I had a 1A taken out four years ago, and all has been well since. I just stick around and try to calm the fears of new people here who aren’t already in the trenches…Read more

]]> 3a7dcebf1e14fa8f619abfe7e8b1100a QuietPoet replied to the topic Suspicious large mole that appeared on scalp in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/suspicious-large-mole-that-appeared-on-scalp/#post-274794 Wed, 26 May 2021 05:55:30 -0400 Hi Nandi:

I’m in my 50s and am still getting new, benign moles appearing — mainly on my sun-exposed arms though. I always get them checked because it’s better to be safe than sorry. Waiting is the hard part, and I hope you hear back soon.

All the best,

Erika

]]> 0a03c317cf8b9e7d64bfe40975b69d1b QuietPoet replied to the topic Melanoma and Psoriasis in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/melanoma-and-psoriasis/#post-274538 Sun, 18 Apr 2021 21:24:32 -0400 Thanks, Christian. I appreciate the link. I will check that out.

]]> 90cca0f5e7590cef1a98a0655d9f59b8 QuietPoet replied to the topic Melanoma and Psoriasis in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/melanoma-and-psoriasis/#post-274510 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 05:08:15 -0400 This is just what I was looking for. Thank you, slholmdahl. I appreciate it.

]]> 5d668c7e00fb057059c3ef8966fed0df QuietPoet started the topic Melanoma and Psoriasis in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/melanoma-and-psoriasis/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 06:56:51 -0400 Hello lovely board:

I’m wondering if anyone else on here has also had psoriasis and, if so:

a) Did you have psoriasis treatment before your melanoma or after?

b) If you had psoriasis treatment after your melanoma, how was your psoriasis treatment affected? Did the risk of additional melanoma prevent you from taking the medications/treatments…Read more

]]> c3da5f1813cc113cf3dfba8090fe70a6 QuietPoet replied to the topic Confused by path report: In Situ and Invasive Mel in same lesion? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/confused-by-path-report-in-situ-and-invasive-mel-in-same-lesion-2/#post-274351 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 06:42:40 -0500 So, it looks like it hasn’t entered the depth invasion stage, and it’s only spreading in the top dermal layer (this is good!) It means it’s “in situ” so its Level 0. Get a WLE (wide local excision) now before it starts going deeper. You will never probably have to worry about it again, and the depth of the WLE won’t be that bad. Great news!

 

]]> 9f1433acaee2b32dad89924fb5fb1626 QuietPoet 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-274129 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:48:18 -0500 Hi Jess,

I’m at 1A. My derm insists on an every 6 month check, but yearly is the norm if you haven’t had it yourself. 1 minute check? That’s absurdly short. Yes — check the scalp and face. I would go with a full-on derm. given your family history. Your gut is telling you to do that, it sounds like, so I would go with it.

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