Scott625
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Scott625

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Just a guy lucky enough to have caught my hickey early. I come to visit and read you guys messages to each other and didn`t feel right about lurking. I admire you all and wish you all the best. Please know that I think of you guys often.
60 years old. Spent tons of time in the sun when I was a kid. Have been having ‘cancers or precancerous’ areas removed for several years now and always depended on the doctor to make it right so I never educated myself on the different forms. Until I got on the web and typed in ‘malignant melanoma’ after my 2010 trip to the dermatologist …wow…

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Scott625
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the patient
Initial Diagnosis Month

September
Initial Diagnosis Year

2011
Stage at Diagnosis

Stage 1
Current Stage

Stage 1
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