Trisha_Renee

Hello Lyric and all others! I’m a 33 year old African American Female and I have not been diagnosed with Subungual Melanoma but I have had this light brown band under 3 mm on the left hand ring finger for years now! I have to say about close to almost 10 years. And I’ve never thought anything about it. It hasn’t changed in size and isn’t painful. About 2 years ago while I was getting a manicure, the nail technician said that the band could be some sort of underlying health issue. I asked my doctor at my next annual and was told it was probably nothing and to not worry about it unless something changes in size, color and if pain persists. Nothing has changed since then til now. I don’t remember having any sort of trauma but have had biopsies done 2 years ago for a non related issues. Just yesterday I noticed a post from a doctor on Instagram about Subungual Melanoma and the pictures of the different color bands on the nails and toes. I thought to myself, “Hey I have one on my finger”! And decided to research online about it. Which brought me to this website. I’ve read the comments/stories and decided to create an account and become apart of the community. Prior to seeing the post on Instagram I’ve never heard of anyone having this Condition or anything until now. Should I go ahead and start the process of getting a biopsy done to see whether I’m benign or not? By the way I don’t have any family history of cancer except for my paternal grandfather who was diagnosed and passed away in 1999 from prostate cancer.

Hello Lyric and all others! I’m a 33 year old African American Female and I have not been diagnosed with Subungual Melanoma but I have had this light brown band under 3 mm on the left hand ring finger for years now! I have to say about close to almost 10 years. And I’ve never thought anything about it. It hasn’t changed in size and isn’t painful. About 2 years ago while I was getting a manicure, the nail technician said that the band could be some sort of underlying health issue. I asked my doctor at my next annual and was told it was probably nothing and to not worry about it unless something changes in size, color and if pain persists. Nothing has changed since then til now. I don’t remember having any sort of trauma but have had biopsies done 2 years ago for a non related issues. Just yesterday I noticed a post from a doctor on Instagram about Subungual Melanoma and the pictures of the different color bands on the nails and toes. I thought to myself, “Hey I have one on my finger”! And decided to research online about it. Which brought me to this website. I’ve read the comments/stories and decided to create an account and become apart of the community. Prior to seeing the post on Instagram I’ve never heard of anyone having this Condition or anything until now. Should I go ahead and start the process of getting a biopsy done to see whether I’m benign or not? By the way I don’t have any family history of cancer except for my paternal grandfather who was diagnosed and passed away in 1999 from prostate cancer.

Hello Lyric and all others! I’m a 33 year old African American Female and I have not been diagnosed with Subungual Melanoma but I have had this light brown band under 3 mm on the left hand ring finger for years now! I have to say about close to almost 10 years. And I’ve never thought anything about it. It hasn’t changed in size and isn’t painful. About 2 years ago while I was getting a manicure, the nail technician said that the band could be some sort of underlying health issue. I asked my doctor at my next annual and was told it was probably nothing and to not worry about it unless something changes in size, color and if pain persists. Nothing has changed since then til now. I don’t remember having any sort of trauma but have had biopsies done 2 years ago for a non related issues. Just yesterday I noticed a post from a doctor on Instagram about Subungual Melanoma and the pictures of the different color bands on the nails and toes. I thought to myself, “Hey I have one on my finger”! And decided to research online about it. Which brought me to this website. I’ve read the comments/stories and decided to create an account and become apart of the community. Prior to seeing the post on Instagram I’ve never heard of anyone having this Condition or anything until now. Should I go ahead and start the process of getting a biopsy done to see whether I’m benign or not? By the way I don’t have any family history of cancer except for my paternal grandfather who was diagnosed and passed away in 1999 from prostate cancer.