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Got my results in the mail...
...of course the paperwork they gave me when I left the dermatology clinic last week said they'd only send me a letter if it was cancer or pre-cancerous. It's pre-cancerous. It's called a atypical mole. And from the research I did online just a bit ago it means that I'm at a higher risk of developing melanoma, it runs in families and I have to have a life time of skin check. I knew all of this from my mom's melanoma.
They didn't say in the letter which mole it was (although I'd probably suspect it's the one from my hip). I go back on Monday afternoon for them to check the biopsy sites and I guess they'll tell me what we're going to do from here.
Not at good as I hoped for, but better than it could have been.
Thanks for all the support guys! Y'all really helped me get through a tough spot.
Lisa
...of course the paperwork they gave me when I left the dermatology clinic last week said they'd only send me a letter if it was cancer or pre-cancerous. It's pre-cancerous. It's called a atypical mole. And from the research I did online just a bit ago it means that I'm at a higher risk of developing melanoma, it runs in families and I have to have a life time of skin check. I knew all of this from my mom's melanoma.
They didn't say in the letter which mole it was (although I'd probably suspect it's the one from my hip). I go back on Monday afternoon for them to check the biopsy sites and I guess they'll tell me what we're going to do from here.
Not at good as I hoped for, but better than it could have been.
Thanks for all the support guys! Y'all really helped me get through a tough spot.
Lisa