malignant melanoma

[SaxoVTR2008]

Hey guys,

Any knowledge on this? Been browsing the web and plenty of stories!

My girlfriend went to the doctors beginning of December, for a completely different cause. But as the doctor examined her they noticed a mole needed checking out, fortunately she got it removed ASAP.

She got her test results today and unfortunately the mole was cancerous :n: as she said it was 0.8mm of cancerous cells, anything over 1mm is really dangerous? So i'm guessing as it was 0.8mm it has hopefully been caught quite quickly..

Anyway, next steps for her is to get more of the area removed and a fluid injected in her, then an X ray to see if it has spread anywhere else on the body.

Fingers crossed it was only that small area and it has been completely removed!

So has anyone dealt with this before? Or know anyone? As i'm feeling totally helpless, for her, bless her..

Inb4coolstorybro,girlfriendpics,trolls

[GolfJay]

You shouldn't have to post the last line.

Anyone that makes a joke of this is a lowlife price!

[Bedford126]

Have one on my back mate thats getting removed some time next week ill post a pic up later had them before they just remove the affected area and a amount of un affected tissue around it and send for testing as long as they are caught in time they really are not that bad.

The tests are routine but normally they take a core of skin and tissue. Not really much you can do for her just be there to talk and just show your support in any way you can.

[SaxoVTR2008]

Have one on my back mate ill post a pic up late had them before they just remove the affected area and a amount of in affected tissue around it and send for testing as long as they are caught in time they really are not that bad.

The tests are routine but normally they take a core of skin and tissue. Not really much you can do for her just be there to talk and just show your support in any way you can.

So was yours cancerous? As i said they removed hers and confirmed cancerous.. but its 0.8mm thick, and from my research Dr.SaxoVTR2008 confirms that it is Stage 1A as its less then 1mm thick.. But I dunno! Ha..

I'm more worried about it then her! I keep asking her questions which I shouldn't so i've turned to the internet.

[Bedford126]

So was yours cancerous? As i said they removed hers and confirmed cancerous.. but its 0.8mm thick, and from my research Dr.SaxoVTR2008 confirms that it is Stage 1A as its less then 1mm thick.. But I dunno! Ha..

I'm more worried about it then her! I keep asking her questions which I shouldn't so i've turned to the internet.

Yes mate. It's a sort of cancer that is pretty much confined to a spot of skin so if caught quickly they can remove all rapid growing cells within the spot to stop it spreading. As I said the tests are routine as its better to get all the effected area treated quickly as well as covering their backs. My advice to you would be to stop reading it on the Internet it's mostly just horror story's. also go with her to her next appointment as she will have you for support and you can ask the docs as much as you like.

[blackie_2k5]

So was yours cancerous? As i said they removed hers and confirmed cancerous.. but its 0.8mm thick, and from my research Dr.SaxoVTR2008 confirms that it is Stage 1A as its less then 1mm thick.. But I dunno! Ha..

I'm more worried about it then her! I keep asking her questions which I shouldn't so i've turned to the internet.

reading the net is the worst thing you can do tbh mate

your/her doctor will tell you the state of play, in the majority of cases reading stuff online just causes more worry makes you believe theres more wrong then there probably is

the internet gives you stuff raw and most of the time pictures the worse case secnarios

[SaxoVTR2008]

Cheers lads, was just shocked to be honest! Rather me then her anyway..

I always thought cancer was pretty much the end of the road, as in once you've got it your on a one way street.. But just spoke to my mum over the phone about it, an she said she's even had cervical cancer before, and my nan's had cancer in her eye!

Crazy...

An i take my hat off to bedford126 and anyone who has to deal with any sort of cancer, major or not.. Still a scary experience..

[Brettles1986]

I've got a mole on my arm with hairs coming out of it, should I get it checked out, it hasn't grown in size or looked any different for years now

[m11ler]

I work in private medical insurance, so i deal with this kind of thing day in day out.
If you have any kind of mole/lesion that is symptomatic, ie.. rapidly growing, itching, hurting, bleeding, changing in shape etc, then i suggest you at least go get it checked out.

A lot of this is caught early on, these kind of cancerous cells are VERY common, they usually just lop the lesion off, test it out, if it does come back with cancerous sells then they will monitor you for a fair while, maybe seeing you every 4-6 months to check if anything has come of it. Which it rarely does!

Obviously this process can be slightly slower on the NHS, but they do prioritise cancer and can more often than not treat patients in the same time scale as a private consultant/hospital.

[GolfJay]

I work in private medical insurance, so i deal with this kind of thing day in day out.
If you have any kind of mole/lesion that is symptomatic, ie.. rapidly growing, itching, hurting, bleeding, changing in shape etc, then i suggest you at least go get it checked out.

A lot of this is caught early on, these kind of cancerous cells are VERY common, they usually just lop the lesion off, test it out, if it does come back with cancerous sells then they will monitor you for a fair while, maybe seeing you every 4-6 months to check if anything has come of it. Which it rarely does!

Obviously this process can be slightly slower on the NHS, but they do prioritise cancer and can more often than not treat patients in the same time scale as a private consultant/hospital.

I always imagined you'd be on the dole...

[m11ler]

I always imagined you'd be on the dole...

Haha thanks! I'm only 19 and still enjoying living at home lol. Will start saving for a deposit after the new car!

[Rogue_Shadow]

Wish your girlfriend a speedy recovered bud :y:
Sounds like they caught it early and are simply going through the motions.
All the best

[Matty16v]

Strictly speaking, most moles on your body will be identical in terms of size, shape & colour.

If you have a mole that's all zig zagged or bright pink, it wouldn't hurt to go and have it checked, if it's your typical "brown mole" and the mole is the same shape all the way round etc.. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

OP - Hope she makes a quick recovery :y:

[Jay_T87]

The treatment of cancer is getting better and better all the time and after having been affected indirectly numerous times over the years and touch wood, every person who has been diagnosed with it who i knew has come through it fighting! As someone said above, dont read stories on the internet.. They are always horror stories and make you worry a lot more. Try and stay calm for your Mrs as she will be quietly shitting herself! And i hope she makes a full and fast recovery :y: :hug:

[SaxoVTR2008]

Cheers guys, still haven't seen her yet as i've been working! But ill see her tonight, keep thinking shes too ill to do anything but she's just the same as normal haha

Paranoid me...

[Jay_T87]

Cheers guys, still haven't seen her yet as i've been working! But ill see her tonight, keep thinking shes too ill to do anything but she's just the same as normal haha

Paranoid me...

Yeah she will be normal upto if/when (hopefully not) any treatment starts then she probably would be. If im honest mate, just wait until she see's the doctor again for any prognosis, until then its probably best to carry on as normal as possible.

[m11ler]

Yeah she will be normal upto if/when (hopefully not) any treatment starts then she probably would be. If im honest mate, just wait until she see's the doctor again for any prognosis, until then its probably best to carry on as normal as possible.

No treatment will be started bud! Don't worry him more lol.
They'll just keep an eye on her mate, few scans every now and then.

[simmo]

My mum had one on her eye. They had to scoop her eyeball out a bit and then treat it with a radiation cup on her eye. She nearly lost it but luckily they got rid of it all. Can still see where her eyeball dips in though.

The doc is the best person to say what the situation is. Fuck reading the internet it'll always sound 100x worse

[Bedford126]

No treatment will be started bud! Don't worry him more lol.
They'll just keep an eye on her mate, few scans every now and then.

This!!!

Wont have any treatment at all they will cut it out and the surrounding area. Since she is a girl they will do it neat with a tiny scar and that will be it. Job done.

Seriously I have had 4 of these now they run in the family all they do is cut them out and you are on your way within half a hour. I have never heard any one having any sort of treatment for them. All they are in reality is a mutant cell gone bad no big deal nothing to worry about.

[SaxoVTR2008]

This!!!

Wont have any treatment at all they will cut it out and the surrounding area. Since she is a girl they will do it neat with a tiny scar and that will be it. Job done.

Seriously I have had 4 of these now they run in the family all they do is cut them out and you are on your way within half a hour. I have never heard any one having any sort of treatment for them. All they are in reality is a mutant cell gone bad no big deal nothing to worry about.

The only problem with her is she is quite petite.. So the doctors are more cautious! As I said it was 0.8mm cancerous cells and its more dangerous 1mm+, but as she's quite small...

So yes within next two weeks they are cutting more of the area away (wide local excision), so shes going to have an even bigger scar then where they have already removed the mole! an I think they are doing a lymph node biopsy to see if it has spread there, which it shouldn't have but I think it's for piece of mind.

[hazlo]

As said really mate, my girlfriends dad had one removed about a year or so ago and he didn't need any follow up treatment or anything like that. Just reassure her i guess its still gonna be scary for her

[Lukus-vtr]

The last thing you want to hear is from the internet! The slightest cough turns to imminent death haha. If shes having the scan when they pump the fluids in to see if it's spread its possible she may have a tablet form of Chemo for a short while, that's what they told my brother any-who (testicular cancer though), however his has spread to lymph-nodes so he's on the full fat 3 juiced chemo at the moment. Visiting the ol' slap head tomorrow! Chin up ;)