4th Melanoma found after skin check
Hi everyone, so pre my bc journey I have had 3 melanoma. I had my first melanoma at 38, 2nd one at 39 and 3rd at 49. These were caught reasonably early so no further treatment but pretty big scars. I ...
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So shit happens. I had my surgery to remove the melanoma and had a 6/7cm scar on my right arm. My breast cancer was on the right side too. That active treatment finished in November 2020.
Today I learnt that the margins on that melanoma excision were not clear so now I need more surgery to take a wider excision so I clear those margins. To say I am disappointed is an understatement.
I don't have the mutated brca 2 gene which can appear for some breast cancer melanoma patients but breast cancer does increase risk of melanoma by about 18% in aged 45 and over and I have already had 3 previous melanoma prior to bc.
My next surgery is 19th January. Later in January I get a mammogram and ultrasound and see surgeon. I wasn't due to see the oncologist until June 2022 but I will discuss with surgeon about whether to schedule another earlier appointment as well.
It's all a bit frustrating and I am trying to process this and not get ahead of myself. Big breaths again.
Today I learnt that the margins on that melanoma excision were not clear so now I need more surgery to take a wider excision so I clear those margins. To say I am disappointed is an understatement.
I don't have the mutated brca 2 gene which can appear for some breast cancer melanoma patients but breast cancer does increase risk of melanoma by about 18% in aged 45 and over and I have already had 3 previous melanoma prior to bc.
My next surgery is 19th January. Later in January I get a mammogram and ultrasound and see surgeon. I wasn't due to see the oncologist until June 2022 but I will discuss with surgeon about whether to schedule another earlier appointment as well.
It's all a bit frustrating and I am trying to process this and not get ahead of myself. Big breaths again.