CancerCompass message board discussion started by Thematman on 2/21/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,9805,0.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Today is Wednesday.  On Sunday or Monday night, I was looking on my wife's back and I discovered a strange looking mole.  It was just shy of a quarter-inch long.  One end of the mole was reddish, and the other end, going into the skin, looked purple, like a bruise had formed.  In the three days since, it has not gotten any bigger, but it has changed color to almost completely black. I called and scheduled a dermatologist appointment for this coming Tuesday morning.  This is still on the books, but as a hedge, I have called my general practictioner, who will see her tomorrow afternoon. I have done some research, and I am naturally concerned about nodular melanoma.  Assuming for just a moment that it is just that, nodular melanoma, have we caught it in time?  I can honestly say that before this weekend, I had never seen it before (and since it was on her back, neither has she.) Thematman Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 2/21/2007 Thematman wrote:Today is Wednesday.  On Sunday or Monday night, I was looking on my wife's back and I discovered a strange looking mole.  It was just shy of a quarter-inch long.  One end of the mole was reddish, and the other end, going into the skin, looked purple, like a bruise had formed.  In the three days since, it has not gotten any bigger, but it has changed color to almost completely black. I called and scheduled a dermatologist appointment for this coming Tuesday morning.  This is still on the books, but as a hedge, I have called my general practictioner, who will see her tomorrow afternoon. I have done some research, and I am naturally concerned about nodular melanoma.  Assuming for just a moment that it is just that, nodular melanoma, have we caught it in time?  I can honestly say that before this weekend, I had never seen it before (and since it was on her back, neither has she.)Just saw your message which is now a month old.  What was the outcome of the mole biopsy?  It sure sounded suspicious.  I'm a 4-year survivor of a Stage 2 melanoma, with no recurrence (Knock wood).  I have had 2 episodes of actinic keratosis, which are small pre-cancerous lesions that are treated with liquid nitrogen, blister up, then heal up.  You have to be hyper-vigilant with this condition.     Carcal Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT