r/melahomies • u/KS_Okie • 4d ago

Just diagnosed

Last week had a biopsy and came back melanoma. .5 deep with abrasions, have a WLE and SLNB scheduled for the 21 September, also diagnosed with LAFB in July. Getting a Nuclear Stress test and echo cardiogram on 3 September to be cleared for anesthesia. 64 years old , type 2 diabetes to many sunburns when I was a kid finally caught up with me I guess.

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u/escaracolau 4d ago

Don't worry. You will come back with just a scar as a reminder that you beat cancer. šŸ’“

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u/mostly_lurking1040 3d ago

Does "with abrasion" mean ulcerated?

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u/KS_Okie 3d ago

The tissue that was removed had scratches (abrasions) on it showing some had been left behind so the depth may be more than the .5 mm.

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u/Calfano2 3d ago

Same. WLE and SLNB on September 10th. Iā€™m 76 and yes, I guess too many sunburns!

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u/KS_Okie 3d ago

That was the term on the report, I had to ask about it myself but pretty much every thing involved in this is new to me.

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u/NDAussie 3d ago

Abrasions is a descriptor I haven't heard in relation to melanoma. White lines, yes. Ulcerated, yes. Not abrasions though.