Living with Skin Cancer

October 2007

• MY Metastatic melanoma - by Mike - (Mon, Oct 29 2007)
  May 2007. I noticed a lump on my back right shoulder blade because it would bother my sleeping and driving, a lump I mean the size of a golf ball. So I made appointment with Primary Dr. He sent me to a surgeon and that surgeon said it seems to be a fatty tumor, shouldn’t bother me but I insisted to have it removed. It was removed a week later and next day my Primary called me at 8pm to tell me results that it was stuffed full of melanoma cells and they will have to go back in and cut all around it. [more..]
• out of options - by stacy - (Tue, Oct 23 2007)
  Hello, out there. I am wondering if anyone could help me. I am 27 years old with 3 small children. I have been struggling with these squamous lesions for 10 yrs. I have had so many LEAPS and it keeps coming back, over and over. [more..]
• Metastatic Nodular Melanoma - by Karen H. - (Thu, Oct 11 2007)
  I was diagnosed with nodular melanoma in March, 2007. I was busy with nursing classes and my mother-in-law was dying. It was the day after she died that I could no longer ignore this persistent pimple on the back of my neck. It wasn’t a pimple, of course. I knew it wasn’t normal when I finally took time to look at it in the mirror. [more..]
• My Aunt - by Riki - (Mon, Oct 08 2007)
  My name is Riki and I am 15 years old and my aunt is fighting terminal cancer….my aunt is 38 yrs. old and has a wonderful family. A loving husband and a 13 yr old daughter. She was diagnosed with Skin cancer 2 years ago and was told she had 2 years to live. She went to many doctors appt. and was told many diff. results between each doctor. [more..]