Well, after 4 weeks, I called again to see if my biopsy results were in. The message said “We received your pathology report today and you need to call our office to schedule an appointment for treatment.”
So I am pretty sure the tissue was cancerous and I have Malignant Melanoma. Not certain, but pretty sure. I plan to call the nurse in the morning and get some more detail and schedule an appointment. If it is, in fact, Melanoma, hopefully I caught it soon enough that it hasn’t spread and they can just cut some more tissue out. Hopefully the treatment wont be too extensive (or expensive) and my prognosis is good, which I am pretty sure of.
The moral of the story is…DON’T LAY IN THE TANNING BED! And if you have a mole anywhere on your body that has changed shape, color, size, or appearance, don’t be afraid to see a dermatologist and have it checked out. Take care of your body, protect yourself from the sun, and don’t lay in the tanning bed.
I will update you on the specifics when I find out more details.
Oh, I hope everything turns out okay and you did catch it soon enough. My prayers are with you and Amanda.
Comment by Dawn — April 25, 2008 @ 11:19 am
I think I’m gonna have to get on to my little sister for all her tanning bed usage!
Comment by asalyer — April 25, 2008 @ 6:30 pm