(07-27-2017, 02:50 PM)Jags02 Wrote: Back in 2006, they removed an ugly-looking mole from my back that tested positive for melanoma. However, they managed to remove the mole cleanly and didn't detect any additional cancer. I thought my worries were over until now. Just over a year ago, a dermatologist noticed a small cyst in my underarm that he said didn't feel right, and wanted removed. Unfortunately, I lost my job right after and never did have it looked into until recently now that it's a massive baseball-sized cyst. Sure enough, the melanoma is back, and since I delayed this so long they're insisting on moving quickly.

This board is sort of an online family to me, so I thought you should know.

Damn man, ill send one upstairs for you. I hope everything goes well.

i had a similar situation happen a few months back. I had a head injury over a year ago that drove my health inssurance up a bit so i was in the process of switching when i noticed a large mole on my back that i immediantly had checked. The doctors wanted to do a operation quickly but i was in the process of switching insurances so i held off. By the time i got everything cleared with insuarnce, they were worried it had spread so i went through quite a few procedures before they finally cleared me and removed the original mole. Everything went well and now i am in the clear. But it was a trying few months.

You just have to keep your head up man. Life throws some adversity at us  and we find out what we are made of. Everything will work out.

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