Big F'n Dave Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Had a mole (moley moley) removed from my back last week. Got a call yesterday that it was pre-melanoma and the doc wants to go back and cut some more out. Anybody have experience with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I can't speak to specifically how they handle melanoma, but i have had several spots of basil removed and one squamous. Twice i had the basil cell on my nose, where they did the Mohs surgery. Basically scrape layers off, go back and look under the microscope until they are only getting healthy cells, then they stop. On my arm i had squamous and they scooped a chunk the size of quarter out and then let it heal. I also had one basil cell removed from my back, right between the shoulder blades. I thought it was a re-occuring zit that would bleed every now and then for a couple of years. It wasn't that big but had been there for those years. Again, they just cut out what they think they need to, to get it all. That time i ended up with a 11 stitches, a 14 cm incision i think i remember. Was the expected soreness when they cut something that size out of you. But only missed 2 days of work, would hurt for a week or two when trying to lift too much. It was during the winter so I didnt have to worry about missing any golf. If it had been summer, I might have had to miss a month waiting for the incision to totally heal so I could swing, Maybe less. So from my experience with those two, it all depends on how much they feel they need to remove of the surrounding tissue on how long it takes to heal. I don't know if yours being the melanoma means they do anything differently. Good luck...oh, and don't die focker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTheWebToedBoy Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Diagnosed my daughter about 3-4 years ago. Sounds like the same procedure Billy had. They cut out a circle, test it, if they still find evidence of Cancer, they cut a bigger and deeper circle, until they get it all or conclude it's gone too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Had a mole (moley moley) removed from my back last week. Got a call yesterday that it was pre-melanoma and the doc wants to go back and cut some more out. Anybody have experience with this? My wife, on average, has 1 to 3 pre-cancerous moles removed a year and last year she had 2 cancerous moles removed. It runs in her family. PM me if you wanna speak with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 No experience. Just posting to say I hope everything goes well for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 This stuff freaks me out. It's the reason I'm usually under an umbrella when we go to the beach. All the best Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big F'n Dave Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 My wife... PM me if you wanna speak with her. No need. I've got her number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 My Brother had melanoma several years ago. A co-worker has had it several times too. Not sure if they had moles or not. I've had moles removed before but never got a call back about them being bad ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) No need. I've got her number. :chuckle: And good luck BFD, don't f*ck around with cancer, it ain't funny sh*t. Edited April 17, 2011 by Hugh 0ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Had a mole (moley moley) removed from my back last week. Got a call yesterday that it was pre-melanoma and the doc wants to go back and cut some more out. Anybody have experience with this? Had a big chunk of flesh cut out of my back in '03. Doc showed it to me. It was an eye shaped piece about 3 inches long, 1.5 inches wide at the widest and about an inch or so deep. I got mole-mapped a few years ago and go back in every year or so. Just went in yesterday to get a biopsy on something misshapen on my elbow and got some spots frozen off on my head and face. Welcome to the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 wife has a thorough checkup once a year, and usually gets some things sliced off. she has skin cancer all through her family history. once last year they went back on one and took more, because it had some "mild atypia hyperplasia" or something near the margins. apparently, after checking up, it's the kind of thing dermatologists often don't even remove, but with her they're pretty aggressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Had Basal Cell Carcinoma on the forehead, zit Dr. took the 1st sample then they sent me to a Cancer specialist in Omaha that goes in deep ta get it all hopefully on the first try, if the chunk with cancer cells ends and there's normal cells then they don't have ta take more. The guy is also a Plastic surgeon and cut me clear down to my ear and somehow replaced the divit and ya gotta look real close ta even see it now. I always get chit frooze off and may lose part of my ear from workin outside all my life but these guys stay on top of it. Don't put it off BFD and good-luck FYI the good DR's have already heard the Botox in the pecker joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramhock Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Get it, Davey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 :chuckle: And good luck BFD, don't f*ck around with cancer, it ain't funny sh*t. Good info here. They found some spots on my brothers brain after he had the melanoma. They thought it was brain cancer a few places he went to. He was about one day from starting chemo when the doctors came to the conclusion that it was MS instead. During the time he was going through all of this, I heard some people in the teller line talking about a guy they both knew that did have brain cancer after he had melanoma. That guy wasn't so lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 good luck dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Basal cell isn't a big deal unless it gets ignored for a very long time... even a bleeding basal cell can be removed without much scvarring, but melanoma has be cut out immediately, it's agressive. Melanoma is serious chit. You get that treated immediately and agressively. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Had a mole (moley moley) removed from my back last week. Got a call yesterday that it was pre-melanoma and the doc wants to go back and cut some more out. Anybody have experience with this? This was a nice pickup by you and your doc. You want to be aggressive in getting this treated while it is in the premelanoma stage. Get the rest now before it advances any further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big F'n Dave Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 T-minus 12 1/2 hours until the knife. Kinda starting to freak a little bit. I'm sure it's gonna be alright, but I'd appreciate any thoughts and prayers you cats could send my way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Prayers sent buddy. Kick it's ass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'm praying for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Prayer added BFD, painless and good ta have out of the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Basal cell isn't a big deal unless it gets ignored for a very long time... even a bleeding basal cell can be removed without much scvarring, but melanoma has be cut out immediately, it's agressive. Melanoma is serious chit. You get that treated immediately and agressively. Good luck. My wife had melanoma skin cancer removed from her right temple last year. This wasn't like the other moles she had removed before, when they cut out the cancer this time they had to remove skin and muscle tissue and pretty much removed everything down to her skull then they pulled the healthy tissues together and stitched it up. It was incredibly painful and left what looks like a giant acne scare. They didn't screw around getting that stuff out of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Good luck. Don't die, Big F'n Dummy. I think you're holding my 50 bones league fee and I haven't made the sweet love to you yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Good Luck, Dave! Prayers coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Hang in there brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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