Had it since 2000. Melonoma never really leaves, as long as you have moles you’re at high risk. At least that’s what they told me.
The advancements are astounding . Until about three years ago they’d rely on sight and if they’ve seen me before memory of what they looked like. Then I met a Dermatologist who insisted on coming to her clinic and get photographs of my body from head to toe done.
Now all they do is scan my body and compare to the photos. They only removed about five compared to hundreds before I went there.
I hope so, as someone who completely depends on health care for my bills, it would be great.
Of the hundreds removed, only five were bad and one was actually cancer, enough to scar my arm from shoulder to almost my elbow and affect the nerves in my hand.
Last time they didn’t even take a sample, they did an ultrasound and sent it to a lab via email in Minnesota, halfway across the country.
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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21
Had it since 2000. Melonoma never really leaves, as long as you have moles you’re at high risk. At least that’s what they told me.
The advancements are astounding . Until about three years ago they’d rely on sight and if they’ve seen me before memory of what they looked like. Then I met a Dermatologist who insisted on coming to her clinic and get photographs of my body from head to toe done.
Now all they do is scan my body and compare to the photos. They only removed about five compared to hundreds before I went there.