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What Sun Protection Methods Do You Use Daily? 🌞🧴

By A MyMelanomaTeam Member 12 answers

What's A Common Misconception About Melanoma?

By A MyMelanomaTeam Member 10 answers

Are You Or A Loved One With Melanoma A Military Veteran?

By A MyMelanomaTeam Member 3 answers

My Doctor Has Ordered A BRAF Test On My Tumor. Can Someone Give Me More Information About This Please

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I Have Metastatic Melanoma In Arm Lymph Nodes. What Should Be Most Important Questions To Ask Oncologist Before Agreeing To Treatment Plan?

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good for you god bless

April 7

If U Diagnosed With Melanoma In Early Stages If Its Cut Out During Surgery Does It End The Chances Of More Coming Back

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Hilton Head Island, SC
A MyMelanomaTeam Member

The answer is NO. Very likely to come back. Especially if it is near a major blood source. I had a tumor in my right lung. Removed with 2" margins. I began opdivo and five months later had tumors on… read more

April 22

Has Anyone Else Have Painful Neuropathy From Chemotherapy? It Is Beyond Endurance From The Time I Wake Up Till I Go To Sleep.

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Las Vegas, NV

I have tried many topical creams, ointments and serums. Sometimes I get relief for only a short time. I have been told the chemotherapy's I have had caused this. 😏

A MyMelanomaTeam Member

That is my worse symptom of this evil cancer monster! Mine is mainly in one leg, from my hip socket all the way to my ankle! Numbness in toes and fingers, I can live with that but the leg pain is… read more

March 25

How Has Living With Melanoma Affected Your Day-to-day Routines?

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San Francisco, CA
A MyMelanomaTeam Member

I became very conscious of covering keeping skin covered and protected. Ultimately made no difference aside from not having other cutaneous malignancies. Now, my mobility is reduced, pain is pretty… read more

April 6

What Type Or Subtype Of Melanoma Do You Have, And What Questions Or Advice Do You Have For Others Who Share Your Diagnosis?

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San Francisco, CA
A MyMelanomaTeam Member

I have Kapoa light chain Myeloma.rarer yet!

March 17

What Melanoma Symptoms Do You Have, And How Do You Manage Them?

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San Francisco, CA
A MyMelanomaTeam Member

I don't have divots, but a couple expansile tumors (grew out of bone) that cause me pain. Have other spots where I couldn't understand why it felt painful to pressure or weight in bone (femur, rib)… read more

April 6

How Did You First Discover You Had Melanoma, And What Was Your Initial Reaction?

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San Francisco, CA
A MyMelanomaTeam Member

In the summer of 2022 I noticed a lump on the inside of my arm above the elbow. I see a dermatologist regularly as I am fair skinned and have had several basal cell cancers removed. I had an… read more

May 12
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