I had an itchy mole on my back in 2010. I immediately went to my dermatologist and he removed it. It was basal cell skin cancer. I’ve been clean since. Get itchy moles looked at!
Hello Allan. Do you mind telling me if your mole itched regularly or periodically and if the itch was intense or mild? Also, had your mole changed colors, texture, or shape?
I agree 💯. I had a mole on my chest that became itchy and once checked was early stage 2 melanoma. I was 24. It has been 35 years now and I am still cancer free and getting those annual skin checks like clock work!
I’m literally in shock that nobody registered this back/spine-related pain when her melanoma originated there. This is why it’s so important pp become their best advocate. I’m an RN. The level of care from medical professionals confounds me on a daily basis.
I'm in Canada. When you start with a new MD you do a history, that includes history of cancer. I had cancer, every time I have a strange symptom, they check it ( always fine).
I feel like there is a lack of critical thinking in medical professionals these days. You would think they would want to eliminate the most deadly causes of the pain before assuming it’s a pulled muscle or sciatica, given her history. I’ve watched enough of these videos to know that the pain she’s describing is a sign the cancer may have spread to the bones😩.
Thank you for sharing your story. It’s so important to spread this information. I had a melanoma when I was about 30 (61 now). Mole was irregular on my collar bone. Went to Derm and he said it is irregular but we’ll watch it. With my mother in law the next day sitting at the table, she said I don’t like that mole. Told her I just went to MD. She said I don’t care, go back. Her pushing me saved my life. Folks, know your ABCDE’s with regard to moles. God bless.
I've had physical checkups in which I didn't even get undressed. So many of them are just BP check, bloodwork results, listen to heart and breathing, and.....see you next year!
My PCP spent 100% more time on her computer, asking me questions, than in actually touching me! In other words, she never touched me, not even to check my thyroid. Her tech took my vitals.
Diet is key to healing from cancer. Most doctors will not talk about diet. These ch do Dr Berg, DR Eckberg, Dr Ken Berry, Dr Mindy pelz, Dr Jason Fung (fasting, keto, carnviore, heavy metal detox, parasite cleanse etc help to get the immune system working again to kill off the cancer & these also starve the cancer. Library will also have books on all. Wishing you all the best.
Thank you for sharing your long and painful journey with us. God bless you as you continue to heal. Hopefully you will remain in remission for life.💜✝💜✝💜✝💜
I had my melanoma removed at Mass General Hospital in 1982. In 2017 I had a pink small blemish removed from the same arm. It turned out to be an unpigmented melanoma - not ugly and irregular and raised and brown, more like a light pink touch of lipstick on my skin. Who knew they come like that too? No one ever told me that was a possibility in 35 years. It wasn't a recurrence, just another part of my arm skin that had been damaged in one of my preteen or teen sunburns, I guess. After initial bum out, I decided if they come every 35 years, I'd be OK. The next one would be when I'd be 101!
My mother had an unpigmented melanoma removed from her face 27 years ago. Unheard of. Now I’m starting to see some melanoma articles that include that description.
Thank you for sharing your story. I watched this video, remembered that I have a weird itchy mole, made an appointment, and saw my dermo yesterday. She thought the mole looked suspicious and ordered a biopsy. I'm now waiting for results. Best of health to you 💛
Did you ask when they would have the results? My derm's office sat on my cancer diagnosis for almost 2 weeks. They got the results 2 days after the biopsy. I don't think that anyone looked at the results until my follow-up appointment. They called me when I was driving to their office to make sure that I was still coming. I thought that was strange. My derm and several others had always thought that my mole was nothing. I finally decided to have it removed because people were always asking about it. When I got to the office and spoke to the dr, they had already made an appointment for me to see the melanoma oncologist 2 days later, and I had surgery the same week. I was lucky that my lymph nodes were clear. I didn't need immuno therapy. I have annual skin checks and chest x-rays. The oncologist said that if it was to return, it would most likely be in the lungs. Recently, there was a change on my x-ray. We did a CT, and everything was fine. We are going to do CTs annually instead of x-rays. I hope that you get the all-clear results! Stay on your dr. to keep checking for the results to come back.
I didn't have a place to comment so am here in a reply . I am thankful you ate doing well now and I pray you will continue to do well, in the name of Jesus.
Thank you for sharing your journey with cancer..you've got this❤ It was 1981, I was 24 years and I had a mark on my lower stomach. At first I thought I got my skin pinched by my pants zipper, but couldn't recall the incident. Gradually it raised a bit and the color changed from dark red to blueish black. I already had an appointment with my dermatologist to get a cyst removed. So my Mom said while your there, have the Dr. have a look at that mole. Dr. took the whole mole off, and said he'd call me by the end of the week. I really didn't think much of it. By the end of the week, my Dr called and said I had a form of cancer, and could me and my Mom come into his office. Bottom line it was melanoma stage 1. They did surgery and cut about 6" long. The mole was smaller than a pencil eraser. I am now 67 and no reoccurrence of melanoma, but have had Squamish and Basil Cell skin cancer. Thinking back it was scarey as hell. I go for regular skin checks 6 - 12 months. I know I'm not cured, just in long term remission❤
Praying for your good health. I had a spot on my cheek that would scab over and then the scab fell off exposing a red divot like center. After months, I mentioned it to my pcp and was immediately referred to a specialist. Had basal cell carcinoma that had spread under the skin of my cheek. I had MOHS surgery and have a five inch scar but the cancer is gone. Please watch for changes in one’s skin. I had numerous sunburns from being out on the water while fishing or swimming. Used to rub baby oil and iodine on our bodies to tan. Never heard of sunscreen. 🙏❤️🕊️
I listen to every bit of your video and I kept getting shocked at all of the things that kept happening to you😢 I just want to let you know that I admire your courage
Wow! You have a great positive outlook and I wish you, your loved ones, and your doctors insight and the best communication, timing, and treatments ever. You are a true warrior! Bless you and am sending you all positive and healing vibes! ❤❤❤ I had a mole on the bottom of my foot that concerned me, but no one felt it looked bad. I finally found a derm who took it off-stage zero melanoma in situ and I was left with a huge hole in my foot (healed now, so not complaining)! Since then I have been much more careful and have had a lot of precancerous spots treated. We all need to advocate for ourselves- especially women. For others, if you can, take a husband, BF, Dad, brother, or friend with you. Even another woman. Two are better than one! Take notes and ask what your treatment plan is, why, and what is the best and worst case scenario given the plan. Be demanding but polite. We need to stop being gaslit, and find doctors who will listen and get prior auths done! ‘Medical Secrets’ on this platform has taught me a lot about sticking up for myself! Thanks, Dr. Kaveh!
M thought s and prayers are with you suffered melanoma twice I had surgery on. My left side of my face thank god my lymph nodes and tissue was all clear of cancer
Hi Megan, thank you for sharing your story. You have been through so much and I admire your strength and positive attitude. I live in Ontario, Canada and it is almost impossible to get seen by a dermatologist for annual mole checks because they are far more interested in cosmetic dermatology where they can make more money than seeing a patient to get their moles checked. I am fair skinned and come from a generation where we burned ourselves with baby oil when we were teenagers. My mum has had many skin cancers removed (not melanoma). Years later, I have expressed my concerns to my GP about my moles (and the ones I can’t see well on my back, etc). He told me he can only refer me if a mole is so big and looks suspicious. It’s very frustrating not being able to get a referral to a dermatologist to have them checked yearly. My GP doesn’t seem concerned about them, but I would feel much better having them looked at by a specialist. All my very best to you.
Knowing Healing and Wholeness in and as every aspect of your Body, Mind and Spirit - All Bodily Systems recognizing their Divine Blueprint of Perfection with Ease and in Grace. Sending Love and Light as your journey forward . . . Take it One Breath at a time! Richest Blessings!
Thank you for Shari g and educating us You are at a great place at U of M I'm so glad you're doing well after being through so much (and still enduring) As a PT, I'm glad my fellow colleagues are helping you out ❤️
God bless you! You have been through more than then anyone should, and in every picture you are smiling. Your story brought tears to my eyes. I put you in my prayers, trust in God he will only put you through what he knows you can handle. Stay strong 🌹🙏
You are right when you sit there and the dr tells you that your 7 yr old son has a tumor on his knee but he does not know what kind 😩💔We went to a friends house and our son said part of his back hurt and I got a bad feeling in my gut and my gut was right they found a tumor on his spine 😭😩 We still have not recovered from that horrible experience 😩 I hope everything works out for you 💗 We aso had a 6 yr old daughter 💗🎀
@@SputnikDebmy partner had a very odd looking, very itchy mole on his back. Dermatologist said it was nothing, froze it off ( like you do with warts?) and told him to forget it! That was a year ago. It’s now back and itching again!😢
@@Gwenllian5762 Oooooooh, he needs to have the dermatologist look at it again (and maybe go to a different derm this time). Several years ago, my husband had a small, pearly-looking spot at the base of his neck, near his collarbone. He assumed it was a pimple, but it never went away. I finally told him he should have his doctor look at it. Doc said it was nothing, just a granuloma, and froze it off . . . but it never healed properly, and came back a year later. He had seen his primary doctor to take care of it, but I told him he should see a dermatologist for this second go-around. The derm said he was smart to listen to me, because it turned out to be a basal cell carcinoma. He surgically excised it, and there's been no recurrence since. Ever since then, my husband gets regular skin checks. More recently, his derm spotted a suspicious growth on the top of his ear. I'm pretty sure it was another basal cell cancer, but it also could have been squamous cell cancer. They did a Mohs procedure to remove that one.
Just had melanoma mole removed last week. It was asymmetrical in shape high on my back and neither my husband or myself noticed it. Fast forward, routine skin check ,doctor immediately noticed it. Here two surgeries later I am waiting for the results. PLEASE check your skin, it can happen to anyone.
Bless your heart thank you I've had melanoma twice. Thankfully my dermatologist caught it early enough the first time I went through two like surgeries. The second time it was on my back and very small I can't stress enough fair-haired people please go get checked out even if you don't know what it is please go in as soon as possible this woman has been through hell it's avoidable if you sign up with a good dermatologist and are checked twice a year
Her doctors in Michigan were horrible. How could they not immediately think of her cancer when she said she had back and leg pain?! And who watches and waits with stage 3 melanoma in this day and age? The knowledge of and treatments for melanoma have come so far. Surveillance for stage 3 melanoma is dumb. I wish her all the best.
Yes, that wait-and-see approach blew me away. NO! If it’s already been determined to be cancer of any kind, I do *not* want to monitor it and see what happens. Chemo, radiation, immunotherapy in whatever combination, bring it on.
@@SputnikDebI’m no medical professional, but I think that with some cancers and some stages of a cancer, oncologists DO watch and wait and that approach is standard of care.
@@Ceerads I also am not a medical professional, and understand that watching and waiting is sometimes a routine standard; however, I think it is extremely foolhardy and more likely to have disastrous consequences, as Megan has been experiencing. Nobody should have to go through a woulda-shoulda-coulda situation where it comes to cancer (and many other life-threatening diseases).
We hated the purple mattress too. We had it for longer than the trial because it was Covid and they wouldn’t come get it for awhile. We returned it. It was not a good bed.
Hi Megan. I watched your very informative video and read the conflicting comments. I’m so sorry you are going through this. Your cancer in your body is unique being that’s it’s yours and nobody else’s. Your journey is unique. No one knows when or how you are react depending on what happens to you. The only one who knows for sure is God. So I wouldn’t put too much stock on what anyone else says cause you are on your own unique journey. Just keep the faith and trust in the Lord. You have been such a trooper going through the wringer and I’m very proud of you. Just keep at it. I will be praying for you and hope you have a great outcome! 👍🏻 God bless you!
So sorry you hesitated getting this checked out because of your private healthcare system. Grateful to be Canadian. I wish the US helped their people more!! 🇨🇦❤️
@ Yes our system has its flaws but I wouldn’t give up universal healthcare for anything. We never have to wait for approval by greedy corporations, only to be denied. I had a friend in Alaska who died because she couldn’t get approval. You may only hear about our long wait times. Yes that can be frustrating but overall our system is excellent. I hope you hear the truth about our health system. I have watched some US coverage on our health system and they don’t share accurate facts. My American family members pay huge for their healthcare and it doesn’t cover everything. We in Canada don’t have to worry about about how we will pay. We leave our hospitals without a bill. Very grateful for what we have. 🇨🇦
@@sharondion7979 I know but you are paying for that health care. It isn’t free. I would rather buy the coverage I want. Maybe I only want catastrophic coverage because I am in good health and only need to do the regular checkups. In a government plan you are stuck with what they offer. Like SS, I think everyone the US wishes their SS had been invested in their own 401k. They would be much better off.
Absolutely we pay. Calculations show that we pay less than you do. That is a true fact. Be careful, you are healthy now. That could change. Anyway glad you are happy with your coverage. Wishing you good health. Kindest regards.
Sadly, in Florida, most male Doctors don't listen to female patients. We get blown off, and every ache and pain we tell a Doctor about gets blamed on just being female in general. I watched a coworker die of cancer, a huge tumor any Doctor could have physically seen and felt if they just would've done any type of physical exam or just touching of the area. She had also lost a tremendous amount of weight. But the Doctors didn't believe her. She went to 4 or 5 Doctors before she went to a woman Doctor who said I believe you. This Doctor told her to simply bend over and could see the tumor (the size of a football) without any X-ray or scans. The surgeon that went to remove the tumor opened her up and took one look at the tumor and said "no way". He closed her right back up. She had to find another surgeon. She died a year later. Male Doctors, especially in Florida, seem to blame any pain or ill health that women complain about on our female organs! I have walked out of Doctor's offices myself because of the comments they made. "Oh, it's probably just your period", like we don't know our bodies well enough to know when something isn't right. I can go on with many of these type stories where several friends almost died because Doctors wouldn't listen. Exploded gallbladders to heart damage, it's disgusting!
Thank you for sharing your story! I know a few people who have had MRI scans and they all breezed through them effortlessly. I am one of those folk who my MRI technicians probably still talk about at social gatherings when someone asks about their work. All the best for you and your very loving and supportive family. From Sydney Australia❤🦘
Happiness is having something to look forward to!!! My wife died of Metastatic Melanoma 13 years ago. Be happy----it's OK to leave this life---you are going to an absolutely wonderful place!!! It is far beyond anything you can possibly imagine!!! BE HAPPY----NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS-------EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK-----I PROMISE!!!
Obviously, she’s doing everything to stay right here on Earth. Btw, have you actually BEEN to this absolutely wonderful place you extoll? I thought not.
@@Ceerads There's always gotta be some rotten, hateful, miserable, malcontent that has to pick a fight because God didn't hold their hand during a rough stretch------GROW THE HELL UP!!! My wife died of this very same cancer 13 years ago!!! AND DON'T TELL ME WHERE I HAVEN'T BEEN-----I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I HAVE BEEN. WE WILL NOT HAVE TO TOLERATE PEOPLE LIKE YOU SHOWING UP TO THE PARTY!!!
@@Ceerads There has always got to be some hateful, miserable, rotten, malcontented jack ass who's always trying to belittle, intimidate, or make someone feel bad because God didn't hold your hand------GROW THE HELL UP!!! THE WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND YOU, AND DON'T TELL ME WHERE I HAVE AND HAVEN'T BEEN!!! MY WIFE DIED OF THIS VERY CANCER 13 YEARS AGO. I KNOW HOW TERRIFYING THIS CAN BE!!! I AM AN OPIATE SURVIVOR THAT HAS TASTED OF DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE OF FENTANYL PRESCRIBED BY THE VA!!! IT WAS MY WIFE WHO TOLD ME TO "GO BACK---YOU HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO" I HUGGED HER GOOD-BYE AND I CAME BACK. HAVING TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU SOMETIMES MAKES ME REGRET THAT DECISION!!!
@@CeeradsWHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME WHERE I HAVE OR HAVEN'T BEEN!!! I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN, WHERE I AM GOING, AND EXACTLY WHAT I WILL BE DOING WHEN CANCER GETS ME!!!
Your story is so horrific - you poor thing and your family. I hope you have no more cancer finds and you are in remission for the rest of a long life. 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
I am so sorry for you having to go all through this. You really have to fight for them to find what you have. I watched a young girl in high school having itching feet and hands and other things that was cancer and doctor to doctor to doctor and none said cancer and she found she was in the fourth stage of a cancer and thankfully got treatment and it was in remission. You have to fight insurance and everything. Now they are talking blue cross blue shield don't want to pay for anthesia. Can't spell. God Bless you and your hubby and your beautiful puppy. prayers for you.
I have an itchy spot that won't heal. The dermatology people don't have openings till JUNE. Im supposedly on sone kind of list for cancellations. I have to call my primary doctor Monday and see what they can do. Ili guess and call around to other demonology practices. The office is 5 minutes away. I just don't understand why they didn't say just come in we'll squeeze you in
@marilynwilson618 thank you, they'll get tired of me calling hopefully. I wish primary doctors could do skin biopsies. That would help a lot. I honestly don't know how the dermatology offices can make this kind of thing wait and sleep at night
Does your PCP not know where you're more likely to find available dermatologists? When I had melanoma (suspected at the time), she told me there was no way I'd find an available specialist in my town. She was right - they were scheduling 4 months out. She was able to find one in the next town over, and they got me in within a couple days. 10 years later, I'm still with that dermatologist for checks a year.
@@michah321 PCPs can do skin biopsies. I've already commented to you once, but I'll add this here. My PCP offered to do a biopsy on my spot, but I thought she was overreacting. She said she'd be happy to refer me to a dermatologist, if that gave me a little more peace of mind. That's what ended up happening.
🙏 I’m ever so sorry for what you’ve had to endure. One can’t help but wonder if only our doctors would first and foremost do extensive x-rays, lab work, etc instead of delaying which ends up causing more harm to a patient then necessary. Moral to your story might be that we insist on testing so as to rule out possible underlying issues therefore catching any cancerous growths in their early stages. Not to be a hypochondriac but rather save ourselves from such.
I had a tiny, itchy sore on the back of my calf that wouldn't heal. I mentioned it at a doctor appointment and she said it looked like cancer. I got in to a dermatologist and it was squamous cell cancer. He cut it out and I'm fine. Can hardly tell.
My husband die July 4 2024 of melanoma cancer he had a mole removed on the back of his head. They said they got it all.. a year later, it’s spread to his liver and spleen stage four. Eight months later, it went to his brain.. died five weeks later. 😢 this was a mole on the back of his head.. unfortunately when they said they got it all they didn’t.
I send my heart felt condolences to you and your family. My husband also died on July 4th but in 2004 of AML. He only had a 10% survival chance with treatment. He had all of the chemo & radiation but only lived 2 years. He was only 40, and I was 36. It has been 20 years and have had a boyfriend for the past 14 years. I never plan on marrying him and he is aware & fine with it. I will never love a man the way that I loved my late husband after 15 years of marriage. Part of me died with him. Be grateful that you have your sons. I hope that God watches over you and your children. Stay strong! ❤
1. With a good lighting, clean the lesion with a alcohol pad, stretch the skin, look at the color and border of the lesion. 2. Black, brown, red, purple, white irregular pigments in a mole, mole with irregular borders needs to be checked. 3. Anything red , pink, anything new or changing needs to be checked. 4. Any new nodules under the skin needs to be evaluated. 5. High risk for red hair people, pregnant woman, hx of sun tan, sun burn, tanning bed exposure or family hx of melanoma needs to be checked regularly 6. Anything itchy, bleeding or painful lesions at all 7. Anything new, get checked
I had skin cancer three times one pealy white bump basal tiny on nose basal nodular on my forehead looked like a pink soft bump and squamous wart that has a concave center that was crust red wouldn't heal and it burned.
Doctors should be up front with their patients that once melanoma spreads it is a death sentence in a few years. They give hope, but in the end, melanoma wins. There is no cure for metastatic melanoma. Patients are put on treatment for years that never get rid of tumors popping up. A “shrinking” tumor is meaningless, because it always grows back with a vengeance & spreads.
That’s not always true. My good friend was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma when he was 25 and he’s turning 40 next week. He’s not cured, but he’s alive.
I was diagnosed with stage four metastatic melanoma that spread to my liver and lung. That was 2021. Went through immunotherapy which almost killed me after my second session. But it knocked the cancer down. I get regular scans to catch it if it returns. Yes they told me before immunotherapy it was a death sentence. Chemo is less then 6% effective for melanoma.
The key to seeking treatment for any cancer, is to buy oneself time, with available treatments. New treatments are coming down the pike all the time, continually. The next one, may be the one that puts your or your loved one's cancer, in permanent remission. Where this young lady made her mistake, was ever going to Michigan. Had she pursued Interferon treatment early on, as suggested by Mass General, she might not have experienced so much metastasis of her cancer. Whoever heard of "Watch and Wait" for melanoma, that has already spread to lymph nodes, as Michigan suggested? Crazy! And yet, she keeps flying out there, letting them fool around with her. She and her husband should have taken Mass General seriously, and moved to a suburb of Boston, from which she could have easy access to her treatments. Living in Maine, flying to Michigan, which is a lower level hospital, for treatments-----her plan to save herself has been very spacey, very floaty.
Not true….i have a very good friend diagnosed with metastatic melanoma…couldn’t find the primary. It had spread to lymph nodes and liver. She was told she would die. She went to another country for immunotherapy. This was probably 15 years ago now. She is still alive and doing ok. She has had some pop up but they have been treated as they pop up.
@@vickiharris385 Same with mine. No primary found on the outside. They explained to me sometimes the body fights off the melanoma on the outside but some of the cancer escapes to the inside where it primarily goes to liver, lungs and brain. Mine went to the liver and a lung. He rushed me in for a brain MRI but fortunately it didn't go there.
I had an itchy mole on my back in 2010. I immediately went to my dermatologist and he removed it. It was basal cell skin cancer. I’ve been clean since. Get itchy moles looked at!
Hello Allan. Do you mind telling me if your mole itched regularly or periodically and if the itch was intense or mild? Also, had your mole changed colors, texture, or shape?
glad you got it taken care of immediately!
Itching means growth. It doesn’t always relate to being cancerous but it’s good to get it checked.
I agree 💯. I had a mole on my chest that became itchy and once checked was early stage 2 melanoma. I was 24. It has been 35 years now and I am still cancer free and getting those annual skin checks like clock work!
I’m literally in shock that nobody registered this back/spine-related pain when her melanoma originated there. This is why it’s so important pp become their best advocate. I’m an RN. The level of care from medical professionals confounds me on a daily basis.
She was in a different state, I wonder if they even knew? Did she mention to pt that she had melanoma?
I'm in Canada. When you start with a new MD you do a history, that includes history of cancer. I had cancer, every time I have a strange symptom, they check it ( always fine).
I feel like there is a lack of critical thinking in medical professionals these days. You would think they would want to eliminate the most deadly causes of the pain before assuming it’s a pulled muscle or sciatica, given her history. I’ve watched enough of these videos to know that the pain she’s describing is a sign the cancer may have spread to the bones😩.
One's medical care is only as good as the individual practitioners involved. The prestige of the institution doesn't guarantee anything.
Ditto. I did oncology for years and we never would only observe a melanoma
Thank you for sharing your story. It’s so important to spread this information. I had a melanoma when I was about 30 (61 now). Mole was irregular on my collar bone. Went to Derm and he said it is irregular but we’ll watch it. With my mother in law the next day sitting at the table, she said I don’t like that mole. Told her I just went to MD. She said I don’t care, go back. Her pushing me saved my life. Folks, know your ABCDE’s with regard to moles. God bless.
thank goodness for your MIL pushing you to go back!
You can tell this woman has been through some severe pain..Strong woman
Your smile tells it all! And your husband and puppy are so sweet. Glad your family supported you through this. Bless you with continued health.
a strong support system can make all the difference!
You have been through so much. Melanoma is an evil devil. Strong woman! I wish you continued healing from NYC. ❤
she is so strong for facing this awful disease!
I've had physical checkups in which I didn't even get undressed. So many of them are just BP check, bloodwork results, listen to heart and breathing, and.....see you next year!
My PCP spent 100% more time on her computer, asking me questions, than in actually touching me! In other words, she never touched me, not even to check my thyroid. Her tech took my vitals.
definitely seek out another doctor if you aren't comfortable with your current primary!
Which is why I quit going. There is NOTHING helpful about those visits. It’s a joke.
I have cancer situation my self it’s a difficult thing I am wishing you the best days ahead 👍
Prayers for you, here in the Sonoran desert of Arizona🌵
Diet is key to healing from cancer. Most doctors will not talk about diet. These ch do Dr Berg, DR Eckberg, Dr Ken Berry, Dr Mindy pelz, Dr Jason Fung (fasting, keto, carnviore, heavy metal detox, parasite cleanse etc help to get the immune system working again to kill off the cancer & these also starve the cancer. Library will also have books on all. Wishing you all the best.
I wish you the very best. Hang in there!
wishing you the best moving forward in your treatment!
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Dang that's a LOT to go through and continue to go through. Best of luck to you!!!❤
she's fighting hard!
You were so underserved. Stage 3 melanoma would not only offer observation. I'm just stunned
thank you for listening to her story
Totally agree!!!!
Ah this stage need treatment already with immunothery !
Good luck Megan. You are a strong girl. Thank you for your story.
thank you for listening to her story!
Live you best life making a difference in the world. Glad you posted this up. Its super important.
yes!!
Thank you for sharing your long and painful journey with us. God bless you as you continue to heal. Hopefully you will remain in remission for life.💜✝💜✝💜✝💜
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What a long journey you have been on. So glad you are doing well x
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You're a brave person! So glad you're in a good spot after all that. Thanks for watching out for the rest of us. Cheers!
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I had my melanoma removed at Mass General Hospital in 1982. In 2017 I had a pink small blemish removed from the same arm. It turned out to be an unpigmented melanoma - not ugly and irregular and raised and brown, more like a light pink touch of lipstick on my skin. Who knew they come like that too? No one ever told me that was a possibility in 35 years. It wasn't a recurrence, just another part of my arm skin that had been damaged in one of my preteen or teen sunburns, I guess. After initial bum out, I decided if they come every 35 years, I'd be OK. The next one would be when I'd be 101!
My mother had an unpigmented melanoma removed from her face 27 years ago. Unheard of. Now I’m starting to see some melanoma articles that include that description.
That’s a LOT you’ve gone through. I wish you the best and I’m glad you have such a good support system.
thank you for sending well wishes!
GOD BLESS YOU . KEEP ON GOING YOU ARE THE STRONGEST WOMAN I KNOW
Thank you for sharing your story. I watched this video, remembered that I have a weird itchy mole, made an appointment, and saw my dermo yesterday. She thought the mole looked suspicious and ordered a biopsy. I'm now waiting for results. Best of health to you 💛
Did you ask when they would have the results?
My derm's office sat on my cancer diagnosis for almost 2 weeks. They got the results 2 days after the biopsy. I don't think that anyone looked at the results until my follow-up appointment. They called me when I was driving to their office to make sure that I was still coming. I thought that was strange. My derm and several others had always thought that my mole was nothing. I finally decided to have it removed because people were always asking about it.
When I got to the office and spoke to the dr, they had already made an appointment for me to see the melanoma oncologist 2 days later, and I had surgery the same week.
I was lucky that my lymph nodes were clear. I didn't need immuno therapy. I have annual skin checks and chest x-rays. The oncologist said that if it was to return, it would most likely be in the lungs. Recently, there was a change on my x-ray. We did a CT, and everything was fine. We are going to do CTs annually instead of x-rays.
I hope that you get the all-clear results! Stay on your dr. to keep checking for the results to come back.
Good Luck to you ! 🙏🤞🤞
God bless you, you’ve been through a lot. 🙏🏼
she's definitely a fighter!
Prayers for continued healing. 🙏🏻🫂✝️🫶🏻
What a pleasure to listen to you tell what you have gone through in such a eloquent way .
I didn't have a place to comment so am here in a reply . I am thankful you ate doing well now and I pray you will continue to do well, in the name of Jesus.
it was wonderful speaking with her :)
Thank you for sharing your journey with cancer..you've got this❤
It was 1981, I was 24 years and I had a mark on my lower stomach. At first I thought I got my skin pinched by my pants zipper, but couldn't recall the incident. Gradually it raised a bit and the color changed from dark red to blueish black. I already had an appointment with my dermatologist to get a cyst removed. So my Mom said while your there, have the Dr. have a look at that mole. Dr. took the whole mole off, and said he'd call me by the end of the week. I really didn't think much of it. By the end of the week, my Dr called and said I had a form of cancer, and could me and my Mom come into his office. Bottom line it was melanoma stage 1. They did surgery and cut about 6" long. The mole was smaller than a pencil eraser. I am now 67 and no reoccurrence of melanoma, but have had Squamish and Basil Cell skin cancer. Thinking back it was scarey as hell. I go for regular skin checks 6 - 12 months. I know I'm not cured, just in long term remission❤
God Bless You 😇🙏♥️
Good luck my friend
Hugs ❤
Thanks for sharing Wishing you all the best
Many prayers. Please stay on top of this. My mom died from melanoma in 1975. She was only 39
she is staying on top of it!
Prayers from Maine (close to Portland) that you have a happy healthy 2025!
thank you for the kind words!
🙏 God Bless You, and Your Family. God will see You through it all.
Sending you warm wishes and prayers from Vancouver.
Yeah, that mole definitely looked like an advance stabe Melanoma. I hope you're still recovering well ❤
Thank you for your excellent video. I wish you good health and happiness for many, many years to come.
You’ve shown your true character and strength throughout these years. Blessings of health to you!
Aww! She has a Brittany! I have one too! Best dog in the world!
Best of luck on your road to recovery ❤
Strong and courageous woman who cancer should not have affected. Depressing that cancer could affect anyone.
I wish you all the best and recover well.
Praying for your good health. I had a spot on my cheek that would scab over and then the scab fell off exposing a red divot like center. After months, I mentioned it to my pcp and was immediately referred to a specialist. Had basal cell carcinoma that had spread under the skin of my cheek. I had MOHS surgery and have a five inch scar but the cancer is gone. Please watch for changes in one’s skin. I had numerous sunburns from being out on the water while fishing or swimming. Used to rub baby oil and iodine on our bodies to tan. Never heard of sunscreen. 🙏❤️🕊️
Thank you for sharing your story.Wishing you a speedy recovery.JHB-SA.
I listen to every bit of your video and I kept getting shocked at all of the things that kept happening to you😢 I just want to let you know that I admire your courage
Thank you for sharing your story. Glad immunotherapy is now an option. It was still in the horizon when I retired from my biotech career
Wow! You have a great positive outlook and I wish you, your loved ones, and your doctors insight and the best communication, timing, and treatments ever. You are a true warrior! Bless you and am sending you all positive and healing vibes! ❤❤❤
I had a mole on the bottom of my foot that concerned me, but no one felt it looked bad. I finally found a derm who took it off-stage zero melanoma in situ and I was left with a huge hole in my foot (healed now, so not complaining)! Since then I have been much more careful and have had a lot of precancerous spots treated.
We all need to advocate for ourselves- especially women. For others, if you can, take a husband, BF, Dad, brother, or friend with you. Even another woman. Two are better than one! Take notes and ask what your treatment plan is, why, and what is the best and worst case scenario given the plan. Be demanding but polite. We need to stop being gaslit, and find doctors who will listen and get prior auths done!
‘Medical Secrets’ on this platform has taught me a lot about sticking up for myself! Thanks, Dr. Kaveh!
You are brave and inspiring. God bless you ❤
Thankyou for sharing your story Megan.
M thought s and prayers are with you suffered melanoma twice I had surgery on. My left side of my face thank god my lymph nodes and tissue was all clear of cancer
Hi Megan, thank you for sharing your story. You have been through so much and I admire your strength and positive attitude. I live in Ontario, Canada and it is almost impossible to get seen by a dermatologist for annual mole checks because they are far more interested in cosmetic dermatology where they can make more money than seeing a patient to get their moles checked. I am fair skinned and come from a generation where we burned ourselves with baby oil when we were teenagers. My mum has had many skin cancers removed (not melanoma). Years later, I have expressed my concerns to my GP about my moles (and the ones I can’t see well on my back, etc). He told me he can only refer me if a mole is so big and looks suspicious. It’s very frustrating not being able to get a referral to a dermatologist to have them checked yearly. My GP doesn’t seem concerned about them, but I would feel much better having them looked at by a specialist. All my very best to you.
Knowing Healing and Wholeness in and as every aspect of your Body, Mind and Spirit - All Bodily Systems recognizing their Divine Blueprint of Perfection with Ease and in Grace. Sending Love and Light as your journey forward . . . Take it One Breath at a time! Richest Blessings!
Thank you so much for sharing your story! God bless you!
Bless you! I hope that you can be cured! Merry Christmas!
You have been through a lot. Thank you for a positive outlook on your story. It's hope that pulls people through.
I wish you the very best ❤
OMG … you are so brave !
You are so brave and resilient! You’ve been through so much!
God bless you. Offer it all to God. I’m sorry and compassionate you. May God grant you healing. 🙏
Thank you for Shari g and educating us
You are at a great place at U of M
I'm so glad you're doing well after being through so much (and still enduring)
As a PT, I'm glad my fellow colleagues are helping you out ❤️
Prayers and blessings to you on this journey 🙏 ❤
You’re a champion!!!! Wow!!!
God Bless you and keep up your fight. Many prayers for you🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
God bless you! You have been through more than then anyone should, and in every picture you are smiling. Your story brought tears to my eyes. I put you in my prayers, trust in God he will only put you through what he knows you can handle. Stay strong 🌹🙏
God bless you 🙏, thank you for sharing your testimony and to know what to look for.
Thank you for sharing your story , wishing you all the very best x
You are so blessed and brave!
You are right when you sit there and the dr tells you that your 7 yr old son has a tumor on his knee but he does not know what kind 😩💔We went to a friends house and our son said part of his back hurt and I got a bad feeling in my gut and my gut was right they found a tumor on his spine 😭😩 We still have not recovered from that horrible experience 😩 I hope everything works out for you 💗 We aso had a 6 yr old daughter 💗🎀
Prayers for you Dear Girl.🙏🏼♥️
God bless you.
Thank you for sharing your story. Many Prayers and Hugs sent to you. You are so very strong. God Bless!
You are amazing!! Thank you for sharing your experience. Very good advice. God bless you. ❤
I had a dermatologist laugh at me when I told her my mole itched.
OMG. 🤨😳😠🤬
Horrifying and disgusting.
I hope you told her how unprofessional she was being.
@@SputnikDebmy partner had a very odd looking, very itchy mole on his back. Dermatologist said it was nothing, froze it off ( like you do with warts?) and told him to forget it! That was a year ago.
It’s now back and itching again!😢
@@Gwenllian5762 Oooooooh, he needs to have the dermatologist look at it again (and maybe go to a different derm this time). Several years ago, my husband had a small, pearly-looking spot at the base of his neck, near his collarbone. He assumed it was a pimple, but it never went away. I finally told him he should have his doctor look at it. Doc said it was nothing, just a granuloma, and froze it off . . . but it never healed properly, and came back a year later. He had seen his primary doctor to take care of it, but I told him he should see a dermatologist for this second go-around. The derm said he was smart to listen to me, because it turned out to be a basal cell carcinoma. He surgically excised it, and there's been no recurrence since. Ever since then, my husband gets regular skin checks. More recently, his derm spotted a suspicious growth on the top of his ear. I'm pretty sure it was another basal cell cancer, but it also could have been squamous cell cancer. They did a Mohs procedure to remove that one.
Just had melanoma mole removed last week. It was asymmetrical in shape high on my back and neither my husband or myself noticed it. Fast forward, routine skin check ,doctor immediately noticed it. Here two surgeries later I am waiting for the results. PLEASE check your skin, it can happen to anyone.
Thank you for sharing. Unbelievable story! So glad you're ok
Bless your heart thank you I've had melanoma twice. Thankfully my dermatologist caught it early enough the first time I went through two like surgeries. The second time it was on my back and very small I can't stress enough fair-haired people please go get checked out even if you don't know what it is please go in as soon as possible this woman has been through hell it's avoidable if you sign up with a good dermatologist and are checked twice a year
I hear you, my social life revolves around doctors now, from one appointment to the next
Her doctors in Michigan were horrible. How could they not immediately think of her cancer when she said she had back and leg pain?! And who watches and waits with stage 3 melanoma in this day and age? The knowledge of and treatments for melanoma have come so far. Surveillance for stage 3 melanoma is dumb. I wish her all the best.
Yes, that wait-and-see approach blew me away. NO! If it’s already been determined to be cancer of any kind, I do *not* want to monitor it and see what happens. Chemo, radiation, immunotherapy in whatever combination, bring it on.
@@SputnikDebI’m no medical professional, but I think that with some cancers and some stages of a cancer, oncologists DO watch and wait and that approach is standard of care.
@@Ceerads I also am not a medical professional, and understand that watching and waiting is sometimes a routine standard; however, I think it is extremely foolhardy and more likely to have disastrous consequences, as Megan has been experiencing. Nobody should have to go through a woulda-shoulda-coulda situation where it comes to cancer (and many other life-threatening diseases).
You are so beautiful.....I hope you feel really good, really soon! Great attitude and well spoken❤
My heart is with you. ❤
We hated the purple mattress too. We had it for longer than the trial because it was Covid and they wouldn’t come get it for awhile. We returned it. It was not a good bed.
Hi Megan. I watched your very informative video and read the conflicting comments. I’m so sorry you are going through this. Your cancer in your body is unique being that’s it’s yours and nobody else’s. Your journey is unique. No one knows when or how you are react depending on what happens to you. The only one who knows for sure is God. So I wouldn’t put too much stock on what anyone else says cause you are on your own unique journey. Just keep the faith and trust in the Lord. You have been such a trooper going through the wringer and I’m very proud of you. Just keep at it. I will be praying for you and hope you have a great outcome! 👍🏻 God bless you!
Thanks for sharing. Melanoma is very deadly and serious. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏I am glad you survived 😊
So sorry you hesitated getting this checked out because of your private healthcare system. Grateful to be Canadian. I wish the US helped their people more!! 🇨🇦❤️
My private insurance works well. The problem with universal health care is the waiting times to get treated.
@ Yes our system has its flaws but I wouldn’t give up universal healthcare for anything. We never have to wait for approval by greedy corporations, only to be denied. I had a friend in Alaska who died because she couldn’t get approval. You may only hear about our long wait times. Yes that can be frustrating but overall our system is excellent. I hope you hear the truth about our health system. I have watched some US coverage on our health system and they don’t share accurate facts. My American family members pay huge for their healthcare and it doesn’t cover everything. We in Canada don’t have to worry about about how we will pay. We leave our hospitals without a bill. Very grateful for what we have. 🇨🇦
@@sharondion7979 I know but you are paying for that health care. It isn’t free. I would rather buy the coverage I want. Maybe I only want catastrophic coverage because I am in good health and only need to do the regular checkups. In a government plan you are stuck with what they offer. Like SS, I think everyone the US wishes their SS had been invested in their own 401k. They would be much better off.
Absolutely we pay. Calculations show that we pay less than you do. That is a true fact. Be careful, you are healthy now. That could change. Anyway glad you are happy with your coverage. Wishing you good health. Kindest regards.
Not if it serious....@@jeffreylindley845
Wow girl......glad yer ok..""lotsa love with healing ❤
There are certain physical clues you never ignore. This is one of them.
Sadly, in Florida, most male Doctors don't listen to female patients. We get blown off, and every ache and pain we tell a Doctor about gets blamed on just being female in general. I watched a coworker die of cancer, a huge tumor any Doctor could have physically seen and felt if they just would've done any type of physical exam or just touching of the area. She had also lost a tremendous amount of weight. But the Doctors didn't believe her. She went to 4 or 5 Doctors before she went to a woman Doctor who said I believe you. This Doctor told her to simply bend over and could see the tumor (the size of a football) without any X-ray or scans. The surgeon that went to remove the tumor opened her up and took one look at the tumor and said "no way". He closed her right back up. She had to find another surgeon. She died a year later. Male Doctors, especially in Florida, seem to blame any pain or ill health that women complain about on our female organs! I have walked out of Doctor's offices myself because of the comments they made. "Oh, it's probably just your period", like we don't know our bodies well enough to know when something isn't right. I can go on with many of these type stories where several friends almost died because Doctors wouldn't listen. Exploded gallbladders to heart damage, it's disgusting!
praying 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you for sharing your story! I know a few people who have had MRI scans and they all breezed through them effortlessly. I am one of those folk who my MRI technicians probably still talk about at social gatherings when someone asks about their work. All the best for you and your very loving and supportive family. From Sydney Australia❤🦘
Happiness is having something to look forward to!!! My wife died of Metastatic Melanoma 13 years ago. Be happy----it's OK to leave this life---you are going to an absolutely wonderful place!!! It is far beyond anything you can possibly imagine!!! BE HAPPY----NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS-------EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK-----I PROMISE!!!
You speak as a person with the gift of eternal life, through the salvation of the Lord Jesus!
Obviously, she’s doing everything to stay right here on Earth. Btw, have you actually BEEN to this absolutely wonderful place you extoll? I thought not.
@@Ceerads There's always gotta be some rotten, hateful, miserable, malcontent that has to pick a fight because God didn't hold their hand during a rough stretch------GROW THE HELL UP!!! My wife died of this very same cancer 13 years ago!!! AND DON'T TELL ME WHERE I HAVEN'T BEEN-----I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I HAVE BEEN. WE WILL NOT HAVE TO TOLERATE PEOPLE LIKE YOU SHOWING UP TO THE PARTY!!!
@@Ceerads There has always got to be some hateful, miserable, rotten, malcontented jack ass who's always trying to belittle, intimidate, or make someone feel bad because God didn't hold your hand------GROW THE HELL UP!!! THE WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND YOU, AND DON'T TELL ME WHERE I HAVE AND HAVEN'T BEEN!!! MY WIFE DIED OF THIS VERY CANCER 13 YEARS AGO. I KNOW HOW TERRIFYING THIS CAN BE!!! I AM AN OPIATE SURVIVOR THAT HAS TASTED OF DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE OF FENTANYL PRESCRIBED BY THE VA!!! IT WAS MY WIFE WHO TOLD ME TO "GO BACK---YOU HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO" I HUGGED HER GOOD-BYE AND I CAME BACK. HAVING TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU SOMETIMES MAKES ME REGRET THAT DECISION!!!
@@CeeradsWHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME WHERE I HAVE OR HAVEN'T BEEN!!! I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN, WHERE I AM GOING, AND EXACTLY WHAT I WILL BE DOING WHEN CANCER GETS ME!!!
God Bless you!!
Your story is so horrific - you poor thing and your family.
I hope you have no more cancer finds and you are in remission for the rest of a long life. 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
🙏❤️🙏❤️ you got this!
I also had this. I did lots of supplements. It was into my blood but that was it. High level but lower stage. It was and is still a scare...
I am so sorry for you having to go all through this. You really have to fight for them to find what you have. I watched a young girl in high school having itching feet and hands and other things that was cancer and doctor to doctor to doctor and none said cancer and she found she was in the fourth stage of a cancer and thankfully got treatment and it was in remission. You have to fight insurance and everything. Now they are talking blue cross blue shield don't want to pay for anthesia. Can't spell. God Bless you and your hubby and your beautiful puppy. prayers for you.
I ‘ve just had 2 melanomas removed. I have found 3 more that are just evolving. Back to the Dr.
Florida is too hot. Wishing you the best ❤ and healing
Been there, still going through immunotherapy and good thing is every scan I have had since I started has been clear.
Hang in there!
I have an itchy spot that won't heal. The dermatology people don't have openings till JUNE. Im supposedly on sone kind of list for cancellations. I have to call my primary doctor Monday and see what they can do. Ili guess and call around to other demonology practices. The office is 5 minutes away. I just don't understand why they didn't say just come in we'll squeeze you in
I'd call back every day to ck on a cancelation mpeople cancel all the time❤
@marilynwilson618 thank you, they'll get tired of me calling hopefully. I wish primary doctors could do skin biopsies. That would help a lot. I honestly don't know how the dermatology offices can make this kind of thing wait and sleep at night
@@marilynwilson618 spell check keeps changing dermatology to demonology, lol. Maybe it's suggesting something
Does your PCP not know where you're more likely to find available dermatologists?
When I had melanoma (suspected at the time), she told me there was no way I'd find an available specialist in my town. She was right - they were scheduling 4 months out. She was able to find one in the next town over, and they got me in within a couple days. 10 years later, I'm still with that dermatologist for checks a year.
@@michah321 PCPs can do skin biopsies. I've already commented to you once, but I'll add this here. My PCP offered to do a biopsy on my spot, but I thought she was overreacting. She said she'd be happy to refer me to a dermatologist, if that gave me a little more peace of mind. That's what ended up happening.
🙏 I’m ever so sorry for what you’ve had to endure. One can’t help but wonder if only our doctors would first and foremost do extensive x-rays, lab work, etc instead of delaying which ends up causing more harm to a patient then necessary. Moral to your story might be that we insist on testing so as to rule out possible underlying issues therefore catching any cancerous growths in their early stages. Not to be a hypochondriac but rather save ourselves from such.
I had a tiny, itchy sore on the back of my calf that wouldn't heal. I mentioned it at a doctor appointment and she said it looked like cancer. I got in to a dermatologist and it was squamous cell cancer. He cut it out and I'm fine. Can hardly tell.
Squamous cell is not the same as melanoma.
@@deirdrekiely6187ok Karen. She was just telling her own skin cancer story.
My husband die July 4 2024 of melanoma cancer he had a mole removed on the back of his head. They said they got it all.. a year later, it’s spread to his liver and spleen stage four. Eight months later, it went to his brain.. died five weeks later. 😢 this was a mole on the back of his head.. unfortunately when they said they got it all they didn’t.
I send my heart felt condolences to you and your family. My husband also died on July 4th but in 2004 of AML. He only had a 10% survival chance with treatment. He had all of the chemo & radiation but only lived 2 years. He was only 40, and I was 36. It has been 20 years and have had a boyfriend for the past 14 years. I never plan on marrying him and he is aware & fine with it. I will never love a man the way that I loved my late husband after 15 years of marriage. Part of me died with him. Be grateful that you have your sons. I hope that God watches over you and your children. Stay strong! ❤
Did they put you calcium?
Im in Portland, Maine. They dismiss everything
We needpictures ofsuspicious moles
You can find tons of them on Google.
1. With a good lighting, clean the lesion with a alcohol pad, stretch the skin, look at the color and border of the lesion.
2. Black, brown, red, purple, white irregular pigments in a mole, mole with irregular borders needs to be checked.
3. Anything red , pink, anything new or changing needs to be checked.
4. Any new nodules under the skin needs to be evaluated.
5. High risk for red hair people, pregnant woman, hx of sun tan, sun burn, tanning bed exposure or family hx of melanoma needs to be checked regularly
6. Anything itchy, bleeding or painful lesions at all
7. Anything new, get checked
I had skin cancer three times one pealy white bump basal tiny on nose basal nodular on my forehead looked like a pink soft bump and squamous wart that has a concave center that was crust red wouldn't heal and it burned.
Google it - there are tons of pics out there.
Amen sweetheart ❤️🙏
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Doctors should be up front with their patients that once melanoma spreads it is a death sentence in a few years. They give hope, but in the end, melanoma wins. There is no cure for metastatic melanoma. Patients are put on treatment for years that never get rid of tumors popping up. A “shrinking” tumor is meaningless, because it always grows back with a vengeance & spreads.
That’s not always true. My good friend was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma when he was 25 and he’s turning 40 next week. He’s not cured, but he’s alive.
I was diagnosed with stage four metastatic melanoma that spread to my liver and lung. That was 2021. Went through immunotherapy which almost killed me after my second session. But it knocked the cancer down. I get regular scans to catch it if it returns. Yes they told me before immunotherapy it was a death sentence. Chemo is less then 6% effective for melanoma.
The key to seeking treatment for any cancer, is to buy oneself time, with available treatments. New treatments are coming down the pike all the time, continually. The next one, may be the one that puts your or your loved one's cancer, in permanent remission. Where this young lady made her mistake, was ever going to Michigan. Had she pursued Interferon treatment early on, as suggested by Mass General, she might not have experienced so much metastasis of her cancer. Whoever heard of "Watch and Wait" for melanoma, that has already spread to lymph nodes, as Michigan suggested? Crazy! And yet, she keeps flying out there, letting them fool around with her. She and her husband should have taken Mass General seriously, and moved to a suburb of Boston, from which she could have easy access to her treatments. Living in Maine, flying to Michigan, which is a lower level hospital, for treatments-----her plan to save herself has been very spacey, very floaty.
Not true….i have a very good friend diagnosed with metastatic melanoma…couldn’t find the primary. It had spread to lymph nodes and liver. She was told she would die. She went to another country for immunotherapy. This was probably 15 years ago now. She is still alive and doing ok. She has had some pop up but they have been treated as they pop up.
@@vickiharris385 Same with mine. No primary found on the outside. They explained to me sometimes the body fights off the melanoma on the outside but some of the cancer escapes to the inside where it primarily goes to liver, lungs and brain. Mine went to the liver and a lung. He rushed me in for a brain MRI but fortunately it didn't go there.