Hello,
First, I need to disclose that I have a lot of anxiety related to my melanoma. I was first diagnosed at 27, the same year my father died of a rare form of skin cancer.
That being said, I had a WLE in 2001 for a 1a superficial spreading melanoma.
In 2010 I had an in situ recurrence in my scar.
Two weeks ago I had another mole removed from my scar. It was taking my derm much longer than usual so I called for results and was told the pathologist had called to find out for sure if it was in my scar line.
By my (admittedly) anxiety ridden way of thinking, they’re only asking about the scar because they’re measuring. And they only measure melanomas.
I’m freaking out, which I know is not productive, but my anxiety takes over sometimes.
It was so tiny, it couldn’t have been there very long because I keep up and I see the derm every 6 months without fail.
I guess I’m not sure what I’m looking for, no one can tell me what it was. If it was in my scar it’s more likely to be a local recurrence, right? Does the fact that it was so tiny, like a pinhead, work in my favor?
Help!