My paternal grandmother got ocular melanoma in her left eye in 1974...she lost the eye and 15 years later it came back in her liver...in 1998 it showed up in her brain. It didn't kill her, though. My oldest sister has had melanoma, but has had no evidence of disease for 7 years. My niecember 2019. ece from my other sister had a spot transitioning to melanoma. I have had 2 spots removed that were atypical and poised to change when I was in my teens. My middle sister (the mother of my niece with the spot) has a spot on her eye that she has to have checked 2 times per year, as does one of her sons, because of our family history.

My sisters and I have been tested and we all carry the genetic marker for this specific type of melanoma, so we don't go out in the sun much anymore. When we are exposed to the sun, we wear a lot of sunscreen (Blue Lizard primarily).

Was just looking at affordable wicking long sleeve shirts online when I paused to read the OT. $20 is too much for a Bangladesh shirt.

I had my first large melanoma removal last week. Several samples donated over the last 18 months.

I think lanman71 has had 100 removed so far.

My sister had ocular melanoma and lost her left eye. It is very rare but deadly. It spread to her liver and we lost her in December 2019. 2 weeks before she passed my BIL and niece pulled up in the front yard after taking her to her last oncologist appointment and my niece said what is that white horse doing in our front yard? My BIL said Chrisi we don't have a white horse. Her priest said he had never seen someone so at ease prior to passing.

This is my latest… stitches for another week. Get checked

yep... hopefully just another shot of freon