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In reply to the discussion: Update on my doctors visit. The news is not good. [View all]blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)6. I had a small lump (like a cyst) on my forehead right in the hairline
for years. It never grew a whole lot so I didn't think much about it. I was sent to a dermatologist for a weird rash (lupus) he tested it. Had a Mohs procedure and no more problems. Good luck. Sometimes its not as bad as you think.
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Wishing for the best possible outcome following the additional tests, and a
bullwinkle428
Feb 2022
#4
Although....it's said that chicks dig scars....wait, you're....never mind :-)
Nac Mac Feegle
Feb 2022
#48
I'll be thinking of you as you await further work-up and hopefully far better news.
hlthe2b
Feb 2022
#7
You're gonna get a lot of suggestions... Mine is prevention and Don't Feed it!
MartyTheGreek
Feb 2022
#9
Ok, you're a clinical person... Do you believe that the biological age tests are accurate?
MartyTheGreek
Feb 2022
#79
My specialist is one of the top gastro docs in the world and a hospital pathologist
Peregrine Took
Feb 2022
#20
I hope you get good news and recover from this. As a cancer survivor I can say it does happen.
jalan48
Feb 2022
#14
Oh man, this is a real bummer. Sorry to hear it. Keep us up to date on your results.
ratchiweenie
Feb 2022
#53
I hope you can get a second opinion, though I don't know what that entails. Still,
ancianita
Feb 2022
#56
As someone who went through a bout of melanoma on my nose, I'm praying for you.
ificandream
Feb 2022
#82
There are some studies connecting melanoma to pesticides and chemicals too
womanofthehills
Feb 2022
#84
I don't know if this helps but of my best friends was diagnosed over 25 years ago.
NNadir
Feb 2022
#101