Melanoma

Jillaroo

Jillaroo

Demented
Location
Mid North Coast NSW Australia
Very sad today after the phone call i made to my cousin Bruce last night, a few months ago he had a spot on his neck and got the Doctor to check it and he said it was a Melanoma, after many tests they discovered he had it in his Kidneys, Liver, and Brain, he had a lot of radiation but obviously it wasn't caught in time, he could hardly talk last night he was very confused thought it was wednesday, he was slurring his words, and kept repeating the same thing, i managed to tell him i loved him and cut the call short as he wasn't well enough to talk, he was a school teacher / Principal all his working life and looked like Rock Hudson, it tears me apart to see this lovely man going downhill rapidly.
So members if you have a spot anywhere on your body , get your Doctor to check it out as it may well be a Melanoma, and getting it early could save your life. :glitter-heart:
 

I had some sun spots removed recently.(minor surgery).
The doctor explained to me, importance of monitoring and controlling .

My heart and taughts are with you, and your cousin, Jillaroo!:rose:
 
Sending warm thoughts and prayers your way Jill, wishing the best for Bruce.
 

Thanks for all the thoughts guys, and yes it's a big wake up call, cuz has been my idol all my life i used to sit and watch him correcting papers from school, he always had time for me , it's hit me pretty hard that i am losing him. :thankyou:
 
I'm thinking of you too Jillaroo, and of your cousin.

Regular skin checks are very important and they should be all over examinations.
My GP picked up a spot on my arm that I didn't even know was there.
It was a mole that was just turning melanotic and pathology revealed that on a scale of 1 to 4, mine was a zero which means that it had not yet started to invade surrounding tissue. It's gone now and I have a long zigzag scar down my upper arm that I call my Harry Potter scar.

I consider that I dodged a bullet and now my GP regularly scrutinises every inch of my skin very carefully, including the soles of the feet and between the toes.

All fair skinned Aussies should have regular skin cancer checkups early in life. Tell your children and grand children.
 
Years ago, one of our regular customers - mid 30s - pulled in for petrol and was rather better dressed than usual. I put my mouth into gear before engaging the brain
and asked was he going to a funeral. Turns out his (also mid 30s) brother had found an itchy spot on his back while on a flight from the States three weeks ago. Melanoma, dead, funeral.

Get checked !!
 
Jill, that is very sad that he is going down hill so very fast. It is always heartbreaking when we have a loved one who is not well. Make the time to take care of yourself as well.
My thoughts are with you - Hugs!!
 
Jilly, that's so sad about your cousin. Hugs for both of you!
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I would encourage everyone to get an all over skin check by a good dermatologist once a year and be persistent if you have any suspicions about a spot. I had a spot on my leg that I had shown to several doctors for several years. One dermatologist told me it was an old age spot. Turns out it was squamous cell carcinoma, that required skin grafting. A year later, just a few inches from it I developed a basal cell. I'm glad I kept showing it to doctors until one finally decided to do a biopsy after showing it to him twice. I've had numerous keratosis removed from my face and body parts..these are a direct result of getting sunburned in my younger days. Now, I have to get checked every six months.

It's hard to believe that a small mole or rough spot can be a cancer that takes over your whole body, so don't take those small spots lightly, they can be deadly...get checked if you have any suspicious spots.
 
So sorry to hear the sad news about your cousin,I will be thinking of you, hugs.
Thank you Jilly for reminding us to keep a check on any moles we may have.
 
Thanks girls for your lovely thoughts the hardest part is i am about 1600kms from him with no chance of being able to go down to see him.
I am my own worst enemy, i have been putting off getting a few lumps on my back checked that itch, and i have a few i that i feel are skin cancers on my arms, so i will make an appointment today at the skin cancer clinic:thankyou:
 
Jill: It is sad I went to My mates Brothers funeral last Monday, He had the same thing.
He was 66, active tennis player & surfer, until 6 months ago.
I am deeply sorry to hear about your Cousin.
 
Sorry for the situation...my dad passed away from the same neck melanoma,at age 56, and more recently, a dear friend, from a similar back of the head cancer that rapidly moved thoughout his brain and body... a very difficult series of chemo and radiation treatments that extended his life, but only for an extra month.
It's the suddeness of the change from healthy to terminal illness that is so hard to handle... Very sad.
 
Tom Young said:
Sorry for the situation...my dad passed away from the same neck melanoma,at age 56, and more recently, a dear friend, from a similar back of the head cancer that rapidly moved thoughout his brain and body... a very difficult series of chemo and radiation treatments that extended his life, but only for an extra month.
It's the suddeness of the change from healthy to terminal illness that is so hard to handle... Very sad.
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Tom that's what i am finding so hard, from the other week when i spoke to him to the other night he could hardly put a sentence together,very sad.
 
GDAD said:
Don't forget to ask the doctor to check THE SOLES OF YOUR FEET, when you sun bake you lay on your stomach & expose the sloes of your feet!
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It may not speak for much, but I'm hoping it does in that I would as soon have a dental filling as lay in the sun and bake. I've always been that way. I can come up with more excuses to avoid it and felt the same way when I was younger and lived at the beach. I enjoy looking at it from the 2nd floor deck, but have no interest in baking or the sand. It's just not me, think I'm too hyper to be still that long, but it bores my bum off. My friends who felt differently are paying the price in many ways these days, with very wrinkled skin and constantly having suspicious things removed. In 5 cases it was cancer, so they live in dread of the next one.

I've been using self tanners for special times since they came out, so much safer.
 
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