- Melanoma

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Forgot to tell you that I hope everything works out okay with your

biopsy. I had this little flesh colored bump on the top of my left

foot for several years and finally decided to have it taken off just

for looks. Doctor didn't want to do it but I insisted. Turns out it

was a malignant melanoma so they had to go in and cut more out. Mind

you there is no fat on the top of your foot so it was quite a tug and

pull to get stitches in to hold. But good news is it was only in

that one bump as the second biopsy was great. Hence this is why I

only use sunless tanning cream now instead of the sun. Keep us

posted on your biopsy results.

> Hello Life Lifters-

>

> My name is and I don't post much. I started LL

> a few months ago and lost 9 inches rather quickly. I

> was doing 40 reps twice a day. Then I just stopped.

> I've been an avid reader of the list and finally have

> started doing my breaths again. I'm not doing as many

> per day. I've been just trying to do a set in the

> morning before work and a few in the car between

> schools where I teach. I know I really need to work

> on drinking more water too. I think maybe I just

> expected too much of myself in the beginning. If I

> can't do something perfect, I tend not to do it at

> all. Now, I've tried to be a little more relaxed

> about it whole thing because I know doing even a

> little is better than not doing any at all.

>

> You are all a bunch of powerful women and if I may, I

> have a prayer request. Today I had biopsy of my toe.

> I had a quite an alarming looking brown spot removed

> from it. I always thought it was a birthmark, but it

> wasn't. It was sent to pathology today to make sure it

> isn't a melanoma. I should hear something in about

> ten days. I thought I'd just wait to find out if it's

> cancer before I started praying about it or asking for

> prayer, then it hit me that I should pray about it

> now. Also, I found out May is Melanoma Awareness

> Month, so with only one day left in the month, be sure

> to check all suspicious moles and don't forget the

> sunscreen!

>

> Thanks for your support.

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