Malignant Melanoma

With early detection, surgical removal is all she may need. Hope nothing is in her lymphatic nodes. Long term cure for melanoma depends on stage. In most cases is relatively good. meditation and pray is very helpful, but with melanoma, the timing with all tests is crucial, do it as soon as possible.

She is in my prayers as I personally know how powerful prayers can be.

I would be honored to say a prayer for your daughter, which I did already. Thanks for asking, I have come here on mylot and asked for prayer too, its a nice feeling to know that so many people are praying for you or a member of your family. As to my experience with it. Recently my neice had a mole taken off, it had been growing. They cut that out, they also checked her lymph nodes and that was all clear. I think there is a hig success rate for a cure when caught earlier and they get it all. Think positive....I am so sorry that you all are going thru this, its scary.

Of course I will keep your family in my prayers during this trying time, Ms Tickle. I don't know a whole lot about malignant melanoma, but I understand that they are getting better results all the time in treatment, especially if it's caught in the early stages. Your daughter is fortunate to have friends who are knowledgeable enough to provide her with some of the answers she seeks.

I'm so sorry about this. Sorry I came late to this discussion. So how is your daughter now? I hope that all is well on her end.

I haven't had it, but like any cancer, if it hasn't spread, it's much better news than if it has spread. Sending best wishes and healing energies in your direction...

I am so sorry to read this and I will of course keep your Daughter in my Thoughts Please keep me updated how she is getting on and she will be in my thoughts Big Hugs to you you know where I am

I have had no dealing with this type of thing. and of course am sending prayers and energies to her!

First off, I hope and pray your daughter will be okay. Second, in my medical terminology class we learned how to break words down. Melon/oma means black tumor. Or a tumor that is black in color. It can be malignant or benign. In your daughter situation, she is aware it is malignant. We just got done studying the lymphatic system which includes the lymph nodes. I will try to keep this explanation simplistic. (going from small to large)Think of the lymphatic system as a bunch of little creeks that join (at a lymph node) at the rapids. The lymph and interstitial fluids (water) in the creeks go through the rapids to the river. The rapids serve as a place for the lymph and fluids to be filtered. This way the lymph and fluids that go to the river are cleaner than they were before. But the parts that did not go to the river have to be disposed of by the body otherwise the rapids (lymph nodes) can get clogged up. This clog can lead to more problems. This is why the doctors want to check the lymph nodes. The doctors are looking for any lymph nodes that are having problems disposing of cellular waste products. I hope they find no problems.

I know a girl that just had the same thing....They removed the mole only to find out it was malignant.Melanoma..She had surgery again they went in and dug out all around it to make sure no root or any was left of it ,... she is fine, no problem whatsoever....They go back in to make sure that all around it is clean and sometimes they do a little chemo...If you do have that ,its easier to get it where she had it..Chances are she will be fine...

oh dear, I hope and pray your daughter will do well... Maggiepie had a mole taken off the back of her arm that turned out to be a melanoma - some where between a 3 and a 4 level, at that time we were told there were only 5 levels. They did a follow up surgery and blood tests and it hadn't spread - Thank GOD! What melanoma tends to do is start in the mole/lesion, and go down. From there it most often comes back up in an area a few inches around the site. So they go in and take about 2 inches around the site to see if it has gone down and if it has come back up - they check the edges of what they removed looking for cancer cells. In Maggie's case, it had not spread, either down or out and the 2 inches seems to have gotten it all (and its been over 20 years.) If it goes down, then if it gets into the blood or lymphatic system, then it spreads, generally the lymphatic system will get hit first and that's why they look in the lymph nodes - because the lymph nodes are there to catch an isolate impurities. If you remember in 2007, I went to New Jersey because my cousin was dying of cancer - he had melanoma. Because he didn't catch it early it had spread and by the time it was detected, it was too late. I really hope your daughter's has been caught in time. Skin cancers are the easiest to catch, because you do see changes in the moles most of the time. In Maggie's case it was a place where there had been no mole before, and it was raised and black.

all i can tell you is depending on results,they may recommend chemo. my dad had them popping up all over him,but he was so full of cancer at that point in other areas of his body he isn't really good recovery study.(in other words,it was more the capper than the source) skin has a higher probability of being knocked out than osteo like he had.

Hi Ms Tickle, I am so sorry to hear this about your daughter, I will send up prayers and healing to your daughter and yourself, please take care and hope all will be well, love and hugs. Tamara

I am sorry that I did not find this discussion sooner. I know that we have already talked about this, but I just wanted to stop by here and leave you another huge hug. You are a Mom, and it is your job to worry, even though you are expected to put on a positive front and act like you are not scared and worried at all. It is a difficult thing that is expected of you, but I am sure that you are doing a great job. If you ever need to talk or vent or anything, I am just a PM away.

I can't help you with the medical part but I sent god wishes and god karma to you and your daughter. Just help her to stay strong and have a positive attitude, it helps with all healing.

I haven't had any personal experience with melanomas of any kind, so I can only offer you and your daughter my heartfelt prayers MsTickle. Try to stay as positive as you can as I do believe it helps, along with the power of prayer. There will be many prayers said for you here my friend. I hope and pray all turns out well for your daughter.

Hey MsTickle~ First of all your daughter is YOUR daughter which means she is part of you which makes her special to all of us! I will be praying for her that the doctors where able to remove all the malignant tissue and she will be ok. I will send as much positive energy her way through you because YOU are special to me and I hope that she will be well~ I don't know too much about malignant melanoma's. I do know my stepfather had one on his nose and was fine for many years. You must keep staying positive and please let us know what happens next! I do promise that I will keep her in my thoughts! Hugs, Leslie

Her diagnosis doesn't mean it's the end for her. They have an excellent chance of getting the whole thing. A positive attitude is one of the most important medicines she can use. She will be in our prayers, as will her entire family. May God bless you all.

...Hi MsTickle, My every good thought goes out to your daughter. She should be alright, since they are on top of it, and will proceed accordingly. The treatments for many diseases are improving, early detection for cancer can have good results. I don't know anything about this type of cancer, except to say that there are many survivors. Prayer can go a long, long way. Ask her to visualize herself living and walking and to just keep doing that, have goals and keep reaching for them, she will survive. Take good care. God bless all of you, especially your daughter.

i never had a malignant melanoma,but i think i can pray for her. we are strange to each other,but we do it together and try to get the best result.