it is cancer :(

[KittyLetteMeEatAnEasterEgg]

my mum just came round, she asked for a copy of her results from the growth biopsy cause she didnt fully understand what was going on,

she has skin cancer.

im numb.

how do i go on normally now? ive been sick.

very sorry kitty

what is her treatment and prognosis?

i dont know

the growth has already been reoved and tested - witht the diagnosis of skin cancer

as far as i can gather she had to return in 3 weeks to see if theres any regrowth and start treatment if there is

it might well be it has been caught early, excised, not spread and she will be ok.. i do hope that is the case, kitty...

it is very difficult , as you automatically think worst case scenario, which is natural

allow yourself time to adjust....

Kitty very sorry. Why have they decided to wait if it regrows ? Just that i would think that if they were really concerned they would start treatment as soon as possible ?

i dont know

should they?? should she go back?

she didnt even know she had it as she hadnt understood the doctor

No words of wisdom i'm afraid
just sending my love
x

Kitty I'm sorry.

I ownder if this would be a good start fro you? There's links, and support too online

Aren't yopu getting married soon?

I would get her to ring her doctor and ask for a proper explanation saying it was all too much to take in the first time. I've had a basal cell carcinoma removed from the side of my nose and I know how frightened I was when I was told it was a carcinoma - non-malignant thank goodness as they discovered later on biopsy. She's needs to know what's going to happen and what it was they found. Could you perhaps go with her? I'm very sorry and can truly understand how scared and upset you both must be.

in november

im imagining everything horrible, her not being there

i cant cope at all, shes my best friend

So sorry for your news. I bet you are upside down.

You'll be feeling shocked for a few days while you get your head around it, so allow yourself that. Just concentrate on dealing with the shock. Talk, talk, talk about it with her/your family. You'll all have questions but talking about it amongst yourselves will sort out what you really want to ask the doctor.

not really something i want to read at the moment peachyclair

especially the fist line of the title considering

It really doesn't sound like the doctors are panicking, Kitty. I used to wrok for Macmillan (fundraising, not a cancer specialist) and the amount of times people were called in early for results that were bad news- no news really does tend to be good news in the cancer world.

kitty, when you first hear "cancer" your instinctive reaction tends to be well, that's it then

But treatments are so good now that a huge number survive and go on for decades. Your mum will probably be one of those. Try to hang on to that thought

Did you realise that what that actually says is less than 13% of skiin cancers are the serious type, melanoma?

The cancer backup link on the bottom is good, when you are (if you need to be) ready for info

must echo alipiggie..if your mum does not understand, then she must get some clarification, so that you all know what you are dealing with, rather than imagining and thinking the worst, if it is not the case

sorry, i just dont want to read anything like that at the moment, she said that word

Would def go back to the doctors with your mum and ask for another explanation. I can only go from experience but when my mum was diagnosed with cancer treatment was started straight away and she was left in no uncertain terms how serious it was. You will get through this period of shock. Try to be strong for your mum she'll need you now.x

Kitty my cousin had this , she had a mole removed from her shoulder and didnt think any more of it until she got a call from the hospital 2 days later saying she had to be at the hospital 9am the following morning for tests. She went on to have a further 3 moles removed. Now nearly 2 years later she has to have regular check ups, she has to be very careful when she is in the sun etc etc.

Huge hugs for you {{{{{{{KITTY}}}}}}}}

Kitty you said your mums started as a lump didn't you rather than a mole ? When you ready look it up on the mcmillan site it could as likely be non melanoma which it says more than nine out ot ten people are completely cured from. Don't think the worst yet.

Kitty - just saw this and had to post.

My thoughts are with you and your family XX