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Shiny_Rock
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- Jul 15, 2006
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You are absolutely doing the right thing. When I had my 2nd child, I finally had a reddish mole looked at and to my surprise, it was a stage 2 malignant melanoma. The dr did a 2nd procedure to excise more tissue around that area and I have had mole checks ever since(18 years now). It was a time of severe stress in my life and I believe my immune system was weak. The upside: I got out of the sun at an early age(26) and at 46, I am almost wrinkle free. When we do go to the shore, we avoid the target time(11am till 3pm) and we use mega-sunscreen. My hubby had a form of melanoma too, but much more serious and complicated, so we are one of those strange families that goes to the pool around 5pm. Don''t be too alarmed. Your doctor will know what''s what . Please let us know how it went.