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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had surgery when I was 16 to remove a melanoma 6 inches across, 2 inches deep, and 3 inches tall off my upper back, I couldn't raise my arms for weeks. It was excruciating. Probably the worse pain I have ever been in.

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My mother died from one about the same size that had metastasized; the mets were so advanced that she died before the surgery.  I've always wondered what her experience would have been like during surgical recovery.

Did living through that much pain change how you felt about your body?  [/quote]

I'm not sure living through the pain changed my perspective of my body, I know I am a bit self conscious of the scar on my back since it can be seen when I wear certain clothes.

I was lucky to have found it early enough for surgery, but my doctor was very frank that if we didn't schedule the surgery immediately there was a good chance I wouldn't see my 17th birthday.

I am super careful with sunscreen, and I have really had to put my foot down with my inlaws about letting my boys play outside in mid-day sun. They don't seem to understand just how serious skin cancer can be.

I'm not sure at 16 years old I really understood just how serious it was, and how quickly things could go down hill. And when people hear "skin cancer" they assume it isn't deadly. It is hard to change the way people think.

I am so sorry for the loss of your mother.[/quote]

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