when i was expecting my last baby in 06 i had had a dodgy looking mole on my leg for a yr and my doc wasn't concerned, how ever after the yumpteenth visit i told the i wanted it removing as it was concerning me... my doc reluctantly agreed, but i had to wait 5 mths... i moved home a few weeks before it was to be whipped off, and the doc refused to treat me.... as i had just discovered i was expecting i registered with my new doc and mentioned the mole to her, she said she would get me referred... 5days later i sat in the skin clinic, the consultant took 1 look at my leg started it was malignant and it needed to be taken of there and then, 20 mins later it was gone..... i went back 3 weeks later and he confirmed that it was what he described as a large advanced melanoma 4mm and it had penetrated depinto the epidermis
.... i had to have a wider excision and a skin graft done... i was immediately reffered to see an onc in oxford.... who laid it out in black and white, after a lengthy discussion we both agreed that the odds of getting a poss result from snb were to weak to terminate a healthy pregnancy, and the plan was to watch and wait to see if it progressed, but as long as i made it past 24 weeks baby would be ok... i gave birth to our gorgeous little girl in jan 07.... i have been watched very closely since then... i had 3 more moles removed 1 of which showed pigmentation regression...
in june/july this year i noticed a small lump on the edge of the skin graft where the 1st melanoma was removed.... at the beginning of august i discovered that i was expecting, the baby wasn't planned as i knew i was high risk of the cancer coming back.... but accidents happen and at the time of posting this i am 13 wks pregnant... i had the 2nd lump removed and i was told on the 1st oct that it too was cancerous..... my plastics surgeon explained that being pregnant would make treating this difficult as their main concern is if it has spread further, but the snb will seriously harm our baby or worse..... and ct scanning is not an option... they have contacted my onc to get me seen asap.... my baby consultant stressed that i will have to terminate as the baby will be seriously harmed or worse by the treatment and test etc and that now is the safest time to do so... but i can't make any decisions without talking things through with my onc....
i am heart broken at the thought of having to terminate... i just don't think i could ever forgive myself.... i am scared confused and worried sick... has anyone reading this been in the same situation or do you know any one who has... i could really do with some helpfull info on this...
alexandra