OH, Lynn, I am so thankful!! I am constantly having my DH check my back!

It never occurred to me to have my husband check where I can't see and vice versa. Thank Lynn......and SO glad you caught yours and you are OK!

I am so grateful your sweet husband caught that growth, Lynn! You are a gem for reminding us to be educated and vigilante.

Oh, so glad your husband found it!

So so glad for you. Very lucky indeed. Thank you smart perceptive hubby!

It's recommended we have annual whole body skin checks (between toes, scalp, ears...) but who does that? If you have a SO, enlist their help. Not a bad idea to take pictures of moles to see possible progression. Easy to forget how something looked six months ago. Thanks for sharing, Lynn.

Oh my Lynn, what a scare. So grateful that you are okay.

Excellent idea to have someone check where you can't see.

I used to go to the dermatologist regularly but at one point she felt I did not need to see her.

Glad it was discovered early and by someone who knew what to look for.

So so true! I’ve had 3 episodes in the last 2 years and immediately schedule a 6-month full body scan at the end of each check up. Good for you, Lynn!

Thank you for the reminder that everyone should go for regular body scans by a dermo. It isn't painful, zero side effects, except the knowledge that you are not showing signs of cancer.

So glad you have an attentive DH and took action right away! It is a great reminder to have our regular whole body skin checks. I do this annually and as Annie says, it is not painful and there are no bad side effects. Other than having someone peaking around your naked body.

Great reminder! And so glad you are ok!

Lynn that is frightening but the best possible outcome. So glad your DH spotted it.

Thank your DH for all of us! Great reminder.

I go next week to my dermatologist. She, or her PA, always check me over thoroughly, but I check myself routinely and have my DH check my back too. My Dad had some precancerous melanomas removed when he was in his 60’s-70’s, I can’t recall. He was in the Navy in the early 40’s and we all know no one took care of their skin back in the day. He fished outside for years too. I have dark skin like he did but still worry it will happen to me.

Lynn, you are fortunate to find it early!

My DH is prone to basal cell carcinomas. He has had several removed from his face. The last time he was at the derm. she noticed a small spot on his arm. My DH has had that spot his entire life. It was stage 2 malignant melanoma. Skin graft and overnight hospital surgery. Followed up with a PET scan. Thankfully, they got it all and it had not spread to lymph tissue. It CANNOT be stressed enough how important regular dermatologist skin checkups are.

How fortunate, Lynn.

Glad to hear Lynn. What a scare! A good reminder for us all.

So happy to hear it was found early! And thank you for the reminder.

Yay for your husband! Thanks for giving us all a kick in the pants-we get so complacent. I will have DH look at my back in the morning! Thank you!!!

So glad he was observant and that it’s taken care of! Thanks for the reminder to check regularly, with the help of our SOs if necessary.

Very glad it was able to be removed cleanly. I knew a woman who's husband passed away at 34 years old due to malignant melanoma. It was on the bottom of his foot! Who looks at the bottom of their feet?!?

Thank you for this reminder. I will schedule a derm appointment. I have several moles, none are suspicious but I am fully aware that my misspent youth coated in baby oil while baking on the beaches in Santa Monica can easily catch up to me.

So happy for you, Lynn, that your DH discovered this, and that now you are fine! And I appreciate your reminder that we need to be tuned in to changes in our skin and that a good dermatologist is important for our health care. My dermatologist is a good friend; I see him regularly; several years ago he found and removed a squamous cell carcinoma on my collar bone that was just a tiny pink bump.

Here we are in California and he rails against the sun and "the beach"; he is all for sun bloc and sun glasses and more time indoors. He's right!

Oh, wow, Lynn, so scary!

I do go for annual checks to the dermatologist for at least the past 5 years. I am fortunate I only have SK's (seborrheic keratoses) and occasional skin tags. I need to get DH to go since he has sandy blond hair and blue eyes.

Yes, gsciencechick, he needs to go. And if he's ever suffered a blistering sunburn, his risk is even higher.

In the last few years, I've gotten pretty familiar with UPF clothing and can vouch for the peace of mind it offers. It's expensive but easier than futzing with sunscreen.

Glad you are ok, kudos to your DH!!

Yes, I have some UPF clothes I bought from REI. They're awesome. Hmm, maybe should buy him some as a Christmas gift since he is so hard to buy for since he has a December birthday, too. He is so skin sensitive even sunscreens are tough for him to wear although it seems the Neutrogena is OK.

Great gift idea! As for sunscreens, sensitive skin often fares better with mineral ones (with zinc oxide and titanium oxide) than "chemical" ones (e.g. avobenzone).

My goodness, so glad to hear you are ok. Thanks for the PSA.

I'm so glad your husband found it! Even better, it was completely removed. Close call!

I went to my annual dermatologist skin check a few weeks ago. I had a basal cell carcinoma on my right nostril back in 2014. MOHs surgery got it all, but it was frightening as I waited each round of removal until they got clear margins. Mine was itchy, but completely skin colored, so it wasn't noticeable to the dermatologist. I asked about it -- all the other "scary" looking places were benign, but that one "innocent" mole was cancer.

Thank you for sharing your experience!

So glad everything turned out ok. Those regular trips to the derm are worth it.