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Q: pain after removal of melanoma growth on head

asked by: JACK37 on January 19th, 2008

Experienced User

Sept 11, 2007 I had surgery to remove a melanoma growth on top of my head Crying or Very sad

with a depth of .75mm. Well they had to do a sentinel node mapping. The skin and the lymhp nodes checkout negative Very Happy

. So that was great. But here it is four months later and I am still in pain from the lymhp nodes surgery. I had one lymhp nodes removed from each side of my neck. I still have pain in my right shoulder. I can hit 100 golf balls and no problems but if I walk it hurts Confused

. Sometimes for no reason it hurt. Does any have anything like this... Please asker. Thank you. Also what do I do to get no return of melanoma. Jack

Replies(3)

MandMs

replied on January 25th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

Are you complaining of shoulder pain or you are more bothered by pain while walking?

The dissection of an sentinel lymph node can be followed by several complications, among which are nerve injury and neuropathy.

JACK37

replied on March 14th, 2008

Experienced User

I started physical theraty about three weeks ago and played golf today. Feeling way better now but not the same as before. Doing okay thank you

MandMs

replied on June 12th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

Preventing or lowering the chances of getting melanoma, includes avoiding excessive sun exposure and sunburns (avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.), wearing sunscreen year-round (SPF 30 and more), checking skin regularly and reporting changes to the doctor (be sure to check feet, including the soles and the spaces between your toes; also, check your genital area, eyes), having regular skin exams by a dermatologist.

The annual risk of recurrence for tumors <1.5 mm thick remains <6% for the first five years dropping to under 1% for the next five years.

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