My story. And let me say up front, I AM VERY LUCKY!!! No thanks to my "pcp". 2years ago I asked my pcp for his opinion about a dark "spot" on my nose. His advice. Nothing to worry about. He gave me some "vanishing" cream to rub on it to and sent me on my merry (and woefully misdiagnosed) way. Now, 2years later my 'dark little spot" had conti nued to grow. I again went to my pcp's office. This time for a physical. I happened to mention in passing that I wanted to have my "dark little spot" removed because people were now commenting on it. At this point, and only at this point did my pcp even look at it under a magnifying device. If I had not mentioned it, she wouldn't have either. AND REMEMBER, I WAS HERE FOR A COMPLETE PHYSICAL!!!!! She sent it off for a biopsy. It was malignant melanoma.But we caught it "in time". AGAIN, I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES DESPITE MY PREVIOUS PCP'S LACK OF ACTION! THE MORAL : INSIST THAT YOUR DOCTOR TREATS YOU THE SAME WAY HE WOULD TREAT A LOVED 1.U DSERVE IT
2007-03-16
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