u/jbbest666

Diagnosis of stage 1a melanoma on my torso. was getting BCC removed and made a joke about a mole i had all my life as slow growing melanoma. derm was young and thus i think panicked and biopsy it. more experienced derm doc a year before said there was nothing to worry about. 100% got lucky. had the WLE two weeks ago with about 20 staples. 100% they dont tell you how painful it is with the tension. had staples removed a week ago and that night the whole wound opened up. from what i understand this is typical especially for the torso. definitely going to take 4 to 6 weeks to heal. called secondary intention healing. from inside out. anyine experienced this? very painful at times.