Need help with melanoma...

Satu hari yang tenang, aku belek-belek kaki Hariz. Nak potong kuku kaki dia sebenarnya. But i noticed some black spot like the picture tapi gelap kat bahagian bawah sambungan antara kulit dengan kuku. Aku rasa sebelum ni potong kuku Hariz pun ada jugak. Rasa cam tak sedap hati. Kalau terkepit pada pintu ke bruises  tu akan jadi makin pulih kan? Tapi balck spot sikit pun tak kurang. Minggu lepas dalam hari selasa, sedang aku blog hop, check e-mail, check info in wiki, googling (made up a new word), terjumpa lah pasal melanoma ni. Aku dah cuak sangat tengok gambar-gambar seperti di bawah ni. Adakah Hariz salah seorang daripada mereka....No no no....berjujuranlah air mata aku depan pc ofis ni. Dey...

Sedikit sebanyak yang aku dapat  share tentang melanoma.

Tak pasti lagi Hari ada ke tidak sebab tarikh temujanji dengan pakar kulit pun hanyalah 2/9 ni.

Aku berdoa sangat-sangat supaya semua syak wasangka aku tidak berasas. Cuma bab-bab kesihatan aatu sebarang benda yang tak normal di mata pandangan aku, tersangat lah aku concerned. Kadang-kadang benda yang remeh ni lah buatkan kita terlepas pandang dan kemungkinan akan jadi lebih buruk.

Ok...disebabkan Hariz kena pada ibu jari kiri nya, (bukanlah , melanoma selagi pakar tak sahkan lagi ).

Just nak kongsi pasal melanoma. Biasanya jumpa pada kulit, kulit di bawah kuku tu atau pun kuku. Siapa-siapa yang pakai cat kuku warna gelap tu memang la tak perasan. Baik korang bersihkan cat tu dlu dan check tengok.
Good news is melanoma kuku boleh dihilangkan dengan small surgery to remove the tumor. TUMOR??? Iya, melanoma adalah sejenis kanser kulit. Surgeri tu memrlukan kuku dicabut dulu barula boleh dibuang tumor tersebut. It may take an hour for the small surgery.

The first symptom of this kind of skin cancer is a small dark spot resembling a mole. Oftentimes, a toenail melanoma is dark yellow, brown or black. Ha...yang ni biasanya lah orang kita salah ertikan dengan menganggap semua itu hanyalah lebam-lebam. Tersadung pada pintu ke, tunggul kayu ke. 

Tapi korang tak rase pelik ke biasa lebam-lebam macam tu kan akan hilang dan pulih? Bagi yang tak pulih-pulih tu baik refer terus dengan dermatologist.

In rare cases, the spot is colorless, making it more difficult to detect. These types are the riskier ones especially if they turn out to be malignant. They can keep growing with the person not even knowing he has it. Ni bagi yang nampak macam tahi lalat makin membesar not in gradually. cepat-cepat la rujuk pakar ok?

To differentiate between a regular mole and a toenail melanoma, you will have to observe the spot for a few days or even weeks. If the spot grows in size, there is a large chance that it is in fact a toenail melanoma.

Although most toenail melanomas are benign, this is not a certainty. You need to go in for a biopsy to determine the kind of toenail melanoma you have. Senang cerita mana-mana yang pelik dengan black spot pada badan tu cepat-cepatlah rujuk pakar k.

Sometimes a toenail melanoma starts not as a spot but a streak, similar to the white streaks that sometimes appear on the nail following trauma. If you notice these streaks on your nails without undergoing any kind of nail trauma, you should have your nail checked as this can be the beginning stages of a tumor.

Although this condition is generally called toenail melanoma, it can actually occur in any of your other nails as well. They do appear much more frequently on the toenails and thumbnails but you should regularly check your other nails as well. Check kuku masing-masing tengok ada tak garis-garis pelik yang wujud tanpa sebarang perlanggaran atau accident, pergi check up takut-takut ada tanda-tanda awal tumor ni. Bukan nak menakutkan tapi kita lebih tahu badan kita (jangan selalu berfikiran seperti ini sebab kita bukan pakar) kalau tak nanti pakar-pakar kita takde kerja. baik kita bagi kerja kan?

Once you begin to notice these changes in your nails, it is best to consult a doctor right away. Melanomas are still a kind of cancer, and just like other cancers, they are more easily treated if detected early. Also, since they are just like any other tumor, you will need to undergo chemotherapy and radiation in case the toenail melanoma turns out to be malignant. Ni kalau da masuk critical stage  kenalah buat macam jenis-jenis kanser yang lain bertujuan untuk menghapuskan sel-sel tumor tu.

 

Medical studies have shown that this particular kind of melanoma, also called acral lentiginous melanoma in the medical community, is more common in Asians and other people with darker skin. However, Caucasians are not totally risk-free as there have also been several cases of toenail melanoma in very fair-skinned people over the years. Konklusi nya, sebarang abnormaliti pada badan kita dan orang-orang yang kita sayang rujuk lah doktor kerana mereka lebih tahu. Tak salah untuk bertanya, paling kurang pun kena aa hulur duit sket bagi yang pergi klinik swasta.

Berbalik kepada cerita Hariz, Isnin baru ni kebetulan aku MC dan petang skit suami ajak pergi klinik kesihatan yang selalu Hariz check up. Aku cakap klinik ibu mengandung dan kanak-kanak nak jumpa doktor nak tanya sesuatu. Kebetulan doktor india sama yang check Hariz masa dia demam teruk semasa ketiadaan aku sebab berkurusus selama 10 hari di Terengganu. Aku bagitau doktor tu tentang suspicious aku lepas dapat tau dari internet. Doktor tu senyum jer. Dia cakap tak boleh nak ensure  betul ke melanoma tapi untuk melegakan hati aku dia buat surat rujuk pada pakar kulit. Dia cakap lagi 'it's slightly like melanoma but i can't ensure you yet until you see the dermatologist ok?But hopefully not. It's good for you to be a suspicious mom. You pandai yer cari di internet?' Hehe...kembang bontot den. Well, i try my best to be a good and concerned mom. It's my son.

Temujanji Hariz 2/9 ni. A bit nervous but hopefully not that what i've been thinking. He's too smal for all this.

source:ezinearticles