SoberAsABird wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 3:58 pm If they go for the an excision, Go Wide, Go Deep. It's easy to miss a small part of the problem.

Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 6:37 pm That's a coincidence, I've just had two taken from my back a few days ago. Good advice to regularly give yourself the once over, or preferably, get the doctor to give you the once over every year. Also good advice to not lift anything heavy after you get stitches in your back, in case you pull them a bit.

Pseudonomdeplume wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:58 pm

Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 6:37 pm That's a coincidence, I've just had two taken from my back a few days ago. Good advice to regularly give yourself the once over, or preferably, get the doctor to give you the once over every year. Also good advice to not lift anything heavy after you get stitches in your back, in case you pull them a bit.

It is a coincidence, because I self-checked a lump and researched melanomas yesterday.

You are in Australia, I think, but anyone know what sort of money they would ask for in Cam, for a grade 0 removal? Good to set that money aside.

I don't do insurance anymore, due to the limitations, and over the years I put aside the money I saved. Plus they are betting I won't get sick, and I would be betting I do get sick.

Quite frankly, I hope they win that bet.

Kammekor wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:27 pm

Pseudonomdeplume wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:58 pm

Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 6:37 pm That's a coincidence, I've just had two taken from my back a few days ago. Good advice to regularly give yourself the once over, or preferably, get the doctor to give you the once over every year. Also good advice to not lift anything heavy after you get stitches in your back, in case you pull them a bit.

It is a coincidence, because I self-checked a lump and researched melanomas yesterday.

You are in Australia, I think, but anyone know what sort of money they would ask for in Cam, for a grade 0 removal? Good to set that money aside.

I don't do insurance anymore, due to the limitations, and over the years I put aside the money I saved. Plus they are betting I won't get sick, and I would be betting I do get sick.

Quite frankly, I hope they win that bet.

You have to separate the initial biopsy / removal, usually followed up by pathology, from further treatment. The initial biopsy aims for full removal of the spot but only by the smallest margins. Since most bumps are not a melanoma they don't want to be that invasive initially. Only when the pathologic report comes back as a melanoma a re-exision is on the table which is 4-10 times more expensive depending on the situation.
A typical biopsy in Cambodia will set you back 150$-200$ including pathology if a skilled doc does it. Before that, you pay for the initial consultation / check up, so add another 50 for that. Depending on the pathology there's a more expensive follow up or not. The follow up might be just a re-exision but that's the first step of the melanoma ladder. Higher up the ladder it soon starts to become very specialized and invasive with scans, guided lymph node surgery, tumor DNA sampling, immune therapy, etc etc and then you're facing treatment abroad and large sums.

Pseudonomdeplume wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:36 pm

Thanks a lot.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:02 pm

Kammekor wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:58 pm

Pseudonomdeplume wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:36 pm

Thanks a lot.

In my case, it was all done in Bangkok (Bangkok Hospital), I spent north of 2.000$ on this thing from the initial dermascopy until the surgery and final pathology .
This includes a last minute rush trip to Bangkok and back and a five nights stay there.

Had one on my forehead, ( apx 1" round, 1/8th "deep) initial consultation, biopsy, surgery removal, ( they wanted to remove some skin from behind my ear graft it on, i opted to just let it heal on its on) follow ups and meds was 18,000 baht ( apx $ 600) at PPSI in the Bangkok Hospital Siriroj Phuket
excellent Drs and service

Had a few small ones removed from my arms where they freeze them & burn them off, 300 baht each