@birdman518 Mitch, I had melanoma surgery on my right forearm on 12/31/2008. It was amelanotic, meaning non-colored, and 3 different medical professionals discounted it as "nothing to worry about" before I was able to get it biopsied. By then it was 4"x2", and required 32 stitches to close, in a horseshoe pattern! My surgeon asked me about sentinel node procedure. I asked him what he would advise his sister/aunt if they were in the same situation. I had no follow-up, no chemo/radiation. All these years later there is still a full-body check every six months. I have had subsequent squamous cell and anodular basal cell cancer surgeries also.

I wish you every good outcome!
Ginger