Jane Murray, 46, didn’t notice anything odd about her mole and waited to visit a doctor only after her nurse friend spoke up.
Due to her stage 2 melanoma, the Dublin mom had to have glands in her arms removed so doctors could check if the cancer had spread
After catching too many rays, Murray is now fine; doctors say none of the cancer remains.
By not paying attention to her ‘normal’ mole, a woman ended up having 77 stitches to take out stage 2 melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer.
Jane Murray, a mother from Dublin and a sun worshipper, did not pay attention to a mole on her arm because it seemed ordinary, reports The Daily Mail. Three months later, a nurse friend had concerns about my mole which encouraged me, a 46-year-old mom, to set up an appointment with my doctor.
According to the outlet, Murray was told by the doctor that they weren’t sure what it was, so they decided to take it out at the hospital to be safe. The operation was carried out on December 3, but she was instructed to come back for more treatment afterward.
“At first, when she gave me the news, I didn’t realize it was to me,” Murray reveals; She found out she had stage 2 melanoma, a type Well Health says is serious and can quickly affect other organs if not caught on time.
“Providing treatment at the earliest stage is vital” says the outlet. If detected early and treatment is started when melanoma is only on the skin surface, the chance of surviving for 5 years increases to 99.6%. In cases where breast cancer reaches other areas of the body (metastasizes), only about 35.1% of patients are expected to survive.
For Murray, some glands in her arm were taken out and it took over 70 stitches to close the surgical wound.
Look, this is a big patch on my arm. I was not expecting the outcome that actually happened,” Murray said.
Her personal trainer admits, “I used to worship the sun.” During my holidays, I would spend my entire day outside soaking in the warm sun. She admits to covering up with sunscreen, but she still spent free time out in the garden.
As pointed out by senior swimmer, sunbathing does not last: “A sun tan disappears about two weeks after returning home from the trip.” Whatever the benefits may seem, life is not worth it.
