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Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma

Posted by karenl on January 21, 2024, 7:24 pm

"Her spokesperson said: "Her dermatologist asked that several moles were removed and analysed at the same time as the duchess was undergoing reconstructive surgery following her mastectomy, and one of these has been identified as cancerous.

"She is undergoing further investigations to ensure that this has been caught in the early stages.

"The duchess wants to thank the entire medical team which has supported her, particularly her dermatologist whose vigilance ensured the illness was detected when it was."
So she had several moles removed and one came back as cancerous and it sounds as if it was caught very early so that can be good. h9ttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68047608

Re: Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma

Posted by Linda C on January 21, 2024, 7:32 pm, in reply to "Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma"

Not the best start to the year for the Royals and Sarah. Hope all goes well for them with speedy recoveries. I am a nurse so all of this has cause for concern in my opinion. Just my opinion….

Re: Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma

Posted by stephen on January 21, 2024, 8:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma"

Hope she gets well!

Re: Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma

Posted by Hollie24 on January 22, 2024, 10:55 am, in reply to "Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma"

So she was diagnosed in June and only now is she getting around to announcing it? Someone wants sympathy. I wonder what she's done now?

Re: Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma

Posted by SusanG on January 22, 2024, 5:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma"

She reportedly received the skin cancer diagnosis just after the first of the year, so about 3 weeks ago. I don’t think she’s “done” anything other than to make the news public.

Hopefully it is just a few cancerous spots, but it is very concerning considering her previous diagnosis. As in the case of an immediate family member of mine who was recently diagnosed with skin cancer after battling breast cancer for years, the doctors are more concerned this time around than ever before. Skin cancer can advance easily before it’s caught.

So if her going public with the news (just like the King) and it encourages just one person to get a screening, then I applaud her for releasing her diagnosis.

Re: Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma

Posted by Susan T on January 22, 2024, 5:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma"

The article says: The duchess, Sarah Ferguson, had several moles removed and analysed while having reconstructive surgery.

She had the reconstructive surgery during the same operation when her breast was removed. That operation took place at the end of June 2023. I find it very difficult to believe that it took almost 7 months to complete the analysis and give her the results.

The Luxury Clinic/Health Spa Where Fergie Is Recovering From Shock Melanoma Diagnosis

Posted by karenl on January 22, 2024, 11:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Fergie Diagnosed With Melanoma"

This is weird. It was pointed out that the moles were removed during Fergie's breast cancer surgery and one mole came back malignant. In June 2023, 7 months ago and the article stated the cancerous lesion was in the early stages. I can't believe that pathology and Fergie's MD held back the results for 7 mon. either. Something's off here. Nice place to recuperate, although I don't agree with some of the methods.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1858389/sarah-ferguson-mayrlife-clinic-austria-spa

Okay I Got It

Posted by karenl on January 23, 2024, 12:17 am, in reply to "The Luxury Clinic/Health Spa Where Fergie Is Recovering From Shock Melanoma Diagnosis"

Sarah had a "second reconstructive surgery" at the end of 2023, and the malignant mole was found then.
"Sarah discovered her latest health setback over the New Year after undergoing a second bout of reconstructive surgery following her breast cancer diagnosis."
"......The duchess was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer last year and underwent a mastectomy and breast reconstruction, bravely talking about her experiences to encourage other women to get regular checks.

She needed a second bout of reconstructive surgery at the end of last year when her dermatologist asked for some of her moles to be removed at the same time and taken for testing as he wasn't happy with the way they looked, the Mail understands."

Fergie was a little confusing in her IG post when she wrote about the second cancer diagnosis after being diagnosed with breast cancer and having reconstructive surgery early in 2023, she didn't mention the second reconstructive surgery with the removal of the moles..so the media could have assumed the moles were removed at the first procedures in June.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-12992897/Sarah-Ferguson-64-determined-bounce-melanoma-diagnosis-pick-TV-career-encourage-checked-friends-rally-resilient-duchess.html

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