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Back home from surgery

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    • July 22, 2017 at 3:02 pm
    Ingekk
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      So I am back home from surgery. Still recovering, and my neck is looking like something from a Frankenstein movie. I dont mind it, but they removet a tooth from my lower back jaw, and that really hurts. GOing back next friday to hear what they found in the removed tissue. They told me that they could not se anything else than one large lymph when doing the surgery, so I guess that is good news. They still tell me thet the surgery are going to heal me, and they tell me that it will not likely come back again, as there is no evidence of any melanoma spreading trough the blood system. Still they recomend me to take radiation to be shure that any leftovers from surgery are taken care of. At this point there is no other treatment available for me as they think I should be free from melanoma after this surgerey. At the same time they also states, you never know for 100% with this diease.

      Inge Kristian

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        • July 22, 2017 at 6:48 pm
        J.bun
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          Hope you have an easy recovery… and will keep my fingers crossed that you are done with this disease.  

          (From personal experience, I encourage you to remain vigilant even if the doctors tell you it is unlikely to come back).  Wishing you the best!

          • July 31, 2017 at 9:41 am
          Jacquie
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            I've just had a block dissection on both sides of my neck and was wondering how stiff and numb your neck is and also if you had problems with stiff shoulders? I'm getting better with lots of stretching excercises and I'm curious if you had the same problems? Very pleased that you are now clear. Thanks 

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