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    • July 8, 2011 at 11:00 am
    Nicky
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      Went back to outpatients at the hospital today to get my results after a wide excision for melanoma in situ.  Yippee all clear margins!!! so happy today.  This is my third melanoma primary over 11 years.  Currently, Stage III from a lymph node dissection in 2001 with one node with melanoma followed by radiation.  5 years later a level 3 desmoplastic melanoma on arm, following by radiation and as of last week a melanoma in situ on back, all clear with the wide excision.  Yeh, I just love giving this disease a kick, three strikes and you are OUT melanoma.

      Went back to outpatients at the hospital today to get my results after a wide excision for melanoma in situ.  Yippee all clear margins!!! so happy today.  This is my third melanoma primary over 11 years.  Currently, Stage III from a lymph node dissection in 2001 with one node with melanoma followed by radiation.  5 years later a level 3 desmoplastic melanoma on arm, following by radiation and as of last week a melanoma in situ on back, all clear with the wide excision.  Yeh, I just love giving this disease a kick, three strikes and you are OUT melanoma.

      The marketing department at the hospital wanted me to assist them on a television interview to promote new machines in detecting malignant moles and a mobile phone application for people in remote areas which is on an earlier post.  Anyway the professor now wants to put me on a trial,DNA testing and checking over all my moles with this machine.  At last I feel I'm in the best hands and that there is no room for misdiagnosis.

      So as far as I'm concerned melanoma is STRUCK OFF and hit out of the stadium.

       

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        • July 8, 2011 at 1:22 pm
        Carol Taylor
        Participant

          Love it, Nicky!  Congratulations on your home run and good for you!, being asked to take part in kicking melanoma out of other people's lives also! And, yea for being in great hands and feeling good that it has finally happened!

          I hope you're doing some major celebrating! Happy dancing in NC!

          Lord, thank you for all the mercy You've shown Your daughter Nicky here. Keep it coming please. Amen and Amen!

          Grace and peace,

          Carol

          • July 8, 2011 at 1:22 pm
          Carol Taylor
          Participant

            Love it, Nicky!  Congratulations on your home run and good for you!, being asked to take part in kicking melanoma out of other people's lives also! And, yea for being in great hands and feeling good that it has finally happened!

            I hope you're doing some major celebrating! Happy dancing in NC!

            Lord, thank you for all the mercy You've shown Your daughter Nicky here. Keep it coming please. Amen and Amen!

            Grace and peace,

            Carol

            • July 8, 2011 at 1:39 pm
            lhaley
            Participant

              Nicky,

              Keep kicking mel's butt! 

              I also have multiple primaries.  If you go into the study still ask your derm to do his normal check!  If the machine you are talking about is the one that I discused with my derm a few visits ago it is still questioned by many dermatologists. So you could be helping others by being part of the study but you also need to keep a visual check!

              Glad you caught this one when it was an insitu!

              Linda

                • July 9, 2011 at 1:08 am
                Nicky
                Participant

                  thanks linda, I whole heartedly agree.  With this disease you can't put your eggs in one basket, technology is great but it does need to be in conjunction with visual and the usual questions about patient history etc.  I made that a point in the interview which they cut part of it but I did try to say it was an additional tool to fight melanoma.

                  I have always been an advocate of my own health, particularly with multiple primaries, there have been situations where one doctor will notice a mole but make the decision not to remove it, and not happy with that, I made sure I got a second opinion. Fortunately for me, because it turned out to be melanoma and was quickly removed.  If you are able to get them detected earlier, they seem to think you do have a better chance of survival.

                  I've had 28 years of being cut up with skin cancers and the last 11 years with melanoma, you do know your body and when somethings not right and with the help of a good medical practitioner it can certainly help with the battle.

                   

                  • July 9, 2011 at 1:08 am
                  Nicky
                  Participant

                    thanks linda, I whole heartedly agree.  With this disease you can't put your eggs in one basket, technology is great but it does need to be in conjunction with visual and the usual questions about patient history etc.  I made that a point in the interview which they cut part of it but I did try to say it was an additional tool to fight melanoma.

                    I have always been an advocate of my own health, particularly with multiple primaries, there have been situations where one doctor will notice a mole but make the decision not to remove it, and not happy with that, I made sure I got a second opinion. Fortunately for me, because it turned out to be melanoma and was quickly removed.  If you are able to get them detected earlier, they seem to think you do have a better chance of survival.

                    I've had 28 years of being cut up with skin cancers and the last 11 years with melanoma, you do know your body and when somethings not right and with the help of a good medical practitioner it can certainly help with the battle.

                     

                  • July 8, 2011 at 1:39 pm
                  lhaley
                  Participant

                    Nicky,

                    Keep kicking mel's butt! 

                    I also have multiple primaries.  If you go into the study still ask your derm to do his normal check!  If the machine you are talking about is the one that I discused with my derm a few visits ago it is still questioned by many dermatologists. So you could be helping others by being part of the study but you also need to keep a visual check!

                    Glad you caught this one when it was an insitu!

                    Linda

                    • July 8, 2011 at 7:15 pm
                    Dynasysman
                    Participant
                      Nicky —

                      Awesome! Keep kickin’ it and sharing your happy stories with the rest of us. Telling your story makes us warriors more optimistic and the rest of thevworld more vigilant.

                      • July 8, 2011 at 7:15 pm
                      Dynasysman
                      Participant
                        Nicky —

                        Awesome! Keep kickin’ it and sharing your happy stories with the rest of us. Telling your story makes us warriors more optimistic and the rest of thevworld more vigilant.

                          • July 8, 2011 at 9:29 pm
                          NYKaren
                          Participant

                            Great news, Nicky.  It's wonderful for you and very encouraging for me.

                            be well.

                            • July 8, 2011 at 9:29 pm
                            NYKaren
                            Participant

                              Great news, Nicky.  It's wonderful for you and very encouraging for me.

                              be well.

                            • July 9, 2011 at 1:09 am
                            Nicky
                            Participant

                              thanks for all your support

                              • July 9, 2011 at 1:09 am
                              Nicky
                              Participant

                                thanks for all your support

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