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How long to wait?

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    • April 6, 2019 at 6:21 pm
    Sarahprince22
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      just had surgery 2 days ago to remove melanoma. How How long does it usually take to hear back from the pathology to make sure the margins are clear? 

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        • April 6, 2019 at 10:42 pm
        ourvan
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          I'm sure it can vary, but in my case I had surgery on a Tuesday, with SLN biopsy, and got the results that Friday.  Waiting is so hard, isn't it?  Sending blessings for good results!

          • April 7, 2019 at 2:21 am
          mortalMike
          Participant

            Hi,

            Had my surgery on 11/7/2018 and got good news on 11/8/2018. Depends on lab people and how busy.

            Good luck. Keep on this blog, these people on here are great and they help alot. Lots of info here.

            MortalMike

            • April 7, 2019 at 2:08 pm
            Gene_S
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              It took two weeks to get results here.  But it was back in 2008.

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