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    • November 20, 2012 at 9:50 pm
    polo
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      Hello My special someone has been diagnosed and has had a small surgery removing some of this melanoma cancer. I would like to know if anyone who has had similar symptoms can tell me how to communicate with my special someone. Im trying to understand how to support and what I can do to be there for.

      Hello My special someone has been diagnosed and has had a small surgery removing some of this melanoma cancer. I would like to know if anyone who has had similar symptoms can tell me how to communicate with my special someone. Im trying to understand how to support and what I can do to be there for.

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        • November 20, 2012 at 9:57 pm
        Janner
        Participant

          Do you happen to know what stage this person is?  We might give different advice for an early stage lesion versus something more serious.  The survival rates and therefore the support is quite different for different stages. If all this person had was a simple surgery to remove the initial cancer and nothing more, then that probably implies earlier stage.  If they tested the lymph nodes and they were negative, also earlier stage but not as early as the first category.  If the lymph nodes were positive, it implies something else.  So if you could give us a bit more information, you might get more help.  Given the holiday week, though, this place seems a little slow. 

          Best wishes,

          Janner

            • November 20, 2012 at 10:03 pm
            polo
            Participant

              Ok Thanks I will find out more details. Just a little difficult communicating about the issue.

              • November 20, 2012 at 10:03 pm
              polo
              Participant

                Ok Thanks I will find out more details. Just a little difficult communicating about the issue.

                • November 20, 2012 at 10:03 pm
                polo
                Participant

                  Ok Thanks I will find out more details. Just a little difficult communicating about the issue.

                  • November 20, 2012 at 10:03 pm
                  polo
                  Participant

                    Ok Thanks I will find out more details. Just a little difficult communicating about the issue.

                    • November 20, 2012 at 10:03 pm
                    polo
                    Participant

                      Ok Thanks I will find out more details. Just a little difficult communicating about the issue.

                      • November 20, 2012 at 10:03 pm
                      polo
                      Participant

                        Ok Thanks I will find out more details. Just a little difficult communicating about the issue.

                      • November 20, 2012 at 9:57 pm
                      Janner
                      Participant

                        Do you happen to know what stage this person is?  We might give different advice for an early stage lesion versus something more serious.  The survival rates and therefore the support is quite different for different stages. If all this person had was a simple surgery to remove the initial cancer and nothing more, then that probably implies earlier stage.  If they tested the lymph nodes and they were negative, also earlier stage but not as early as the first category.  If the lymph nodes were positive, it implies something else.  So if you could give us a bit more information, you might get more help.  Given the holiday week, though, this place seems a little slow. 

                        Best wishes,

                        Janner

                        • November 20, 2012 at 9:57 pm
                        Janner
                        Participant

                          Do you happen to know what stage this person is?  We might give different advice for an early stage lesion versus something more serious.  The survival rates and therefore the support is quite different for different stages. If all this person had was a simple surgery to remove the initial cancer and nothing more, then that probably implies earlier stage.  If they tested the lymph nodes and they were negative, also earlier stage but not as early as the first category.  If the lymph nodes were positive, it implies something else.  So if you could give us a bit more information, you might get more help.  Given the holiday week, though, this place seems a little slow. 

                          Best wishes,

                          Janner

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