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Sorry, first time here! Obviously I pressed sonething I shouldn’. You all re really helpful here! I do not know what all of the above mean and I am in desperate need of some incouragment! Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my story 

Hello neighbour! Thank you! you too when you come to Greece!

Standard practice in Greece is still CLND if the sentinel node is at all infiltrated. Really few doctors (as in 3-4) suggest the observation method and not CLND when the tumor burden is very small. Adjuvant treatment though is covered by the state even if not CLND is performed. 

I am delighted that your trips to Greece were lovely. If you decide to come back again please do not hesitate to contact me. I would be more than happy to provide all the info you need and, why not, even show you around 

Dear Celeste,

this post gives me the opportunity to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your help with your responses and blog to melanoma patients. I-many times -and I am sure many many more patients or family members of a patients have found comort and/or very useful information in your posts. I truly admire you and once more your reply was helpful.

PS. CLND is still standard of care in Greece (NOT for insurance purposes) . Now, there are a only a few of doctors that debate their supposedly beneficiary or therapeutic role and dare to rule against it when the tumor burden is very low.

Thank you for your support! Such a relief to read that you are now NED

I am so glad your wife has responded so well to her treatment! Thank you for your thoughts! I am sure if I met your wife she would be an inspiration for me! 

Exactly! Hearing these stories make me hopeful! I am so glad you are over it! Thank you for taking the time to write your story…

Ted, thank you for your kind words. Indeed, this forum is really helpful!

Thank you , your reply gives me courage