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      • January 28, 2020 at 1:12 pm
      Born_in_USSR
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        Hi Snootyusher and warm welcome from Russia (by this I also mean excuse me for my English). Yes this forum is very helpful even acros the world.
        I have received my diagnosis of stage 1 when I was 40, now I 43 y.o. have 2 children. I experienced a huge shock that time (and I can’t say that now I absolutely calm) and remember how each day I constantly checked my lymph nodes by hand. Panic grew. My lymp nodes that were a bit larger than normal turn out to be benign, now I definitely now this. In your situation I think you need:
        1. Remember YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED CANCER DIAGNOSIS!
        2. You need to know that lymph nodes self exam can not prove cancer, they may be swallen by many reasons.
        3. Do not panic in any case there are many options for action even in worse scenario that I believe not your case. If you do not have melanoma history it is very unlikely that you may have advanced disease. I do not believe it is possible. You are quite young man and as I understand you are caring for your health (as you regularly go to the doctor). Everything will be ok.

        Do not pray for easy life pray to be a stronger man.

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