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      • August 19, 2012 at 3:40 pm
      Melanoma Warrior
      Participant

        YES, I had a whole leg perfusion last April 15, 2011 

        To date presenting cancer free .. next check-up in October (6mos.) 

        Procedure was not easy… pretty barbaric 

        Was at California Pacific Medical  San Francisco 

        San Francisco doctors were wonderful … 

        My Oncologist Dr. David Minor was very compasionate as was the rest of the team 

         

        The melanoma was on the bottom of my foot and spreading up my shin..

        I was diagnosed with Stage 3B w/ massastisis 

        My dermatologist continuelly reminds me of how lucky I am to be alive..

         

        Side affects : From not moving due to swelling my knee joint froze ….  However I'm alive…

        • August 19, 2012 at 3:40 pm
        Melanoma Warrior
        Participant

          YES, I had a whole leg perfusion last April 15, 2011 

          To date presenting cancer free .. next check-up in October (6mos.) 

          Procedure was not easy… pretty barbaric 

          Was at California Pacific Medical  San Francisco 

          San Francisco doctors were wonderful … 

          My Oncologist Dr. David Minor was very compasionate as was the rest of the team 

           

          The melanoma was on the bottom of my foot and spreading up my shin..

          I was diagnosed with Stage 3B w/ massastisis 

          My dermatologist continuelly reminds me of how lucky I am to be alive..

           

          Side affects : From not moving due to swelling my knee joint froze ….  However I'm alive…

          • August 19, 2012 at 3:40 pm
          Melanoma Warrior
          Participant

            YES, I had a whole leg perfusion last April 15, 2011 

            To date presenting cancer free .. next check-up in October (6mos.) 

            Procedure was not easy… pretty barbaric 

            Was at California Pacific Medical  San Francisco 

            San Francisco doctors were wonderful … 

            My Oncologist Dr. David Minor was very compasionate as was the rest of the team 

             

            The melanoma was on the bottom of my foot and spreading up my shin..

            I was diagnosed with Stage 3B w/ massastisis 

            My dermatologist continuelly reminds me of how lucky I am to be alive..

             

            Side affects : From not moving due to swelling my knee joint froze ….  However I'm alive…

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