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      • April 15, 2017 at 4:56 am
      MelOrama
      Participant

        Thank you!  I appreciate it.  And believe me, my sense of humor is the main thing that got me through all this the first time. It's going to have to serve me well again. 🙂

        • April 15, 2017 at 4:55 am
        MelOrama
        Participant

          I'm in Austin, TX and  have an appointment Monday morning with Dr. Fleming. http://www.texasoncology.com/doctors/ry-declan-fleming

          However, the first specialist I saw does do the SLN as well.  I'm very curious why he not only referred me to Dr. Fleming, but when it was found out that Dr. Fleming was booked and I could see one of the two other doctors in his practice, the first specialist I went to was adamant about me seeing him. The first specialist  managed  to get me on Monday instead of having to wait until the 25th.  It's one of the things to ask when I go on Monday. Again my pathology report looks pretty vanilla, right?   Maybe it's just simply because I just came off the breast-cancer thing ?

          • April 14, 2017 at 2:12 am
          MelOrama
          Participant

            Hi Susan! 

            The last specialist I saw  gave me the lowdown on what would happen with the new specialist. They will put me completely under, do the WLE and then do the SLN at the same time.  You know how it goes…you think of a million and one things to ask after you leave, but one of the things I'd like to know is why the specialist, who my dermatologist says is the best, insisted on referring me to what he calls the top notch guy?   And when he found out he was booked, got me and lickety-split to see him. Again, the pathology report is a little foreign to me, but I didn't see anything nor did he indicate anything was alarming.  Well, outside of the fact I have  Melanoma, lol.

             And yes, I have been on quite the ride. I keep threatening to write a book about it, I have some pretty crazy experiences.  But I still hold out I was one of the very lucky ones with my breast cancer. And congratulations to you and your beating the beast.   The silver lining  to breast cancer was two brand-new boobs at 46 that insurance paid for…you can't beat that! With this? Maybe he'll cut away some extra back fat. 😉

            I have not told many, but I have a already heard, "at least it's just skin cancer…they'll just cut it out." 

            If anyone can offer any advice on what to ask the surgeon when I meet with him on Monday, I'd be grateful.

            thanks!

            P.S…one of my nick names for a looooong time has been MelORama. I find it so funny that it's so similar to what I had hacked off my back. 🙂

            • April 14, 2017 at 12:14 am
            MelOrama
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               Hi Jeff, recently diagnosed as well. Biopsy On 3/30, phone call on 4/6.

              My shave biopsy left me with a pretty big crater in my back, and I saw what I thought was the remaining part of the mole/tumor.  I was reassured by my dermatologist and then the first melanoma specialist I saw this week that what I saw is normal…it's  blood vessels closing off. I'm not sure if that's the same thing you saw or not?

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