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- August 3, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Hi Melissa,
My story is very similar to yours so I completely understand how your feeling, my diagnosis was in 2010 stage 1b location was right in the middle of my upper back, my SLNB was thankfully negative. My father passed at the age of 38 from melanoma, he had a recurrance at 6yrs that put him stage 4. So when I was diagnosed at age 44 I was a complete mess, the surgery was the easy part, very little discomfort, the hard part was the mental issues in dealing with this. I felt as though I could not talk to anyone really, I felt no one understood even my own family. I pray you have a good outcome from your SLNB, and once you get past that it really just takes time, as they say time heals.
I think it took me several months but I did come to a point where it was no longer on my mind all the time and I live life without fear now. I am currently going through a little bit of a scare and although I know there is a good chance that too will have a good outcome it's just a reminder that we can't let this rule the life we have and be thankful to be disease free. I too found comfort in this board and am very appreciative for all the information that is posted here.
Sending prayers and positive energy your way.
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- August 3, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Hi Melissa,
My story is very similar to yours so I completely understand how your feeling, my diagnosis was in 2010 stage 1b location was right in the middle of my upper back, my SLNB was thankfully negative. My father passed at the age of 38 from melanoma, he had a recurrance at 6yrs that put him stage 4. So when I was diagnosed at age 44 I was a complete mess, the surgery was the easy part, very little discomfort, the hard part was the mental issues in dealing with this. I felt as though I could not talk to anyone really, I felt no one understood even my own family. I pray you have a good outcome from your SLNB, and once you get past that it really just takes time, as they say time heals.
I think it took me several months but I did come to a point where it was no longer on my mind all the time and I live life without fear now. I am currently going through a little bit of a scare and although I know there is a good chance that too will have a good outcome it's just a reminder that we can't let this rule the life we have and be thankful to be disease free. I too found comfort in this board and am very appreciative for all the information that is posted here.
Sending prayers and positive energy your way.
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- August 3, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Hi Melissa,
My story is very similar to yours so I completely understand how your feeling, my diagnosis was in 2010 stage 1b location was right in the middle of my upper back, my SLNB was thankfully negative. My father passed at the age of 38 from melanoma, he had a recurrance at 6yrs that put him stage 4. So when I was diagnosed at age 44 I was a complete mess, the surgery was the easy part, very little discomfort, the hard part was the mental issues in dealing with this. I felt as though I could not talk to anyone really, I felt no one understood even my own family. I pray you have a good outcome from your SLNB, and once you get past that it really just takes time, as they say time heals.
I think it took me several months but I did come to a point where it was no longer on my mind all the time and I live life without fear now. I am currently going through a little bit of a scare and although I know there is a good chance that too will have a good outcome it's just a reminder that we can't let this rule the life we have and be thankful to be disease free. I too found comfort in this board and am very appreciative for all the information that is posted here.
Sending prayers and positive energy your way.
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- July 15, 2015 at 10:22 pm
Jessica I am sorry to hear you have progessed after 14yrs, I will keep you in my thoughts, keep fighting. I am so thankful that there has been some progess in treatment.
Thank you both for your replies and information! My original plan was to not take them up on the referral and have another x-ray done in 3mo. thats what my primary PCP recommended. I don't think it would hurt though just to go see the Pulmonologist in Vegas and see what he thinks, even if it is just for peace of mind. I am in somewhat of a rural area and don't have a real warm and fuzzy when it comes to care here.
Janner I read your bio as well and I have a family link to melenoma, although I have never been tested. I'm glad to hear you were part of that study. My father had MM at the age of 32 and at 38 he had progressed to stage 4 to such a point there wasn't any treatment that could be done and this was over 30yrs ago. So this also probably makes me a little more worried than normal.
Thank you again 🙂
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- July 15, 2015 at 10:22 pm
Jessica I am sorry to hear you have progessed after 14yrs, I will keep you in my thoughts, keep fighting. I am so thankful that there has been some progess in treatment.
Thank you both for your replies and information! My original plan was to not take them up on the referral and have another x-ray done in 3mo. thats what my primary PCP recommended. I don't think it would hurt though just to go see the Pulmonologist in Vegas and see what he thinks, even if it is just for peace of mind. I am in somewhat of a rural area and don't have a real warm and fuzzy when it comes to care here.
Janner I read your bio as well and I have a family link to melenoma, although I have never been tested. I'm glad to hear you were part of that study. My father had MM at the age of 32 and at 38 he had progressed to stage 4 to such a point there wasn't any treatment that could be done and this was over 30yrs ago. So this also probably makes me a little more worried than normal.
Thank you again 🙂
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- July 15, 2015 at 10:22 pm
Jessica I am sorry to hear you have progessed after 14yrs, I will keep you in my thoughts, keep fighting. I am so thankful that there has been some progess in treatment.
Thank you both for your replies and information! My original plan was to not take them up on the referral and have another x-ray done in 3mo. thats what my primary PCP recommended. I don't think it would hurt though just to go see the Pulmonologist in Vegas and see what he thinks, even if it is just for peace of mind. I am in somewhat of a rural area and don't have a real warm and fuzzy when it comes to care here.
Janner I read your bio as well and I have a family link to melenoma, although I have never been tested. I'm glad to hear you were part of that study. My father had MM at the age of 32 and at 38 he had progressed to stage 4 to such a point there wasn't any treatment that could be done and this was over 30yrs ago. So this also probably makes me a little more worried than normal.
Thank you again 🙂
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