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      • August 11, 2011 at 10:01 pm
      mwb1010
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        Hey Michael,

         Thank you for your response and thank you for the congrats.  I am currently in NJ and am being seen by a few different doctors.  My dermatologist is at the Philadelphia Institute of Dermatology, Dr Maniloff/Dr Carlin, my surgical oncologist is Dr Giorgos Karakousis at Univ of Penn Hospital at the Perelman Center for Advance Medicine and  just started seeing Dr Ming at the Pigmented Lesion Group at UPenn as well.  I dont remember my doctor staging me but after researching I believe I am stage 1B. My pathology report said no ulceration. I did have another biopsy last monday that came back as a abnormal mole but wasnt melanoma though it was serious enough that I have to see my surgeon again(i believe to have another excision).  I know that there are people in a worse condition than I am but Ive heard stories about stage 1 people going to stage 4 after thinking they were all clear and I am stressing that alot. Should I be worried about that happening to me or am I just stressing myself out?  Thank you again for responding

        • August 11, 2011 at 10:01 pm
        mwb1010
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          Hey Michael,

           Thank you for your response and thank you for the congrats.  I am currently in NJ and am being seen by a few different doctors.  My dermatologist is at the Philadelphia Institute of Dermatology, Dr Maniloff/Dr Carlin, my surgical oncologist is Dr Giorgos Karakousis at Univ of Penn Hospital at the Perelman Center for Advance Medicine and  just started seeing Dr Ming at the Pigmented Lesion Group at UPenn as well.  I dont remember my doctor staging me but after researching I believe I am stage 1B. My pathology report said no ulceration. I did have another biopsy last monday that came back as a abnormal mole but wasnt melanoma though it was serious enough that I have to see my surgeon again(i believe to have another excision).  I know that there are people in a worse condition than I am but Ive heard stories about stage 1 people going to stage 4 after thinking they were all clear and I am stressing that alot. Should I be worried about that happening to me or am I just stressing myself out?  Thank you again for responding

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