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Lymph node dissection!

Forums General Melanoma Community Lymph node dissection!

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    vince1962
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    How long after surgery consult do you have surgery? what kind of time frame is in between the two 

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      SABKLYN
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      For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

      SABKLYN
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      For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

      SABKLYN
      Participant

      For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

      SABKLYN
      Participant

      For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

      SABKLYN
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      For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

      SABKLYN
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      For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

      brewgirl68
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      Three weeks for me.

       

      brewgirl68
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      Three weeks for me.

       

      brewgirl68
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      Three weeks for me.

       

      Mimijo
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      4 days

      Mimijo
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      4 days

        mary1233
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        3 days. I had the preop testing done on the day of the consultation.

        mary1233
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        3 days. I had the preop testing done on the day of the consultation.

        mary1233
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        3 days. I had the preop testing done on the day of the consultation.

      Mimijo
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      4 days

      vince1962
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      Thank You everyone!! So I guess that it,s really when ever the DR. can fit you in, Well I,ll find out for sure on thursday cause thats when I have my consult for the surgery!!

      vince1962
      Participant

      Thank You everyone!! So I guess that it,s really when ever the DR. can fit you in, Well I,ll find out for sure on thursday cause thats when I have my consult for the surgery!!

        SABKLYN
        Participant

        Yeah, that's part of it.  In my case it was also waiting for a seroma from my SNB to heal in that lymph node basin

        SABKLYN
        Participant

        Yeah, that's part of it.  In my case it was also waiting for a seroma from my SNB to heal in that lymph node basin

        SABKLYN
        Participant

        Yeah, that's part of it.  In my case it was also waiting for a seroma from my SNB to heal in that lymph node basin

      vince1962
      Participant

      Thank You everyone!! So I guess that it,s really when ever the DR. can fit you in, Well I,ll find out for sure on thursday cause thats when I have my consult for the surgery!!

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