Re: Diagnosed This Week…Uncertain about a few things.
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Re: Diagnosed This Week…Uncertain about a few things.

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    • August 20, 2012 at 10:18 pm
    Minnesota
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    Exactly – that's my concern for you.

    I don't think the time frame is unreasonable for someone who had an excision and is waiting to have a wider excision and SLNB, but for you, they need to get all of that tumor out and it's going to take some coordination.

    Get past the scheduling person and explain all you can so they can start doing the legwork before you are seen. The main thing is that there is no question that the tumor has to come out, the question is, "how are we going to do it and who do we need here during surgery."

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