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    • August 16, 2010 at 4:22 pm
    fonteman
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      Unfortunately because I have no insurance and am forced to go to a State Hospital I am kinda at their mercy.  🙁  I just went to the derm this past Wednesday and the surgical appt for Aug. 25th is going to be done by a surgeon but they still have not sent me an appt for the oncologist.  I have been calling everyday to help "speed" things up but to no avail.   What do you mean by, “If you have the wide excision first, the extra tissue removal may alter the lymph drainage path and the SNB could be compromised.”  Sorry, like I am learning more than I thought I ever would.  Thanks again.

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