Clean scans — what a relief!
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Clean scans — what a relief!

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    • September 30, 2011 at 1:23 am
    Dynasysman
    Participant

    Just learned that the scans I took yestereday make me NED.  So one year after I first found the lumpy lymph node (Melanoma of Unknown Primary), seven months after a PET-CT revealed a second tumor in the same space (but my ONC misread it), three months after an ultrasound-biopsy confirmed it, I am NED and one-year progresion free.

    Just learned that the scans I took yestereday make me NED.  So one year after I first found the lumpy lymph node (Melanoma of Unknown Primary), seven months after a PET-CT revealed a second tumor in the same space (but my ONC misread it), three months after an ultrasound-biopsy confirmed it, I am NED and one-year progresion free.

    Look, melanoma is a sneaky, nasty disease, so you never know what comes next.  But for those of you just entering Stage 3 or first discovering an unknown primary, it's not an immediate death sentence.  And for those of you who "got it early", well, maybe you did!

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      • September 30, 2011 at 3:14 am
      Erinmay22
      Participant

      woo hoo!!!  that's good great to hear!

      • September 30, 2011 at 3:14 am
      Erinmay22
      Participant

      woo hoo!!!  that's good great to hear!

      • September 30, 2011 at 10:06 am
      FormerCaregiver
      Participant

      Congratulations on the excellent scan results! NED is always a great thing to have!

      Best wishes

      Frank from Australia

      • September 30, 2011 at 10:06 am
      FormerCaregiver
      Participant

      Congratulations on the excellent scan results! NED is always a great thing to have!

      Best wishes

      Frank from Australia

      • September 30, 2011 at 11:28 am
      Gene_S
      Participant

      Celebrate that wonderful news.  Congratulations!!!!!!!

      • September 30, 2011 at 11:28 am
      Gene_S
      Participant

      Celebrate that wonderful news.  Congratulations!!!!!!!

      • September 30, 2011 at 6:51 pm
      justlittleoleme
      Participant

      Congrats on NED!

      • September 30, 2011 at 6:51 pm
      justlittleoleme
      Participant

      Congrats on NED!

      • September 30, 2011 at 7:48 pm
      lhaley
      Participant

      Yeah!  Great news!!

      Linda

      • September 30, 2011 at 7:48 pm
      lhaley
      Participant

      Yeah!  Great news!!

      Linda

      • September 30, 2011 at 11:20 pm
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      Whoopeee, Glad you got to met that NED fellow!  Tell him to stay around a few decades!

      • September 30, 2011 at 11:20 pm
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      Whoopeee, Glad you got to met that NED fellow!  Tell him to stay around a few decades!

        • October 1, 2011 at 3:22 am
        Dynasysman
        Participant

        Sounds like a plan…

        • October 1, 2011 at 3:22 am
        Dynasysman
        Participant

        Sounds like a plan…

      • October 1, 2011 at 10:17 pm
      ValinMtl
      Participant

      Doing the happy happy dance for you.  I'm hoping to be NED in the future!!!  So right melanoma is sneak, nasty and you never know what it could throw next..be vigilant no matter what stage.  Val

      • October 1, 2011 at 10:17 pm
      ValinMtl
      Participant

      Doing the happy happy dance for you.  I'm hoping to be NED in the future!!!  So right melanoma is sneak, nasty and you never know what it could throw next..be vigilant no matter what stage.  Val

        • October 2, 2011 at 12:08 pm
        Vermont_Donna
        Participant

        Sooooo happy for you….and what a relief!!!

        Vermont_Donna, stage 3a, NED

        • October 2, 2011 at 12:08 pm
        Vermont_Donna
        Participant

        Sooooo happy for you….and what a relief!!!

        Vermont_Donna, stage 3a, NED

      • October 2, 2011 at 1:34 pm
      Lauri England
      Participant

      What wonderful news.  Congrats!!!

      • October 2, 2011 at 1:34 pm
      Lauri England
      Participant

      What wonderful news.  Congrats!!!

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