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    • August 1, 2012 at 6:10 am
    Jennholbert
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      I was diagnosed tonight at 7:30 by my sweet dr who wanted to give me the info as soon as she received it. I had a mole on my right calf for a good 4 years. Last Friday (7/27) I had the mole removed along with good margins. The wound has been left open …oh how nasty it looks! 🙂

      I was surprised how fast the results came back, considering the lab only got the biopsy yesterday morning. I was told that it is an early stage melanoma with shallow growth. Dr mentioned how deep it was, but my head was swimming. So that’s good.
      One slide showed that I had a regression so I’m being sent to an Oncologist for my follow up procedure and possible look at my lymph nodes.

      Tomorrow I am going in to have my wound checked and to talk more. Can anyone give me a list of questions to ask my dr tomorrow and also the Oncologist?

      Thank you so much!

      Jennifer

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        • August 1, 2012 at 10:54 am
        natasha
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          Hi Jennifer !

                     I would deffinately ask Doc to have a pathology report. Breslow , Clark level ,mitosis ,ulceration and growth phase.

            So your samples was in lab just for a day? it is suprising ,because it takes up to 2 weeks to make such diagnosys as melanoma.

                    

          • August 1, 2012 at 10:54 am
          natasha
          Participant

            Hi Jennifer !

                       I would deffinately ask Doc to have a pathology report. Breslow , Clark level ,mitosis ,ulceration and growth phase.

              So your samples was in lab just for a day? it is suprising ,because it takes up to 2 weeks to make such diagnosys as melanoma.

                      

            • August 1, 2012 at 10:54 am
            natasha
            Participant

              Hi Jennifer !

                         I would deffinately ask Doc to have a pathology report. Breslow , Clark level ,mitosis ,ulceration and growth phase.

                So your samples was in lab just for a day? it is suprising ,because it takes up to 2 weeks to make such diagnosys as melanoma.

                        

              • August 1, 2012 at 12:19 pm
              AngelaM
              Participant

                Sorry you had to join us here.

                You need the pathology report. The depth is probably the most important, but the other info (such as mitotic rate, ulceration and presence or absence of regression) is also very important for your staging.

                • August 1, 2012 at 12:19 pm
                AngelaM
                Participant

                  Sorry you had to join us here.

                  You need the pathology report. The depth is probably the most important, but the other info (such as mitotic rate, ulceration and presence or absence of regression) is also very important for your staging.

                  • August 1, 2012 at 12:19 pm
                  AngelaM
                  Participant

                    Sorry you had to join us here.

                    You need the pathology report. The depth is probably the most important, but the other info (such as mitotic rate, ulceration and presence or absence of regression) is also very important for your staging.

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