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Is this really happening to me

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    • July 3, 2017 at 10:35 pm
    Mickyfinn
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      Melanoma was detected on a 6 monthly skin check in front of right ear. Initial surgical removal of mole showed good margins were removed and no evidence of spread. 12 months later Parotid gland swelled up, this was removed along with 35 lymph nodes down into the neck/ shoulder area, pathology showed the melanoma was contained within the parotid with no suspicious protrusions, the 35 lymph nodes were all clear. 9 months later at a routine follow up cat scan revealed multiple nodules approx 5 in each lung that were not present in a previous cat scan 12 months ago. Have undergone a PET/CT scan shows 3 with significant uptake of dye in the left lung largest is 11mm, also one in the right lung with significant uptake 7mm also 4 additional nodules in the left and 3 in the right without significant uptake. No indication of spread to the body or brain.

      Waiting 10 days for an appointment with the specialist Oncologist at GCUH Gold Coast Australia, hoping for the best but planning for the worst. Everything seemed to be going so well for us, happy marriage, home paid off, 1st grand child on the way, looking firward to retirement….. now this ! Dam dam dam ! ☹️

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        • July 4, 2017 at 3:15 pm
        UBContributor
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          Micky, thank you for sharing. This site is blessing for me to read and learn. And yes, life is not that easy, at least mine. 

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