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lump under jaw- yep! melanoma

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    • September 24, 2019 at 1:21 pm
    Cindy Lou
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      i had surgery 2ish weeks ago on neck. surgeon removed 5 of 6 lumps in neck. dr. kudchadkar, my new “bestie” oncologist/ mel specialist at Emory said 6th one needed to come out. got it out yesterday & surgeon at Emory said it was pigmented & appeared to be melanoma. when i asked my local surgeon why he did not remove it, he said he didn’t think it was mel when he felt of it. so much for his thinking. also, my local oncologist ( but not going back to him!) said that the path report from the botched biopsy ( see former post) indicated that it was not melanoma. i have since received that path report and it did not indicate that! this is why we all need to see mel specialists! anyhoo, it’s out now. starting radiation in about 3 weeks. i have decided to get all my treatments there in atlanta now. luckily, our daughter lives there. keep up the fight, my friends!
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        • September 24, 2019 at 1:43 pm
        Bubbles
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          So sorry for ALL of that, but so glad you are getting appropriate care now, Cindy! It is a shame, but you are correct!! Seeing an oncologist who specializes in melanoma is often an essential step in beating this disease. I hope you are on the path to recovery now!!! I wish you my best. Celeste
            • September 24, 2019 at 5:23 pm
            jbronicki
            Participant
              Cindy Lou, so sorry it turned out to be melanoma, but so happy you are going to Emory in Atlanta. Given the evidence on this board and the experience I’m seeing with my cousin, the single biggest variable in this fight is going to a good melanoma specialist as Celeste said! Good luck Cindy Lou, I’ll be in Atlanta over XMAS, will be thinking about you and really glad you’ll be with your daughter.
            • September 24, 2019 at 10:49 pm
            MelanomaMike
            Participant
              Cindy Lou! Cindy Lou! Pretty pretty pretty pretty Cindy Lou! Haha reminds me of Buddy Holly song haha..IM so GLAD your in good hands now! I laughed my ASS (excuse my English) when you said your former oncologist “felt” on your tumor and deemed it NOT Melanoma!! Haha…theres only one Melanoma specialist on this earth that has super powers that can touch & feel for actual Melanoma and thats my oncologist Dr. Hamid! Haha…but seriously Cindy, im soooo glad your in Dr. Kudchadkar’s care, i read her bio a few weeks ago when you brought her up to us! Shes fab! And well decorated in Mel research!! X0xox0
                • September 25, 2019 at 2:16 am
                Cindy Lou
                Participant
                  Your posts always make me smile! Thanks for that!!
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