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Lymph node dissection!

Forums General Melanoma Community Lymph node dissection!

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    vince1962
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      How long after surgery consult do you have surgery? what kind of time frame is in between the two 

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        SABKLYN
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          For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

          SABKLYN
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            For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

            SABKLYN
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              For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

              SABKLYN
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                For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

                SABKLYN
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                  For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

                  SABKLYN
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                    For me, it was about 6 weeks.  

                    brewgirl68
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                      Three weeks for me.

                       

                      brewgirl68
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                        Three weeks for me.

                         

                        brewgirl68
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                          Three weeks for me.

                           

                          Mimijo
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                            4 days

                            Mimijo
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                              4 days

                              Mimijo
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                                4 days

                                  mary1233
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                                    3 days. I had the preop testing done on the day of the consultation.

                                    mary1233
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                                      3 days. I had the preop testing done on the day of the consultation.

                                      mary1233
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                                        3 days. I had the preop testing done on the day of the consultation.

                                      vince1962
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                                        Thank You everyone!! So I guess that it,s really when ever the DR. can fit you in, Well I,ll find out for sure on thursday cause thats when I have my consult for the surgery!!

                                        vince1962
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                                          Thank You everyone!! So I guess that it,s really when ever the DR. can fit you in, Well I,ll find out for sure on thursday cause thats when I have my consult for the surgery!!

                                            SABKLYN
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                                              Yeah, that's part of it.  In my case it was also waiting for a seroma from my SNB to heal in that lymph node basin

                                              SABKLYN
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                                                Yeah, that's part of it.  In my case it was also waiting for a seroma from my SNB to heal in that lymph node basin

                                                SABKLYN
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                                                  Yeah, that's part of it.  In my case it was also waiting for a seroma from my SNB to heal in that lymph node basin

                                                vince1962
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                                                  Thank You everyone!! So I guess that it,s really when ever the DR. can fit you in, Well I,ll find out for sure on thursday cause thats when I have my consult for the surgery!!

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