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    • June 24, 2017 at 1:41 am
    cammeronwall
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      Hi all! I hope you're feeling good today! We received our news on my scans from yesterday. All clear other than an inconclusive tiny spot on my liver but the surgeon said it's not a tumor. We are scheduled to speak with plastic surgeon on Monday then hopefully set for wide excision sentinel biopsy next Friday. They said I have a 30% it will be found in my nodes… first biopsy on templecwas .61mm (shave), second biopsy ( punch) was 3.15mm…so … to me 30% sounds low. My husband was very upset. Thoughts? 

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        • June 24, 2017 at 2:54 am
        jennunicorn
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          Good to hear your scans were clear. Since no lymph nodes showed up on the scan as suspicious, then there is a good chance there isn't anything there or if there is it is very minimal. But, there really is no way to say whether there will be melanoma in your lymph nodes. Maybe there's some research suggesting based on your depth and what not that it has a certain percentage chance, but all of our stories are so different that there's no way to predict and I would say not to worry and tell your husband not to worry until you get the results after surgery. One day at a time. Even if it is in your lymph nodes, that would make you stage 3, and there are some newer treatment options available if needed, but don't get ahead of yourself just yet. Tell your husband to focus on the fact that you had CLEAR scans, that's the best news yet!

          All the best,

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