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    • August 23, 2014 at 11:19 am
    fight_back_with_smile
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      My mother is a case of melanoma left heel with left inguino pelvic lymphadenopathy. Wide local excision done with lymphnode dissection done on 14/05/14

      We are based out of India

      Docs did tell us it quite rare. Post surgery, they have opted for wait and watch . The surgery happened in May and we got CT chest and CT whole abdomen (triple phase) done on August 2. CT chest shows no abnormality. However, CT whole abdomen (Triple phase) shows subcm right external iliac node measuring 2.0x .9 cms. Docs have again called us after 6 weeks for follow up on this. I am confused and scared ..is this spreading? How bad is this?

      Also, her CBC(Haemogram Complete)-C/71 shows decreased haemoglobin from 12.5 to 11.4 now. Total Leucocyte Count as 13200 (reference range 4000-11500), Monocytes as 8.6 (reference range 2.6-8.5) , MCV 76.3 ( ref range 80-101), MCH 25.0(ref range 26-38).

      She is not under any medication right now.

      Please suggest how bad is her condition? What is her life expectancy in this case? I am terrified and scared. I love her.

      Look forward to hearing back.
       

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        • August 23, 2014 at 2:07 pm
        Ginger8888
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          Is she seeing a melanoma specialist, if not i would get her to one just to be safe..I don't know much myself due to being new to this also but i am Stage 3 C and i just finished my second treatment..First one was interferon which i failed and just finishe Yervoy a week ago and will have scans on Sept 23 to see if it's working…

          • August 23, 2014 at 2:07 pm
          Ginger8888
          Participant

            Is she seeing a melanoma specialist, if not i would get her to one just to be safe..I don't know much myself due to being new to this also but i am Stage 3 C and i just finished my second treatment..First one was interferon which i failed and just finishe Yervoy a week ago and will have scans on Sept 23 to see if it's working…

            • August 23, 2014 at 2:07 pm
            Ginger8888
            Participant

              Is she seeing a melanoma specialist, if not i would get her to one just to be safe..I don't know much myself due to being new to this also but i am Stage 3 C and i just finished my second treatment..First one was interferon which i failed and just finishe Yervoy a week ago and will have scans on Sept 23 to see if it's working…

              • August 24, 2014 at 2:21 am
              JerryfromFauq
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                HAve they did at least a c-kit oncoprotein over expresion test on it or a BRAF DNA  mutation test?

                If there is a swollen lymoph gland and a one to two week course of antibiotics doesn't reduce it, I wouold want a biopsy (at minimum a needle biopsy0  My needle biiopsy was inconclusive, so I SAID "GET  IT OUIT!"  tHEYY DID AND SAID IT WAS THE BIGEST, BLACKES LYMPH NODE THE LOCAL SURGEON HAD EVER SEEN.

                 

                LIFE EXPECTNCY? Depends on what is in the lymph node. 

                I was at STAGE Iv with innumerable tumors in both lungs in March 2007.  Was told I had 30-180 days.

                SO Who knows?  Depends on the care she gets if it haas gone beyond the foot.

                I still have innumerable nodes in both lungs, but am still going on.

                 

                 

                • August 24, 2014 at 2:21 am
                JerryfromFauq
                Participant

                  HAve they did at least a c-kit oncoprotein over expresion test on it or a BRAF DNA  mutation test?

                  If there is a swollen lymoph gland and a one to two week course of antibiotics doesn't reduce it, I wouold want a biopsy (at minimum a needle biopsy0  My needle biiopsy was inconclusive, so I SAID "GET  IT OUIT!"  tHEYY DID AND SAID IT WAS THE BIGEST, BLACKES LYMPH NODE THE LOCAL SURGEON HAD EVER SEEN.

                   

                  LIFE EXPECTNCY? Depends on what is in the lymph node. 

                  I was at STAGE Iv with innumerable tumors in both lungs in March 2007.  Was told I had 30-180 days.

                  SO Who knows?  Depends on the care she gets if it haas gone beyond the foot.

                  I still have innumerable nodes in both lungs, but am still going on.

                   

                   

                  • August 24, 2014 at 2:21 am
                  JerryfromFauq
                  Participant

                    HAve they did at least a c-kit oncoprotein over expresion test on it or a BRAF DNA  mutation test?

                    If there is a swollen lymoph gland and a one to two week course of antibiotics doesn't reduce it, I wouold want a biopsy (at minimum a needle biopsy0  My needle biiopsy was inconclusive, so I SAID "GET  IT OUIT!"  tHEYY DID AND SAID IT WAS THE BIGEST, BLACKES LYMPH NODE THE LOCAL SURGEON HAD EVER SEEN.

                     

                    LIFE EXPECTNCY? Depends on what is in the lymph node. 

                    I was at STAGE Iv with innumerable tumors in both lungs in March 2007.  Was told I had 30-180 days.

                    SO Who knows?  Depends on the care she gets if it haas gone beyond the foot.

                    I still have innumerable nodes in both lungs, but am still going on.

                     

                     

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