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      • July 25, 2012 at 1:31 am
      AZ_Gal
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        My heart is breaking knowing she has to be dealing with this aweful aweful disease…yet again. Praying she comes through this and is as strong and as healthy as she was feeling before. Please keep us posted! She has been such a wonderful support system for so many, including myself. We all care for her and hope she gets better asap!

        • July 25, 2012 at 1:31 am
        AZ_Gal
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          My heart is breaking knowing she has to be dealing with this aweful aweful disease…yet again. Praying she comes through this and is as strong and as healthy as she was feeling before. Please keep us posted! She has been such a wonderful support system for so many, including myself. We all care for her and hope she gets better asap!

          • July 25, 2012 at 1:31 am
          AZ_Gal
          Participant

            My heart is breaking knowing she has to be dealing with this aweful aweful disease…yet again. Praying she comes through this and is as strong and as healthy as she was feeling before. Please keep us posted! She has been such a wonderful support system for so many, including myself. We all care for her and hope she gets better asap!

            • July 20, 2012 at 12:29 am
            AZ_Gal
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              meant to say SNB not LB. sorry

              • July 20, 2012 at 12:29 am
              AZ_Gal
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                meant to say SNB not LB. sorry

                • July 20, 2012 at 12:29 am
                AZ_Gal
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                  meant to say SNB not LB. sorry

                  • August 17, 2011 at 9:04 am
                  AZ_Gal
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                    Oh I forgot tO mention that the only other problem I’m experiencing since surgery is the numbness and pain in my arm from my elbow to my spine on the same side as my SNB. the pain is bad enough that at 11 days post op I’m still using oxcycodone to help me get through the day and to get to sleep at night. Is this much pain normal??
                    • August 21, 2011 at 6:17 am
                    AZ_Gal
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                      Went to see my doc for post surgery check up and he didn’t give a rats a$$ what I had to say about my pain or numbness… Really irritated my husband and I. But last week I discovered (after reading numerous posts about how important it is to have a dr that specializes in melanoma) my current dr specializes in rectal and colon cancer!!! ummmm……. Not exactly what I need. So my husband got online and found a dr in Encinitas, CA. Dr. McClay at pacific oncology. So I am in the process of trying to get scheduled there. Maybe they will care that I still use oxycodone to get to sleep bc the pain is so bad when I lay down.
                      • August 21, 2011 at 6:17 am
                      AZ_Gal
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                        Went to see my doc for post surgery check up and he didn’t give a rats a$$ what I had to say about my pain or numbness… Really irritated my husband and I. But last week I discovered (after reading numerous posts about how important it is to have a dr that specializes in melanoma) my current dr specializes in rectal and colon cancer!!! ummmm……. Not exactly what I need. So my husband got online and found a dr in Encinitas, CA. Dr. McClay at pacific oncology. So I am in the process of trying to get scheduled there. Maybe they will care that I still use oxycodone to get to sleep bc the pain is so bad when I lay down.
                        • August 17, 2011 at 2:37 pm
                        AZ_Gal
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                          They took 4 lymph nodes.
                          • August 17, 2011 at 2:37 pm
                          AZ_Gal
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                            They took 4 lymph nodes.
                            • August 17, 2011 at 2:36 pm
                            AZ_Gal
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                              My thoughts exactly Linda!! We will see what the docs say on Thursday.
                              • August 17, 2011 at 2:36 pm
                              AZ_Gal
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                                My thoughts exactly Linda!! We will see what the docs say on Thursday.
                                • August 18, 2011 at 8:26 am
                                AZ_Gal
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                                  Jax, sorry to hear that you are having this trouble with your docs. Linda is right you have to focus on the present so you can then focus on the future not tue past. And if you ask me….Linda is one of the best people to ask on here she was/is so helpful to me. If she doesn’t know the answer she will look it up. I, like you, did not know any of these terms and that made it very hard to understand what is going on. Linda, among others here, are great wih all that. Good luck tomorrow and keep us all posted!

                                  -Kim
                                  Diagnosd June 1st, 2011….. WLE & SNB on August 5th….NED since August 5th, 2011.

                                  • August 18, 2011 at 8:26 am
                                  AZ_Gal
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                                    Jax, sorry to hear that you are having this trouble with your docs. Linda is right you have to focus on the present so you can then focus on the future not tue past. And if you ask me….Linda is one of the best people to ask on here she was/is so helpful to me. If she doesn’t know the answer she will look it up. I, like you, did not know any of these terms and that made it very hard to understand what is going on. Linda, among others here, are great wih all that. Good luck tomorrow and keep us all posted!

                                    -Kim
                                    Diagnosd June 1st, 2011….. WLE & SNB on August 5th….NED since August 5th, 2011.

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