bostonguy

Hi everyone,

The lymph node dissection on Wednesday went well and I'm doing fine in my recovery.  I have the JP drain and while it's annoying, it's not that bad.  I'll reconsider that after I have it pulled out, which I know is not a pleasant process.

The surgeon indicated to my dad that he did not see any signs of anything else in there when he did the lymph node dissection.  Of course, it's the pathology that really counts and that won't be back for another week or so.

Thanks again for all of your support.

Blair – I hope you're doing ok post-op!

Hi everyone,

The lymph node dissection on Wednesday went well and I'm doing fine in my recovery.  I have the JP drain and while it's annoying, it's not that bad.  I'll reconsider that after I have it pulled out, which I know is not a pleasant process.

The surgeon indicated to my dad that he did not see any signs of anything else in there when he did the lymph node dissection.  Of course, it's the pathology that really counts and that won't be back for another week or so.

Thanks again for all of your support.

Blair – I hope you're doing ok post-op!

Hi everyone,

The lymph node dissection on Wednesday went well and I'm doing fine in my recovery.  I have the JP drain and while it's annoying, it's not that bad.  I'll reconsider that after I have it pulled out, which I know is not a pleasant process.

The surgeon indicated to my dad that he did not see any signs of anything else in there when he did the lymph node dissection.  Of course, it's the pathology that really counts and that won't be back for another week or so.

Thanks again for all of your support.

Blair – I hope you're doing ok post-op!

Wow all of this information is awesome.  I am having my LND under my left arm tomorrow (Wednesday). I'm right handed thankfully.

Blair – Best of luck to you.  We're in the same boat and almost on the exact same time schedule.  We'll have to compare notes this weekend..

To the rest – thanks so much for sharing your stories.  I'm anxious about…well…just about everything as you can imagine.  I too am a traveler – I live in Boston but my office (as in where my desk is physically located) is in New Jersey, just outside NYC. I also have an office in Manhattan.  If at all possible, I would like to drive down (or take the Acela Train) to New Jersey next week, and it sounds like that should be doable if all goes as planned.  

I'm not one of those people who live to work, but I do admit that work is actually a nice distraction.

Thanks again.

Wow all of this information is awesome.  I am having my LND under my left arm tomorrow (Wednesday). I'm right handed thankfully.

Blair – Best of luck to you.  We're in the same boat and almost on the exact same time schedule.  We'll have to compare notes this weekend..

To the rest – thanks so much for sharing your stories.  I'm anxious about…well…just about everything as you can imagine.  I too am a traveler – I live in Boston but my office (as in where my desk is physically located) is in New Jersey, just outside NYC. I also have an office in Manhattan.  If at all possible, I would like to drive down (or take the Acela Train) to New Jersey next week, and it sounds like that should be doable if all goes as planned.  

I'm not one of those people who live to work, but I do admit that work is actually a nice distraction.

Thanks again.

Wow all of this information is awesome.  I am having my LND under my left arm tomorrow (Wednesday). I'm right handed thankfully.

Blair – Best of luck to you.  We're in the same boat and almost on the exact same time schedule.  We'll have to compare notes this weekend..

To the rest – thanks so much for sharing your stories.  I'm anxious about…well…just about everything as you can imagine.  I too am a traveler – I live in Boston but my office (as in where my desk is physically located) is in New Jersey, just outside NYC. I also have an office in Manhattan.  If at all possible, I would like to drive down (or take the Acela Train) to New Jersey next week, and it sounds like that should be doable if all goes as planned.  

I'm not one of those people who live to work, but I do admit that work is actually a nice distraction.

Thanks again.

No results yet.  They told me it would likely be 2-3 weeks.  I have an appointment on Tuesday and I just called to see if the results are in – only preliminary, not finalized yet.  I was told that I should have the results by Tuesday.  So I live in limbo a bit more.  I also hope to get the drain removed on Tuesday….hopefully it's a really good day.

I did have a good appointment with dermatology last Friday.  They told me that they do not expect the pathology from the lymph nodes to show anything else.  They also told me that my biggest risk was another melanoma, not a recurrence this existing melanoma and the lymph nodes.  I'm also not likely to do interferon (for a few reasons, not the least of which is that it doesn't increase survival and I also have Crohn's disease).  So it looks like I'll be getting scanned and skin checks every 3 months, which, given that I am already at least Stage IIIA, is the best case scenario.

I did feel relief after the Friday appointment with my dermatologist. I am doing a lot of praying that the pathology comes back as they expect  – NED.

COngrats on NED and Congrats on being rid of the drain!!

No results yet.  They told me it would likely be 2-3 weeks.  I have an appointment on Tuesday and I just called to see if the results are in – only preliminary, not finalized yet.  I was told that I should have the results by Tuesday.  So I live in limbo a bit more.  I also hope to get the drain removed on Tuesday….hopefully it's a really good day.

I did have a good appointment with dermatology last Friday.  They told me that they do not expect the pathology from the lymph nodes to show anything else.  They also told me that my biggest risk was another melanoma, not a recurrence this existing melanoma and the lymph nodes.  I'm also not likely to do interferon (for a few reasons, not the least of which is that it doesn't increase survival and I also have Crohn's disease).  So it looks like I'll be getting scanned and skin checks every 3 months, which, given that I am already at least Stage IIIA, is the best case scenario.

I did feel relief after the Friday appointment with my dermatologist. I am doing a lot of praying that the pathology comes back as they expect  – NED.

COngrats on NED and Congrats on being rid of the drain!!

No results yet.  They told me it would likely be 2-3 weeks.  I have an appointment on Tuesday and I just called to see if the results are in – only preliminary, not finalized yet.  I was told that I should have the results by Tuesday.  So I live in limbo a bit more.  I also hope to get the drain removed on Tuesday….hopefully it's a really good day.

I did have a good appointment with dermatology last Friday.  They told me that they do not expect the pathology from the lymph nodes to show anything else.  They also told me that my biggest risk was another melanoma, not a recurrence this existing melanoma and the lymph nodes.  I'm also not likely to do interferon (for a few reasons, not the least of which is that it doesn't increase survival and I also have Crohn's disease).  So it looks like I'll be getting scanned and skin checks every 3 months, which, given that I am already at least Stage IIIA, is the best case scenario.

I did feel relief after the Friday appointment with my dermatologist. I am doing a lot of praying that the pathology comes back as they expect  – NED.

COngrats on NED and Congrats on being rid of the drain!!

Congratulations on getting good news! That's great! You must be feeling better today than you have in weeks.

Did your doc say what your next steps are?

Congratulations on getting good news! That's great! You must be feeling better today than you have in weeks.

Did your doc say what your next steps are?

Congratulations on getting good news! That's great! You must be feeling better today than you have in weeks.

Did your doc say what your next steps are?