chrispl1974

Hi, I am sorry that you have joined our club of Melanoma Warriors.

Mitotic rate indicates how many cancerous cells are dividing . The higher, the more prone to spreading the cells are.

However, from what I understand, mitotic rate is not taken into account anymore in the latest staging standards for Melanoma. Besides, the mitotic rate and definition is very vague and tests have shown that if you give the same sample to a bunch of pathologist, each will come up with a different mitotic rate, hence not reproducable.

So you should not worry.

All the best

Christian

Dear Beany,

Those are fantastic news. I am very happy for you. Getting a complete response to immunotherapy lasting already approx 3 years is amazing. From what I understand after so many months with clear scans,according to statistics, you have there moved from NED to the “cured” category !!!! Love Christian

Fantastic news. I am very happy for you.

I am glad you did not have to wait too long and you got the neck dissection behind you.
You will be fine. I am also stage III and my dissection was nearly 5 years ago. All good so far. Keep up the spirirt. You will do just fine. I know it is difficult, especially in the beginning, there are tons of people on this forum ,who bounced back and are enjoying life to the fullest. Take care Christian

Fantastic news. I am very happy for you. Wish you another 100 years of NED :)))

Fantastic news, thanks for sharing. I am very happy for you. What a milestone !!

I wish you and all fellow melanoma fighters a Merry Christmas and a great start into the New Year.

Love you all.

Christian

Fantastic news Bill. I am very very happy for you. Take care Chris

Thats great news Scout. I vividly remember my negative CT & MRI scans, a week after getting told about the positive SLNs in my groin. Did BRAF/MEK for a year after that with hardly any side effects. I now in my 4th recurrent free year, although I had a scare about 2 months ago, when they found slightly swollen nodes in my groin. However, they returned to normal a couple of weeks later…. Hang in there and lets beat this nasty thing 🙂 VERY VERY HAPPY FOR YOU!

Fantastic news. I very very happy for you.

Have a great honeymoon in England.

I hope you get good weather 🙂

Take care

Chris

Fantastic news. I am very happy for you !

Hi Jenn,

so wonderful to hear that you have passed the 5 year mark. When I was first diagnosed 3 years ago, I used to read a a lot of your posts and I know the road to being cancer free was not an easy one for you.

Enjoy life and dont forget to post a similar message (marking 10 years NED) in 2027 :)))

Take care

Christian

Great news. I am very happy for you. I hope these stories will become the norm soon.

Very sad news indeed. I followed his struggle and I wish his family strength during this most difficult time.

Hi Amy,

whilr I welcome any functionality improvement on this forum, I think the most important issue has not been adressed yet.

When will we get the Profile information / patient history back?

All this data somehow did not make it into the new forum when the transition occurred.

Thanks in advance

Christian

Hi,

I am no expert, but luckily , there are many very knowledgeable people on his forum. That being said, the fact that your lymph nodes have become palpable, basically from one day to the next and  your risk having melanoma in your lymph nodes is in the very low  single digits, taking into account  your primary 3.5 years ago was less than 1mm and not ulcerated etc., I think you should not worry. Probably all caused by your kidney infection and while the symptoms may have subsided, your body might still be fighting the infection.

Lets see what others like Bubbles have to say.

Take care

Chris