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Lori Bierschwal
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Lori Bierschwal

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      • March 13, 2018 at 8:09 pm
      Lori Bierschwal
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        YES! Nice to hear some good- no great- news! Happy for you- continue on!

        • March 13, 2018 at 6:33 pm
        Lori Bierschwal
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          Thank you for your response- I have researched and found my Surgeon (Dr. Ryan Fields) is suppose to be excellent, so I am hoping fo the best at this point! Glad to hear confidence in the new place I will be going next month! Always a scary time living with any kind of cancer, but I feel esp with Melanoma because even 10 tens ago it was still so unknown. Thanks again!

          • March 13, 2018 at 6:31 pm
          Lori Bierschwal
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            Thank you Bill for sharing…My next Surgeon seems very confident in finding the sentinel nodes and deems it necessary to do this procedure prior to going back into the WLE. The original tumor was on the left leg near my knee. Since it came back 1.6 depth and Clark's level 4, he wants to make sure it hasn't traveled. It is a scary situation making these important decisions, so I am hoping for the best. Even if it it stage 3, I feel informed now as I have done many hours of research. But I do agree that in some cases the mapping isn't correct due to WLE first! Hoping for the best! Hope all goes well for you…

            • March 1, 2018 at 12:37 pm
            Lori Bierschwal
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              Thank you…everyday it's hard to focus. It's like this "C" thing consumes your thoughts. Having trouble sleeping this week esp and I wake up with my mind on cancer. And go to bed the same way. I'm hoping to move past this kind of behavior…

               

              • February 28, 2018 at 10:55 pm
              Lori Bierschwal
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                Thank you- everything about this diagnosis is scary, and I'm sure much more for you!! I'm hoping you have found some resolve with yours…

                 

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