Anyone ever here of this doctor and hospital

Hey Josh

I had my first appointment monday and he evaluated my lymph nodes in my back and armpits and said he didnt feel anything swollen. He next told me the next step is the SLNB to see if it has spread. I asked him about ulceration (1.7mm i was ulcerated) and mitosis.( less then 1) He told me dont worry about that it really doesnt matter and the only way to determine is with this SLNB. He put me at a stage of 2bNoMo I have an appointment with a surgeon on friday for my SLNB and wide excision. This waiting stuff is really tough on my family and me.

As far as hospitals. I remember you saying you went to Lutheran. My parents go there and love it.(Saved my dads life twice) So I called my HMO and it is in the network all i have to do is change the group and boom the 1st i can go there if I choose. I also checked on other hospitals and have choices to go to Loyola and UIC. But other then that for one week dx I feel like everything is going fast and smooth so far. I also checked some drugs and since alot of melanoma drugs are IV and not pills they seem like there covered 100 percent. How bout treatment. Is melanoma going to make me bankrupt or are the insurances pretty good. I know since OBAMA passed those cap regulations it has changed alot of things. Insight on that would be appreciated Josh.

Thanks

Greg.

Hey Josh

I had my first appointment monday and he evaluated my lymph nodes in my back and armpits and said he didnt feel anything swollen. He next told me the next step is the SLNB to see if it has spread. I asked him about ulceration (1.7mm i was ulcerated) and mitosis.( less then 1) He told me dont worry about that it really doesnt matter and the only way to determine is with this SLNB. He put me at a stage of 2bNoMo I have an appointment with a surgeon on friday for my SLNB and wide excision. This waiting stuff is really tough on my family and me.

As far as hospitals. I remember you saying you went to Lutheran. My parents go there and love it.(Saved my dads life twice) So I called my HMO and it is in the network all i have to do is change the group and boom the 1st i can go there if I choose. I also checked on other hospitals and have choices to go to Loyola and UIC. But other then that for one week dx I feel like everything is going fast and smooth so far. I also checked some drugs and since alot of melanoma drugs are IV and not pills they seem like there covered 100 percent. How bout treatment. Is melanoma going to make me bankrupt or are the insurances pretty good. I know since OBAMA passed those cap regulations it has changed alot of things. Insight on that would be appreciated Josh.

Thanks

Greg.

Hey Josh

I had my first appointment monday and he evaluated my lymph nodes in my back and armpits and said he didnt feel anything swollen. He next told me the next step is the SLNB to see if it has spread. I asked him about ulceration (1.7mm i was ulcerated) and mitosis.( less then 1) He told me dont worry about that it really doesnt matter and the only way to determine is with this SLNB. He put me at a stage of 2bNoMo I have an appointment with a surgeon on friday for my SLNB and wide excision. This waiting stuff is really tough on my family and me.

As far as hospitals. I remember you saying you went to Lutheran. My parents go there and love it.(Saved my dads life twice) So I called my HMO and it is in the network all i have to do is change the group and boom the 1st i can go there if I choose. I also checked on other hospitals and have choices to go to Loyola and UIC. But other then that for one week dx I feel like everything is going fast and smooth so far. I also checked some drugs and since alot of melanoma drugs are IV and not pills they seem like there covered 100 percent. How bout treatment. Is melanoma going to make me bankrupt or are the insurances pretty good. I know since OBAMA passed those cap regulations it has changed alot of things. Insight on that would be appreciated Josh.

Thanks

Greg.