churchwelldana

Sorry you have to go through all this. I haven't had any problems with my surgeries. The worst part of the lymph node removal was having the drain. I hope all goes well with you.

Dana

Sorry you have to go through all this. I haven't had any problems with my surgeries. The worst part of the lymph node removal was having the drain. I hope all goes well with you.

Dana

Wouldn't I still have the pharmacy copay? When I spoke with someone from my insurance she said the cost would probably be about the same. They also said the copay was to the lab.

Wouldn't I still have the pharmacy copay? When I spoke with someone from my insurance she said the cost would probably be about the same. They also said the copay was to the lab.

I will have surgery to remove the remaining lymph nodes from my groin. After that I will go to Vanderbilt to see what clinical trials they might have available to me. If they don't have anything that looks interesting I will just do the interferon.

I will have surgery to remove the remaining lymph nodes from my groin. After that I will go to Vanderbilt to see what clinical trials they might have available to me. If they don't have anything that looks interesting I will just do the interferon.

They already took 3, 2 of which were SN. One came up positive for cancer (a very small amount). I believe he said they would take 5 to 7 more, a preventive measure I believe. I have an appointment tomorrow at a cancer clinic. They will set up tests to see if cancer has spread anywhere else. My blood work and chest X-ray looked good. It seems like the steps they are taking now are to limit the possibility of reoccurrence.

They already took 3, 2 of which were SN. One came up positive for cancer (a very small amount). I believe he said they would take 5 to 7 more, a preventive measure I believe. I have an appointment tomorrow at a cancer clinic. They will set up tests to see if cancer has spread anywhere else. My blood work and chest X-ray looked good. It seems like the steps they are taking now are to limit the possibility of reoccurrence.

Thank you very much. This has all been a lot to take in so quickly. I go to the cancer clinic Monday afternoon to discuss my next steps as far as scans and treatment. My surgeon will then set a date for my next surgery. I wasn't expecting it to be so involved since my SNB was a piece of cake (especially compared to my skin graft and the grand canyon sized hole above my knee)!

Thank you very much. This has all been a lot to take in so quickly. I go to the cancer clinic Monday afternoon to discuss my next steps as far as scans and treatment. My surgeon will then set a date for my next surgery. I wasn't expecting it to be so involved since my SNB was a piece of cake (especially compared to my skin graft and the grand canyon sized hole above my knee)!