The lymph nodes were clean! They ended up removing 3. They said that they did find a very shallow and small cluster of cells near the original tumor so they would clean up around those but we should go celebrate. I’m too exhausted and she is too sore at this point.
The lymph nodes were clean! They ended up removing 3. They said that they did find a very shallow and small cluster of cells near the original tumor so they would clean up around those but we should go celebrate. I’m too exhausted and she is too sore at this point.
Specialist said 90 percent chance it is gone but will still double check with surgery and remove nodes next week. Now if we can just stop fearing being in the 10 percent!
Specialist said 90 percent chance it is gone but will still double check with surgery and remove nodes next week. Now if we can just stop fearing being in the 10 percent!
Thanks for the info…I finally had a long talk with the dermatologist today who gave me more info. I will spare all the numbers because I want to let the specialist inform us of prognosis and not get wrapped up in guessing. And from what I am learning, until you see the specialist you really don't know the true stage anyway.
The good news within the bad is that the margins were clear, the tumor is barely Breslow 1 mil, non ulcerated, very low mitosis rate, and in the first stage. However, until we hear that the nodes are clear and the surrounding tissue still has no cells in it then we will still feel a little panicked. The dermatologist said that often times they don't go after the nodes at this stage, but the specialist will like take more tissue. This is somewhat confusing to us, but we are going to ask that they exam the nodes and do all they can to give us some peace of mind. About the time we feel there is lots of hopes someone tells us about an Aunt or Uncle that had stage one and died in 15 minutes! Geez people really need to think before they speak.
Thanks for the info…I finally had a long talk with the dermatologist today who gave me more info. I will spare all the numbers because I want to let the specialist inform us of prognosis and not get wrapped up in guessing. And from what I am learning, until you see the specialist you really don't know the true stage anyway.
The good news within the bad is that the margins were clear, the tumor is barely Breslow 1 mil, non ulcerated, very low mitosis rate, and in the first stage. However, until we hear that the nodes are clear and the surrounding tissue still has no cells in it then we will still feel a little panicked. The dermatologist said that often times they don't go after the nodes at this stage, but the specialist will like take more tissue. This is somewhat confusing to us, but we are going to ask that they exam the nodes and do all they can to give us some peace of mind. About the time we feel there is lots of hopes someone tells us about an Aunt or Uncle that had stage one and died in 15 minutes! Geez people really need to think before they speak.
Hi Jackie,
We saw the specialist who will do just what you said he will. He said we caught it early and there is a 90 percent chance it is gone, but will still double check with surgery and remove node.
Hi Jackie,
We saw the specialist who will do just what you said he will. He said we caught it early and there is a 90 percent chance it is gone, but will still double check with surgery and remove node.
I also know the pathologist didn’t see any cancer in surrounding tissue. However we were told the Mel specialist MIGHT want to take more. So that was confusing but I guess they have to double check each other.
