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My Story&finding ways to be happy
Hello,My name Is Harley Peters I am a nineteen year old girl young and healthy.I was diagnosed with skin melanoma on Sept.30th 2009.The discovery started while my teacher(I am learning Cosmetology)was combing my hair and clipped a mole on my scalp.It bled and so I immediately went to Urgent Care which then sent me to a…
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BCC self-treatment
I have been diagnosed with Basal Cell Carcinoma on October 15,2009. A biopsy was taken at that time. The lesion is on the lower part of the nose near the cheek. It was approx. 1 cm circular and looked very ugly with inflammation around it. It was the size of a pencil eraser. I distinctly remember how this tumor developed.…
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What should I expect ?
Just wondering what I should expect to happen. I am a recent iraq veteran, I had 2 moles removed from my back about 3 weeks ago, one was described as atypical with further removal recommended, the other biopsy report was superficial spreading melanoma clark level iv, .90MM. my insurance is changing this month, as I am back…
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New to melanoma
I just discovered this discussion forum and already I am glad I did. Last night I asked my wife if I should be finding someone to talk with about my/our experience with melanoma. I just had surgery a month ago to remove a large melanoma from the back of my head. Still waiting to hear from the surgeon and oncologist about…
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Observation or Interferon for nodular melanoma stage 3
Dear All, My girl friend is only 29 years old and one months ago she diagnoised with nodular melanoma stage 3. She did what she have to, she had the mole on her chest since she was young, she went to doctor to remove the mole last year March because it change color, and the lab report said is normal, and this year when it…
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Depression After Sugery
Anyone else having a hard time after surgery? I am 26, I had Malignant Melanoma removed from my left cheek in March of this year. The first surgery lasted over 7 hours. I had a parotidectomy, and a neck dissection to remove lymph nodes. I have partial nerve degradation on that side. Anyone else had a similar procedure? Did…
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Starting Interferon Treatment - Opinions Please - Port or PICC?
Hey ya'll. I just finished up my lymph node dissection surgery, and I'm scheduled to go back to the surgeon to have the drain removed. At that appointment, we'll discuss the advantages of a port vs. a PICC for my upcoming interferon treatments. I was hoping to get some insight from y'all. My "official" diagnosis is…
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New cancer teatment?
Hi, Anybody heard of a new cancer treatment i Lebanon??? We live in Norway and recently heard about a so called "revolutionary" cancer treatment in Beirut performed by a doctor there. Several Norwegians are supposed to have travelled there for treatment, but we can`t seem to find out what this is... Would be interesting to…
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any news on hollyberry? lets pray for her...
hi i have been praying for hollyberry and her family since reading the post a few days ago, by longingforhope, that holly is close to the end of her earthly journey....:( since the board attack, all the posts have been pushed out of order, and the post has disappeared, so i just wanted to bring her and her family back up…
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Treatments for Basal Cell Carcinoma
My mother was recently diagnosed with Basal Cell Carcinoma on 10-06-09. I know nothing about this cancer type. Can you tell me what to expect? What are the treatments for this type of cancer? Also, does this cancer spread?
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CellAdam
29.09.2009 Has anybody heard of or had experience with CellAdam/VitaCell drops (used by cancer patients in Hungary)? Please let me know, as my husband is not getting any more treatment for his melanoma, even though he is physically strong and has no evidence of tumors anywhere else than in his lungs and a few lymphnodes.…
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Any Melanoma Survivors using Alternative Therapies?
Hi, I was diagnosed in April '09 after a lymphnode in my neck swelled up. It was removed and tested pos. for melanoma. There were no melanoma specialists in my area. I had to wait a month to see one in Chicago. I have been interested in natural suppliments for some time now, and luckily my father in Law took the time to…
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Tongue Cancer
I have about 2 weeks of 35 treatmenst of radiation left. My biggest concern is taste buds. From what I have read most people do not get their taste buds back. My cannot afford to lose anymore weight. Does anyone know how long in general the taste bubs take to come back. So far I have not lost my voice, my salavary glands…
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how to survive the mental game
Hi there. My name is Brian and I have stageIV metastatic mealnoma. Looking for friends in the same boat. Dont feel bad, but the mind game is totally draining. I wanna quit my job and run away,...not from the experience of living, but from the toxic medicines and death. I have the hardest time turning my body over to the…
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Need support
Im a 25 year old single mom whom last year was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma on my calf. The tumor was removed in December and luckily they said it hadnt spread to the lymph nodes. I always loved the outdoors, beach, pool, anything that I could feel the warmth of the sun. I also used tanning bed's in the winter to keep a…
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Questions ?
Hi everyone. I am not a melanoma patient but my best friend just had melanoma removed from her ankle. She lives in Nashville and called last night to tell me about her surgery. They removed the melanoma, which the doctor said started on a scar she had gotten from waxing her legs. Anyway, they checked her lymph nodes in her…
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advice on interferon?
Thinking about joining a trial that will consist of only the first month of high dose interferon therapy. If anyone has any experience with this I would like to hear from you. Wondering what to expect. Some say it is horrible and others say its tolerable. I understand that everyone is different, but would like to hear some…
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Dizziness???
Hi everyone... Quick question... Has anyone any experience with dizziness associated with melanoma?? My primary care physician suspects nothing but maybe an acid reflux problem, so I was prescribed Protonix, but that was 3 weeks ago and the dizziness just gets more constant. Don't know what to do here, as he seems bothered…
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Tagamet rules!
the old ulcer drug makes the body attack cancers including melanoma. would give it with frankincense oil, also very effective.
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skin cancer and now blood inside nose
Three years ago I was told I had stage 3 bladder cancer. It was declared a stage 3 with the highest level with this pathologist was a stage 3. I could not have surgery due to other medical problems. A year later, I had a slice taken off my nose on the left side, which turned out to be cancer. I didn't worry about it since…
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New Melanoma
I have had basal cell cancer, colon cancer, I am still getting radiation for breast cancer & now I have melanoma in situ. Just had surgery to remove it. What is the best screening technique? I read something about digital screening. Also, my husband just got basal cell skin cancer. Does anyone know about High Dose…
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stage 3 after first surgery
hello, i am new to this board and i really need to hear some facts. My cousin was diagnosed with melanoma in november, and just had her first surgery on Jan. 5. Her tumor was more than 4mm thick and was ulcerated. Her biopsy showed that her cancer spread to her lymph nodes and she is schedualed for a second surgery to…
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met.melanoma internal organs
Hi, I'm 33, and I just recently was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma that is in my bile duct/pancreas area. I had a whipple surgery which was rough, and I'm recovering. My oncologist doesn't offer much hope, and I haven't even had a PET scan yet! I don't know yet if it has spread anywhere else yet. I still have hope that…
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metastatic melanoma
My husband has stage 4 metstatic melanoma. I would love to talk to anyone who also has the same. He is on an organic diet with many supplement. It seems to be helping. He takes DTIC chemo every 3 weeks. So far so good!
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vaginal melanoma
My prognosis was 4 to 19 months. I was expected to make it only 6, but I have been here fighting for 14 months now. I cannot find any survivors with this kind of melanoma. I lost two grandmothers to melanoma and I fear for my 3 kids. I would like to hear from anyone with vaginal melanoma. I feel alone, yet realize that…
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Melanoma kills
Im a 16 year old girl and my mother has stage 4 Melanoma. She just turned 40. Shes very young and dying very painfully and slowly. I hate seeing her like this and I dont want to lose her. Theres so many things I want to do with her but I am unable to. She has to stay in a bed at all times for the fact that she cant move…
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I'm also new to Melenoma
I had a spot on my lower left that everyone kept asking about, but i would shrug it off and say that it was nothing. Boy, was I wrong!!! I went to see my Dr. on May 19, 2009 and right away he sent me to a surgeon. I saw that Dr. on May 21, 2009 and went in to surgery May 22, 2009. Talk about a shock!!!!! I had an a large…
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Experimental treatments for inoperable Stage IV
My sister in law has been diagnosed with melanoma. She has a tumor in her lungs that they can't take out, and has been told she has 4 mos left. We are trying to get her in to any of the experimental studies/trials, but so far noone thinks she is a good candidate becuase her tumor keeps growing and they can't remove it. I'd…
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Another Coming Out Story...
I have read so many of the postings here and almost feel a bit guilty writing since my melanoma isn’t as far spread nor as devastating as so many others. My melanoma was staring me right in the face for quite awhile. It was on my forehead, just above my eyes, so every morning it was “Hmm I should have that checked…
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New to the board - with questions...
First of all, I don't know if I have selected the correct chat board catagory to go to, so if anyone thinks that a different catagory would be better, please direct me accordingly. My mother has recently had surgery to remove cancer. It was melanoma. Her doctor was considered an oncologist/gynecologist because the cancer…