question about watch and wait

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Hello,

I am new here and wanted your opinions on watch and wait.

First a little history. I was diagnosed with melanoma in

2009 (early stage 1). Had a wide excision and negative

sentinel node. Everything has gone well until I had a

carotid ultrasound and they discovered an enlarged lymph node

in my left neck (measures 1.6cm). They did a CBC and all was

within range except the lymphocytes were 4,900, WBC 9. The

doctor said there isn't any reason to do a biopsy and they

will recheck the CBC in a few months. Is this an acceptable

approach or should I pursue a lymph node biopsy?

Thanks,

Tracey