Guest guest Posted July 11, 2001 Report Share Posted July 11, 2001 Hi Jim, Please peruse the site below (click on the book to the left with the word 'Cancer' on it) - and if I were you and was dealing with the reality of Cancer either for myself or a loved one, I would order the book immediately. http://credence.org > melanoma > > anyone have any experience with treating a melanoma? thanks, jim O+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2001 Report Share Posted July 11, 2001 Hi Jim, Please peruse the site below (click on the book to the left with the word 'Cancer' on it) - and if I were you and was dealing with the reality of Cancer either for myself or a loved one, I would order the book immediately. http://credence.org > melanoma > > anyone have any experience with treating a melanoma? thanks, jim O+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2001 Report Share Posted September 14, 2001 dear seb, brother of mine own flesh...i highly recommend you research, on the net, the myriad of alternative therapy cancer programs. firstly, join " tracy's corner " on yahoo clubs...i have seen before my virtual eyes...instances of cancer healings. go to the home page...navigate the links...you will find an amazing amount of info. for example, there is a web page listing the responses of several of the most renowned doctors in the world....when asked what they would do if they had cancer. the answers would shock you...and especially the members of the AMA! i have a friend who has liver cancer...i turned him on to these links...and after being told he only had a short time to live....he has changed doctors...and is fighting back. also, you might want to consider the coconut oil discussion list...antiaging research discussion group...as well as post this question to the calorie restriction e-list and rejuveniton club. your strategy is right...just pose this question to some of the above groups...some of which which are peopled by top doctors, scientists, and researchers...and watch the amazing number of helpful responses you get. also check out dr. donsbach on the net...just punch that into your search engine...he runs a clinic in mexico using hyperbaric oxygen, ozone treatment, and hydrogen peroxide...with an astounding seventy per cent cure rate...or so he claims. hulda clark...look her website up...published two books calle the cure for all cancers...although she has come under a cloud of scrutiny. also punch in bob beck...he has a web page claimng an electrical device that will cure cancer...and there is a bob-beck-electrification club on yahoo also. the list is endless. i have only scratched the surface. and as you can tell...i am a psuedo science layman...so take all of this with a grain of salt. if it were me...i'd start a radical diet using fresh vegtables in a juicer...ingest gallons of ozonated water...flood my body with the most potent antioxidants...take daily ozone saunas...zap myself liberally with a blood purification electronic unit avaialble from bob beck...and make myself laugh, hard, all day long, communicating directly with the consciousness of each cell...injecting postive, healing, loving images. please understand i am just blabbing all this stuff out becasue i feel such compassion for you. it may not be very intelligible...nor correct...according to others. it is just my humble opinion. but know...this minute...i send you healing loving energy. what else can i do? god bless Melanoma I am new to the list and am looking for some advice about my metastisized melanoma. I was diagnosed in February 2001 with Melanoma tumor (clear cell sarcoma) on my right leg. In March it was excised and a skin graft put over the open area. In August a malignant tumor was found near my knee and excised. Last week a PetSCAN was done and found 4 lymph nodes positive in my right groin. Now I have been told they want to take out my entire lymph node region in my groin. My question is do I have any other options to to the impending surgery. I will be cut up again yet I have lost sensation to most of my right leg due to the the severing of nerves running down the leg. Would there be any alternative therapy I could try to avoid being cut up again. Thanks for any suggestions you may have for me. Seb OxyPLUS is an unmoderated e-ring dealing with oxidative therapies, and other alternative self-help subjects. THERE IS NO MEDICAL ADVICE HERE! This list is the 1st Amendment in action. The things you will find here are for information and research purposes only. We are people sharing information we believe in. If you act on ideas found here, you do so at your own risk. Self-help requires intelligence, common sense, and the ability to take responsibility for your own actions. By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR yourself. Do not use any ideas found here without consulting a medical professional, unless you are a researcher or health care provider. You can unsubscribe via e-mail by sending A NEW e-mail to the following address - NOT TO THE OXYPLUS LIST! - DO NOT USE REPLY BUTTON & DO NOT PUT THIS IN THE SUBJECT LINE or BODY of the message! : oxyplus-unsubscribeegroups oxyplus-normalonelist - switch your subscription to normal mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2001 Report Share Posted September 14, 2001 Dear Seb, It is an endless chase, where they just keep cutting off more and more of your parts, until they bury the leftovers. You need cleansing and nutrition. The best cleansing is a liver cleanse followed by ozone saunas, supplemented by Essiac tea. Where do you live? Best of Health! Dr. Saul Pressman, DCh, LTOH From: sebw@... Reply-To: oxyplus To: oxyplus Subject: Melanoma Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 04:59:36 -0000 I am new to the list and am looking for some advice about my metastisized melanoma. I was diagnosed in February 2001 with Melanoma tumor (clear cell sarcoma) on my right leg. In March it was excised and a skin graft put over the open area. In August a malignant tumor was found near my knee and excised. Last week a PetSCAN was done and found 4 lymph nodes positive in my right groin. Now I have been told they want to take out my entire lymph node region in my groin. My question is do I have any other options to to the impending surgery. I will be cut up again yet I have lost sensation to most of my right leg due to the the severing of nerves running down the leg. Would there be any alternative therapy I could try to avoid being cut up again. Thanks for any suggestions you may have for me. Seb _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2001 Report Share Posted September 14, 2001 I live in Madison, WI. Thanks for your response. Seb -- ad star sebw@... - email x3883 - voicemail/fax ---- " Saul Pressman " wrote: > > Dear Seb, > > It is an endless chase, where they just keep cutting off > more and more of your parts, until they bury the leftovers. > > You need cleansing and nutrition. The best cleansing is > a liver cleanse followed by ozone saunas, supplemented by > Essiac tea. > > Where do you live? > > Best of Health! > Dr. Saul Pressman, DCh, LTOH > > > > From: sebw@... > Reply-To: oxyplus > To: oxyplus > Subject: Melanoma > Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 04:59:36 -0000 > > I am new to the list and am looking for some advice about my > metastisized melanoma. I was diagnosed in February 2001 with Melanoma > tumor (clear cell sarcoma) on my right leg. In March it was excised > and a skin graft put over the open area. > > In August a malignant tumor was found near my knee and excised. Last > week a PetSCAN was done and found 4 lymph nodes positive in my right > groin. Now I have been told they want to take out my entire lymph > node region in my groin. > > My question is do I have any other options to to the impending > surgery. I will be cut up again yet I have lost sensation to most of > my right leg due to the the severing of nerves running down the leg. > Would there be any alternative therapy I could try to avoid being cut > up again. Thanks for any suggestions you may have for me. > > Seb > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > OxyPLUS is an unmoderated e-ring dealing with oxidative therapies, > and other alternative self-help subjects. > > THERE IS NO MEDICAL ADVICE HERE! > > This list is the 1st Amendment in action. The things you will find > here are for information and research purposes only. We are people > sharing information we believe in. If you act on ideas found here, > you do so at your own risk. Self-help requires intelligence, common > sense, and the ability to take responsibility for your own actions. > By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR > yourself. Do not use any ideas found here without consulting a medical > professional, unless you are a researcher or health care provider. > > > You can unsubscribe via e-mail by sending A NEW e-mail to the following > address - NOT TO THE OXYPLUS LIST! - > DO NOT USE REPLY BUTTON & DO NOT PUT THIS IN THE SUBJECT LINE or BODY > of the message! : > > oxyplus-unsubscribeegroups > > oxyplus-normalonelist - switch your subscription to normal > mode. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2001 Report Share Posted September 14, 2001 Hi Seb. Just want to agree with Saul that mgn-3 is great good stuff. Donna -----Original Message----- I am new to the list and am looking for some advice about my metastisized melanoma. I was diagnosed in February 2001 with Melanoma tumor (clear cell sarcoma) on my right leg. In March it was excised and a skin graft put over the open area. Seb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2001 Report Share Posted September 15, 2001 , I want to thank you sincerely for your fabulous suggestions. I will check out 's Corner and all the other sites yiou suggested and let you know what I find. I truly appreciate your concern and help. seb -- ad star sebw@... - email x3883 - voicemail/fax ---- " " wrote: > dear seb, brother of mine own flesh...i highly recommend you research, > on the net, the myriad of alternative therapy cancer programs. firstly, > join " tracy's corner " on yahoo clubs...i have seen before my virtual > eyes...instances of cancer healings. go to the home page...navigate > the links...you will find an amazing amount of info. for example, there > is a web page listing the responses of several of the most renowned > doctors in the world....when asked what they would do if they had cancer. > the answers would shock you...and especially the members of the AMA! > i have a friend who has liver cancer...i turned him on to these links...and > after being told he only had a short time to live....he has changed > doctors...and is fighting back. also, you might want to consider the > coconut oil discussion list...antiaging research discussion group...as > well as post this question to the calorie restriction e-list and rejuveniton > club. your strategy is right...just pose this question to some of > the above groups...some of which which are peopled by top doctors, > scientists, and researchers...and watch the amazing number of helpful > responses you get. also check out dr. donsbach on the net...just punch > that into your search engine...he runs a clinic in mexico using hyperbaric > oxygen, ozone treatment, and hydrogen peroxide...with an astounding > seventy per cent cure rate...or so he claims. hulda clark...look her > website up...published two books calle the cure for all cancers...although > she has come under a cloud of scrutiny. also punch in bob beck...he > has a web page claimng an electrical device that will cure cancer...and > there is a bob-beck-electrification club on yahoo also. the list is > endless. i have only scratched the surface. and as you can tell...i > am a psuedo science layman...so take all of this with a grain of salt. > if it were me...i'd start a radical diet using fresh vegtables in > a juicer...ingest gallons of ozonated water...flood my body with the > most potent antioxidants...take daily ozone saunas...zap myself liberally > with a blood purification electronic unit avaialble from bob beck...and > make myself laugh, hard, all day long, communicating directly with > the consciousness of each cell...injecting postive, healing, loving > images. > please understand i am just blabbing all this stuff out becasue i feel > such compassion for you. it may not be very intelligible...nor correct...according > to others. it is just my humble opinion. but know...this minute...i > send you healing loving energy. what else can i do? > god bless > Melanoma > > > I am new to the list and am looking for some advice about my > metastisized melanoma. I was diagnosed in February 2001 with Melanoma > > tumor (clear cell sarcoma) on my right leg. In March it was excised > > and a skin graft put over the open area. > > In August a malignant tumor was found near my knee and excised. Last > > week a PetSCAN was done and found 4 lymph nodes positive in my right > > groin. Now I have been told they want to take out my entire lymph > > node region in my groin. > > My question is do I have any other options to to the impending > surgery. I will be cut up again yet I have lost sensation to most > of > my right leg due to the the severing of nerves running down the leg. > > Would there be any alternative therapy I could try to avoid being > cut > up again. Thanks for any suggestions you may have for me. > > Seb > > > OxyPLUS is an unmoderated e-ring dealing with oxidative therapies, > and other alternative self-help subjects. > > THERE IS NO MEDICAL ADVICE HERE! > > This list is the 1st Amendment in action. The things you will find > here are for information and research purposes only. We are people > sharing information we believe in. If you act on ideas found here, > you do so at your own risk. Self-help requires intelligence, common > sense, and the ability to take responsibility for your own actions. > By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR > yourself. Do not use any ideas found here without consulting a medical > professional, unless you are a researcher or health care provider. > > > You can unsubscribe via e-mail by sending A NEW e-mail to the following > address - NOT TO THE OXYPLUS LIST! - > DO NOT USE REPLY BUTTON & DO NOT PUT THIS IN THE SUBJECT LINE or > BODY of the message! : > > oxyplus-unsubscribeegroups > > oxyplus-normalonelist - switch your subscription to normal > mode. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2001 Report Share Posted September 16, 2001 i send you healing loving energy daily in prayer. Melanoma > > > I am new to the list and am looking for some advice about my > metastisized melanoma. I was diagnosed in February 2001 with Melanoma > > tumor (clear cell sarcoma) on my right leg. In March it was excised > > and a skin graft put over the open area. > > In August a malignant tumor was found near my knee and excised. Last > > week a PetSCAN was done and found 4 lymph nodes positive in my right > > groin. Now I have been told they want to take out my entire lymph > > node region in my groin. > > My question is do I have any other options to to the impending > surgery. I will be cut up again yet I have lost sensation to most > of > my right leg due to the the severing of nerves running down the leg. > > Would there be any alternative therapy I could try to avoid being > cut > up again. Thanks for any suggestions you may have for me. > > Seb > > > OxyPLUS is an unmoderated e-ring dealing with oxidative therapies, > and other alternative self-help subjects. > > THERE IS NO MEDICAL ADVICE HERE! > > This list is the 1st Amendment in action. The things you will find > here are for information and research purposes only. We are people > sharing information we believe in. If you act on ideas found here, > you do so at your own risk. Self-help requires intelligence, common > sense, and the ability to take responsibility for your own actions. > By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR > yourself. Do not use any ideas found here without consulting a medical > professional, unless you are a researcher or health care provider. > > > You can unsubscribe via e-mail by sending A NEW e-mail to the following > address - NOT TO THE OXYPLUS LIST! - > DO NOT USE REPLY BUTTON & DO NOT PUT THIS IN THE SUBJECT LINE or > BODY of the message! : > > oxyplus-unsubscribeegroups > > oxyplus-normalonelist - switch your subscription to normal > mode. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2001 Report Share Posted September 16, 2001 i send you healing loving energy daily in prayer. Melanoma > > > I am new to the list and am looking for some advice about my > metastisized melanoma. I was diagnosed in February 2001 with Melanoma > > tumor (clear cell sarcoma) on my right leg. In March it was excised > > and a skin graft put over the open area. > > In August a malignant tumor was found near my knee and excised. Last > > week a PetSCAN was done and found 4 lymph nodes positive in my right > > groin. Now I have been told they want to take out my entire lymph > > node region in my groin. > > My question is do I have any other options to to the impending > surgery. I will be cut up again yet I have lost sensation to most > of > my right leg due to the the severing of nerves running down the leg. > > Would there be any alternative therapy I could try to avoid being > cut > up again. Thanks for any suggestions you may have for me. > > Seb > > > OxyPLUS is an unmoderated e-ring dealing with oxidative therapies, > and other alternative self-help subjects. > > THERE IS NO MEDICAL ADVICE HERE! > > This list is the 1st Amendment in action. The things you will find > here are for information and research purposes only. We are people > sharing information we believe in. If you act on ideas found here, > you do so at your own risk. Self-help requires intelligence, common > sense, and the ability to take responsibility for your own actions. > By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR > yourself. Do not use any ideas found here without consulting a medical > professional, unless you are a researcher or health care provider. > > > You can unsubscribe via e-mail by sending A NEW e-mail to the following > address - NOT TO THE OXYPLUS LIST! - > DO NOT USE REPLY BUTTON & DO NOT PUT THIS IN THE SUBJECT LINE or > BODY of the message! : > > oxyplus-unsubscribeegroups > > oxyplus-normalonelist - switch your subscription to normal > mode. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2001 Report Share Posted September 16, 2001 i send you healing loving energy daily in prayer. Melanoma > > > I am new to the list and am looking for some advice about my > metastisized melanoma. I was diagnosed in February 2001 with Melanoma > > tumor (clear cell sarcoma) on my right leg. In March it was excised > > and a skin graft put over the open area. > > In August a malignant tumor was found near my knee and excised. Last > > week a PetSCAN was done and found 4 lymph nodes positive in my right > > groin. Now I have been told they want to take out my entire lymph > > node region in my groin. > > My question is do I have any other options to to the impending > surgery. I will be cut up again yet I have lost sensation to most > of > my right leg due to the the severing of nerves running down the leg. > > Would there be any alternative therapy I could try to avoid being > cut > up again. Thanks for any suggestions you may have for me. > > Seb > > > OxyPLUS is an unmoderated e-ring dealing with oxidative therapies, > and other alternative self-help subjects. > > THERE IS NO MEDICAL ADVICE HERE! > > This list is the 1st Amendment in action. The things you will find > here are for information and research purposes only. We are people > sharing information we believe in. If you act on ideas found here, > you do so at your own risk. Self-help requires intelligence, common > sense, and the ability to take responsibility for your own actions. > By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR > yourself. Do not use any ideas found here without consulting a medical > professional, unless you are a researcher or health care provider. > > > You can unsubscribe via e-mail by sending A NEW e-mail to the following > address - NOT TO THE OXYPLUS LIST! - > DO NOT USE REPLY BUTTON & DO NOT PUT THIS IN THE SUBJECT LINE or > BODY of the message! : > > oxyplus-unsubscribeegroups > > oxyplus-normalonelist - switch your subscription to normal > mode. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Alley, I'm so sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you. Blessings Tatezi AndromedaGurl wrote: > Well I got a call from my family doc today. The mole they removed from > the calf of my leg is melanoma, -- " To restrict the art of healing to one class of men and deny equal privileges to others will constitute the Bastille of medical science. All such laws are un-American and despotic and have no place in a republic... " ~ Rush MD, signer of the Declaration of Independence, physician to Washington~ [image] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Alley, I'm so sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you. Blessings Tatezi AndromedaGurl wrote: > Well I got a call from my family doc today. The mole they removed from > the calf of my leg is melanoma, -- " To restrict the art of healing to one class of men and deny equal privileges to others will constitute the Bastille of medical science. All such laws are un-American and despotic and have no place in a republic... " ~ Rush MD, signer of the Declaration of Independence, physician to Washington~ [image] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Thanks for the info Claudine Yeah, interferon is my friend hahaha alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Oh Alley...I am soooo sorry to here this. One good thing is skin cancer is the most curable there is. Post and vent when you feel like it. Let us know what the specialist says...keep us posted dear. Hugggggs Carol AndromedaGurl wrote: > > Well I got a call from my family doc today. The mole they removed from the calf of my leg is melanoma, stage 4. He is having a specialist call tomorrow. > > Sheesh! Just what I need, another friggin problem! > > I'm researching just what stage 4 is etc. If yall have any info would appreciate it. > > alley > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Oh Alley...I am soooo sorry to here this. One good thing is skin cancer is the most curable there is. Post and vent when you feel like it. Let us know what the specialist says...keep us posted dear. Hugggggs Carol AndromedaGurl wrote: > > Well I got a call from my family doc today. The mole they removed from the calf of my leg is melanoma, stage 4. He is having a specialist call tomorrow. > > Sheesh! Just what I need, another friggin problem! > > I'm researching just what stage 4 is etc. If yall have any info would appreciate it. > > alley > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Damn Alley when it rains it pours, I don't know much about Melanove except for My Father and Grandmother had it, guess I should have paid more attention. I will help you look....BTW, my Grandmother lived to be One Hundred and Two, and Daddy 80 and was his heart that took him.....I am going to look now, Connie --- AndromedaGurl <andromedagurl@...> wrote: > Well I got a call from my family doc today. The mole > they removed from the calf of my leg is melanoma, > stage 4. He is having a specialist call tomorrow. > > Sheesh! Just what I need, another friggin problem! > > I'm researching just what stage 4 is etc. If yall > have any info would appreciate it. > > alley > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Damn Alley when it rains it pours, I don't know much about Melanove except for My Father and Grandmother had it, guess I should have paid more attention. I will help you look....BTW, my Grandmother lived to be One Hundred and Two, and Daddy 80 and was his heart that took him.....I am going to look now, Connie --- AndromedaGurl <andromedagurl@...> wrote: > Well I got a call from my family doc today. The mole > they removed from the calf of my leg is melanoma, > stage 4. He is having a specialist call tomorrow. > > Sheesh! Just what I need, another friggin problem! > > I'm researching just what stage 4 is etc. If yall > have any info would appreciate it. > > alley > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Alley, go to http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cancernet/201302.html --- Constance Dickson <constance_clearwater_florida@...> wrote: > Damn Alley when it rains it pours, I don't know much > about Melanoma, except for My Father and Grandmother > had it, guess I should have paid more attention. I > will help you look....BTW, my Grandmother lived to > be > One Hundred and Two, and Daddy 80 and was his heart > that took him.....I am going to look now, Connie > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Alley, go to http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cancernet/201302.html --- Constance Dickson <constance_clearwater_florida@...> wrote: > Damn Alley when it rains it pours, I don't know much > about Melanoma, except for My Father and Grandmother > had it, guess I should have paid more attention. I > will help you look....BTW, my Grandmother lived to > be > One Hundred and Two, and Daddy 80 and was his heart > that took him.....I am going to look now, Connie > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Alley, go to http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cancernet/201302.html --- Constance Dickson <constance_clearwater_florida@...> wrote: > Damn Alley when it rains it pours, I don't know much > about Melanoma, except for My Father and Grandmother > had it, guess I should have paid more attention. I > will help you look....BTW, my Grandmother lived to > be > One Hundred and Two, and Daddy 80 and was his heart > that took him.....I am going to look now, Connie > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Alley, go to http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cancernet/201302.html --- Constance Dickson <constance_clearwater_florida@...> wrote: > Damn Alley when it rains it pours, I don't know much > about Melanoma, except for My Father and Grandmother > had it, guess I should have paid more attention. I > will help you look....BTW, my Grandmother lived to > be > One Hundred and Two, and Daddy 80 and was his heart > that took him.....I am going to look now, Connie > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2001 Report Share Posted October 23, 2001 Hi Alley, I am so sorry to hear about this - like you didn't have enough going on in your life. Thankfully it was found! I can't tell a whole lot, but a little. Melanoma is a rather fast growing type of skin cancer. My Dad had a melanoma on his thigh removed a couple of years ago, stage 3. He was admitted to the hospital, had the rest of the mole removed and quite a hunk of surrounding tissue. Immediately prior to the surgery they did a procedure to locate the 'sentinel' lymph node. A radioactive substance was injected (somewhere, near the melanoma I guess), they 'traced' which lymph node it went to first. During his surgery, this 'sentinel' lymph node was removed and biopsied also. If the cancer has spread, it spreads first to this lymph node, and further treatment (interferon!) would have been required. I'm not sure if they would have then removed all the rest of the lymph nodes or not. Prior to the use of this 'sentinel' technique it was common to just remove all the lymph nodes, 'just in case'. That is what was done to me when I had a stage 3 adenocarcinoma. This is NOT a great thing to do unless it is really necessary. I had a mole like my Dad's, and had it removed last year due to it's high rate of developing into melanoma - the ins. co. was glad to pay for it's removal when they heard the circumstances! The father of a good friend of mine had a very large melanoma removed from his back earlier this year. He also had lung cancer, although my friend says she thinks the two are unrelated. I'm not sure if she is sure though. He had surgery to remove the cancer in his lung first, then the melanoma on his back was discovered. He is on very large doses of interferon - 15mu?? 3 times a week. He is doing ok, his side effects really don't seem that much worse than the 3 mu 3 times a week! He is still going to work daily, and still goes bowling every week. He has been on it for about 6 months now. When my Dad was diagnosed I was able to find quite a bit of info on melanoma on the internet, although I didn't save it. I know this is going to be a really stressful time for you. Please let me know what happens, and how you are doing. I will be praying for you. Good luck! Claudine > > > Well I got a call from my family doc today. The mole they removed from > > the calf of my leg is melanoma, ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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