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Re: [fight together] New Member

I had a small skin cancer 10 years ago - they said I had a one in 20 chance of
death in 5 years - now it came back - probably because of diet and stress

use this as a wake-up call - look after yourself

fantastic news - go have a party!

Love and healing

Ian

PS I am from England UK
----- Original Message -----
From: lonestar_kelly
To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 5:18 AM
Subject: Re: [fight together] New Member


Hi Doralea,

Thanks for responding, I hope your bioposies turn out with good news.
I am just outside of San Antonio, small town called Castroville.





--- In fighttogether@yahoogroups.com, "Doralea" <txsunnyd@c...> wrote:
> Hi,
> SORRY I called you Kelly --Beverly!!
> HUGS~~~Doralea'
> ********************************
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Doralea
> To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [fight together] New Member
>
>
> Hi Kelly,
> Welcome here! I have had a couple of Melanomas in the past
and now I'm only having problems with Basal and Squamous Cell Skin
Cancers. I just had three more removed yesterday and am waiting for
the biopsy results. IF the margins aren't clean OR it is Squamous
Cell--the doctor will have to go in again!
>
> I live in Amarillo,Texas. Where are you from?
> HUGS
> Doralea'
> *****************************
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: lonestar_kelly
> To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:27 PM
> Subject: [fight together] New Member
>
>
> Hi, my name is Beverly. Two weeks ago I had several moles and
skin
> tags removed mostly by freezing, the one that was cut off was
sent to
> the lab. I have to say that when I first saw the hole on my
cheek it
> grossed me out but didn't think much about, there is still a
scab on
> it. It wasn't until last night when the Doctor's office called
and
> said that it was melanoma and that they needed me to come back
in so
> they could cut it out some more that got me freaked out. She
said she
> wasn't sure if the Doctor would do it there (I live in a small
town,
> so its a med clinic), or send me to a specialist, that he would
look
> at it and decide. She mentioned plastic surgery, and not sure
about
> scaring. At the time I had this done I had some health
insurance thru
> a local hospital program, which has since run out of funds
until
> October, so I am once again without health insurance. So on top
of
> the cancer fear itself I'm worried about how much all this will
cost,
> and seeing that it is on my cheek, I don't really want a scar
on my
> face.
>
> I started looking up about melanomas and was very quickly
overwhelmed
> by all the info. What I'd like to know is what questions do I
need to
> ask, and what should I expect? How do they know that it hasn't
> spread? I asked my parents if there was anyone in our family
that had
> skin cancer and both said no, and really didn't say too much
when I
> told them.
>
> Thanks for letting me vent and any info you could give me would
be
> helpful. Beverly
>
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Hi Kelly, Welcome here! I have had a couple of Melanomas in the past and now I'm only having problems with Basal and Squamous Cell Skin Cancers. I just had...
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Hi, SORRY I called you Kelly --Beverly!! HUGS~~~Doralea' ... From: Doralea To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:38 PM Subject: Re:...
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Hi Doralea, Thanks for responding, I hope your bioposies turn out with good news. I am just outside of San Antonio, small town called Castroville. ... and now...
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Jun 9, 2004
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Beverly Melanoma is probably the most serious form of cancer - so you should be taking this seriously and doing exactly what your medical experts say. Indeed...
IAN DIXON
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Jun 9, 2004
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I had a small skin cancer 10 years ago - they said I had a one in 20 chance of death in 5 years - now it came back - probably because of diet and stress use...
IAN DIXON
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Jun 9, 2004
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Ian is right Beverly, it is serious, but you should just do everything the doctor tells you to do. Make all of your appointments, watch your skin closely from...
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Jun 9, 2004
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Angela Thanks for your words - I just need to be told that people at my stage DO pull through - because the statistics and the probably progress of the disease...
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