Ian, Glad to see you have found a promising course of action! Best of luck to you with your new treatment plan. Please keep us posted on your progress. Jana,...
Hi Patsy...it is always my hope that sharing information will continue to give hope and resources to anyone out there fighting or knows someone who is...I...
Angela...are you still out there...I have been hoping we would hear something positive happening for your father. I never forget about you and him. Jana...
I'm just the messenger...I was just glad I could remember Dr. O'Rourke and Dr. Huntley helped me find him again...they are the saints. For those of you who...
Thanks I have sent off an email - will let you know the result I am away now for a few days of sunshine in the Canary Isles - will be back Sunday keep well Ian...
I wanted to introduce myself to the group. My name is Chelli and I am writing because my father, age 54, was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. He had 4 tumors...
I would suggest you consider reposting your message to the “Melanoma Patient Information Page” MPIP at www.mpip.org <http://www.mpip.org/> , I am currently...
Chelli- You should look into personalized vaccines that the oncologist can provide for when the tumor is removed from your father, mixed with specific...
Does anyone in here have a child suffering from melanoma? They did a biopsy on the mole on my 3 year olds back and now are trying to rush to take it off. ...
Donna, I have not heard of anyone on here dealing with that yet...doesn't mean they aren't on this list...but, in the meantime for quicker results, I'd go...
Thank you for your help....I am doing more research than I ever thought i would. I guess if I am blessed for anything I am only about 60 miles from St. Jude...
Donna Our hearts go out to you - melanoma is a serious compliant they wish to act fast - the faster the better - the decisions may be tough for you - but being...
I appreciate that alot. Hopefully we will know more tomorrow and that will settle my nerves some. I think it is the not knowing is what is getting me more...
Have the mole removed as soon as possible. The doctors can do quickly and it is not too hard. The next steps will be determined by the thickness of the mole...
I am trying.....I called today and they had called the surgeon at Arkansas Children's Hospital, and I am not sure if the person doing the scheduling is is not...
What I have found, is that you need to call and pester constantly, even if it takes every 1/2 hour...call the hospital's patient's rights advocacy person and...
While treatment is a MUST, I read that the delay of surgery by one or two weeks has no effect on the ultimate outcome. You want to get it treated, but if you...
One positive thing re: children...is their immune systems are typically much better than adults...having worked in Pediatric Ambulatory Services, that was what...
Renee, what is the name of your child. When I pray, I like to be specific with God. He knows who I'm talking about, but it just makes it so much more ...
I suggest you avoid appearing to pester - instead find out from the staff what is required before surgery and what paperworks etc are still missing - where...
The problem I've found here is getting anyone to take you in without a two week referral/intake process...if you can bypass the scheduling people, who are just...
Her name is Abigail Parker. She is 3..... The pediatrician's office tried to get in touch with the surgeon today, and I am not sure if the DR was off or the...
If I dont' get response in the morning I will be the one to call every 30 minutes. I am not the type to stand around and wait at all. But I will give them...
It is in the very middle of her back, so dont' see a bad problem as far as it showing, I just want it gone! But they are having a pediatric plastic surgeon do...
Make sure they set you up with a specialist for regular follow-ups. ... From: Donna Johns To: melanoma@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 5:59 PM ...
What are trails? Allan Roden <rodensir@...> wrote: Have the mole removed as soon as possible. The doctors can do quickly and it is not too hard. The...
