First of all I want to wish everybody a happy and HEALTHY New Year.... The second thing is that I would like to ask you a question. My brother of 34 was...
... Beats me. I had a Wide and Deep Excision and it closed just fine; later I had to have a much larger excision and a skin graft, and that healed up fine ...
Closing of the wound can take a long time depending on the size of the cut and the what condition the person is in. If he was over weight fat closes slowly...
i had all the lymphnodes removed from the left side of my groin and thigh. they cut from about six inches above my inner knee clear up to my belly button on...
Dear Tabitha: I had my lymphnodes taken out from under my arm. I had a drain in it for sometime the trouble I had is that I healed to fast and have robe...
I had a malignant melanoma removed from my back and sentinel node bioposy performed on 11-21-06. The sentinel nodes under both arms revealed microscopic traces...
Many blessings to this group for a healthy and happy 2007. Melanoma can be a very unkind disease and I admire the courage that many on here have shown in the...
Tom I cannot comment on MDX - I had straight DTIC chemo followed by low-dose IL2 - both were effective for me A couple of comments a/ IL2 I was given 6mu for...
Forget the 'rate of recurrence' - what matters for you is what happens to you Yes - you will die - short of a miracle - as everyone before us has and everyone...
Dear Mitchell: My name is Rick Stebbens my e-mail is stebbensrick@.... I am a 12 year melanoma survivor and I have had it on my chest with nodes taken...
Hi Tom - My father is stage 4, and had tumors in multiple locations in his body. He is in a clinical trial for MDX-010, and is one of the 15-20% who have had a...
This is interesting - I think Alan also had MDX and responded well... Good news Ian _____ From: melanoma@yahoogroups.com [mailto:melanoma@yahoogroups.com] On...
Hey, everybody. I just finished my year of Interferon at the beginning of November and am looking into what sort of supplements might be helpful in preventing...
Anne You can enquire of suitable vitamin packs at the Bristol Cancer help Centre - they also supply at what I believe to be competitive costs - although I am ...
Does anyone out there know of a Phase II clinical trial that will accept a melanoma patient who has had 2 brain metasases removed about 2 months ago, followed...
My Doc but me on multivitamin also beta carotene 25000 and vitamin E 400 I have been doing OK with this. Rick Stebbens Anne <shadow484@...> wrote: Hey,...
Thank you for answering my question. My brother's tumour was grew outwards on his back. The thing which was removed was the size of a golfball, but since my...
Hi Ghislaine I think about you often. How are you?? Love Erika www.shannonsarmy.bravehost.com - Quilts for kids with cancer ... From: Ghislaine Widera Date:...
Sometime it seems life is not fair at all. As Senator McCain told me keep fighting the good fight in my battle against melanoma. For me is going to be a...
Who said life is fair? Little sammy - aged three Little Shannon - aged 6 So many others - robbed of their lives before they started. We have had so much in...
Hi Erika, How are you doing, December must have been extremely hard on you. I am okay, just a bit worried about my brother. He has lots of problems besides the...
... can be a very ... shown in the face of ... back in one node ... recurrence in same area, ... same area were just ... or "anti-CTLA4") ... door #2? I...
Hi Ghislaine Good to hear from you. hhmmm Dec and new year were extremely hard they tell me it does get easier
well we will see. I can understand you are...
I have had difficulty confirming that the response rate to MDX-10 is as high as 15-20% with a prolonged response rate If so, this is a very major step forward...
Love and Healing - and thanks to all who have helped me Ian _____ From: iandixon [mailto:iandixon25lr@...] Sent: 11 January 2007 11:44 Subject: Happy New...
Scientists Confirm That the Spread of Melanoma Cancer to the Lungs Can be Halted With a Combination of Micronutrients Friday January 12, 9:40 am ET In Vivo...
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/298592_condor08.html Living Well: Shape up in the new year by shedding hostility Monday,...
