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In reply to the discussion: Update on my doctors visit. The news is not good. [View all]moonscape
(4,682 posts)59. A friend who is considerably older,
late 80s, was told there was nothing to be done with his aggressive melanoma. Then, they offered him a clinical trial as there was nothing to lose. It was double-blind and he got the real thing vs placebo, and they now cannot find a trace of melanoma.
As a cancer patient, I have learned that every case is different, therapies abound, and any speculation as to how long one has to live is mostly meaningless. Its the thing we most want to know, but what docs are least able to tell us accurately so they resort to imprecise odds.
Hoping for the best possible outcome as you move through this.
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Wishing for the best possible outcome following the additional tests, and a
bullwinkle428
Feb 2022
#4
Although....it's said that chicks dig scars....wait, you're....never mind :-)
Nac Mac Feegle
Feb 2022
#48
I'll be thinking of you as you await further work-up and hopefully far better news.
hlthe2b
Feb 2022
#7
You're gonna get a lot of suggestions... Mine is prevention and Don't Feed it!
MartyTheGreek
Feb 2022
#9
Ok, you're a clinical person... Do you believe that the biological age tests are accurate?
MartyTheGreek
Feb 2022
#79
My specialist is one of the top gastro docs in the world and a hospital pathologist
Peregrine Took
Feb 2022
#20
I hope you get good news and recover from this. As a cancer survivor I can say it does happen.
jalan48
Feb 2022
#14
Oh man, this is a real bummer. Sorry to hear it. Keep us up to date on your results.
ratchiweenie
Feb 2022
#53
I hope you can get a second opinion, though I don't know what that entails. Still,
ancianita
Feb 2022
#56
As someone who went through a bout of melanoma on my nose, I'm praying for you.
ificandream
Feb 2022
#82
There are some studies connecting melanoma to pesticides and chemicals too
womanofthehills
Feb 2022
#84
I don't know if this helps but of my best friends was diagnosed over 25 years ago.
NNadir
Feb 2022
#101