Hi,
i've just joined this forum after over
four years of living with melanoma. I
have had to give up work for the time
being/permenantly as I had a vertebra
removed recently and i'm also looking at
my third round of brain surgery to remove
one of two melanomas in my brain.
My reason for joining is to see if there
is anyone out there like me who is at home
bored or worried who'd like a chat from
time to time.
From what i've read there are quite a few
'lucky' people who are getting treatment
early.... Truly the best way, don't ever
put that trip to the doctor off. I'm
turning 28 in may and hoping like hell to
make it to 30 :)
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Berry_lubely
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Brisbane
Same Here! Posted: 04-04-05 19:06pm
Hi brissiegirl!! Well i'm so glad I
finally did a search and found this site
as I am currently in the same situation.
It's been 11 years now since I first found
out I had melanoma, however it lay dormant
up until april last year when they had to
do a lymph node clearance under my right
arm (i am also 28 in may). Then in
november I was taken into the emergency
ward at the pa hospital as I had a tumor
obstructing my bowel and they also found a
2nd one in my stomach and 3 in my lungs.
My world fell apart for a 3rd time. In
january I started a new treatment of
taxoprexin and found out yesterday that it
is working and is shrinking my tumors!!
I only have one more treatment left ahead
of me (however I know for the next 10
years i'll be stressing like nothing
else!). So I just want to say, please
stay positive!! I'm also off work at the
moment and have been since november, so am
also boooored stiff at home!! So if you
would like to email, please please feel
free! My email address is - t
amieberry@optusnet.Com.Au! Take care
of yourself!
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SteveDB
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 3
11 yrs since dx, and 21 since onset Posted: 04-24-08 12:23pm
Hope you're doing better... it looks like
3 years since you posted this.
I was mis-dx'd in 1990, and correctly dx'd
in July 97.
I've since had 6 surgeries, and am 4 years
out since my last on in 2-04.
I sat at home recovering for the 1st 6
months afterwards. I read a lot, watched a
fair amount of TV, and finally got set up
to attend college classes through my local
vocational rehab.
I've since gone on to receive two AS
degrees, and am almost finished with a BS
degree in physics.
But as I live in the US, I have no idea
what they offer along these lines in
Australia.
If you're stil alive, and fighting, keep
it up.
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