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Skin squamous cell carcinoma (recurring)
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@grammato3 Thank you for your reply, and I'm so sorry sorry you have been through all this.
I've had a CT scan recently and it is showing low value lymph nodes, I think it means my lymph nodes are up near where my high risk SCC was. I think it's probably spread, as I now have an appointment with my consultant in 6 days, and another scan in 2 weeks, where they'll do a biopsy of it looks unusual.
I'm so frightened it's a death sentence. Has anyone ever been through an SCC that has spread to the local lymph nodes and survived?
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@jodes1984: This is an anxious time for you, for sure. Our minds go to places of worst case scenarios. I found Albert Einstein's quote to be reassuring: "I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened"! In the case of the CT, and I'm not interpretting it, but from what I've read that's not a terribly uncommon finding. And even in cases where SCC may have spread to regional lymph nodes, the survival rate is actually quite high according to research by the NIH here in the US.
It seems many people have been in your position, have likely worried, but have gone on to have successful treatment. I hope the next 6 days go quickly for you so you can address these concerns with your consultant. Write down what's on your mind, have someone accommpany you if you can as you may forget things they tell you and write down as much as you can - better yet, use your phone to record if that's allowed. How's that plan sound?