gemma1712's blog

Hey every1, as u all know i was recently diagnosed with malignant melanoma.Fortunately for me they managed to remove it all&my lymph nodes were clear. I have decided to do the race for life in May to raise money for cancer research and hopefully 1 day they might find a cure or a treatment for melanoma. If you would like to sponsor me please click on the link below,remember no amount is too small!Its all for a great…

Just to let u all know,i got the results back from the sentinel node biopsy and they are clear!!The relief i feel is immense! I have still to go see the surgeon on tuesday but im just glad i got the results back a bit earlier. The only problem im now having is i have a really awful pain in my right side,round about my rib cage,it started as a dull ache and has got gradually worse over the week i know that this might be…

hey! Just a quick question to see if any1 can help me out here! My melanoma was measuring 0.63mm on the breslow scale&he dermatologist told me this was really good in terms of prognosis and that they would do the wide excision and that would be that,however when i went to see the surgeon he said that,infact,the melanoma was a clark scale 4 which was unexpected as it was so thin on the breslow scale this was his reason…

I am currently awaiting results of a wide excision and a sentinel node biopsy that i had done after being diagnosed with melanoma. I had the op on 23rd dec and have an appointment with the consultant on the 20th jan which feels like a life time away! I have a 3 year old daughter who has kept me positive through all this and has been my reason for getting out of bed every day! I cant sleep at night(hence the reason…