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I am fair skinned and have always liked the sun, in fact, my skin looked so much better with a light tan. I've always had moles and kept a check on them but there was one on my shoulder that I saw every day. I didn't notice it changing much.... until I did.
Had it removed three weeks ago and it was a melanoma, just a 1b level. I have been offered a sentinel lymph node biopsy with wide local excision. Apparently it will be a while before this can go ahead, but I have to make the decision if...

Waiting for test results can be a difficult time. It may take days or weeks for the results of your tests to be ready. You may be waiting for your treatment to start or to speak with the consultant about a concern you have, either way, waiting can be hard.
The waiting for results and dealing with the unknown blog explores that if you’re feeling worried, you’re not alone in feeling this way. Click on the link if you’ve not yet read this blog.
Today we’re going to look at some of...
Yep. We did it. Just couldn't get enough sun. No warnings back then, just lots of sun oil and holidays in the Med stretched out on sunbeds by the pool. For hours.
And now the mole which has been sitting quietly, if rather large, on my shoulder for years just decided to wake up.
So here I am just a week away from having a wide area excision (taking more away from the original mole biopsy) and biopsy of my lymph nodes PLUS a possible skin graft! Bizarrely on the very day that my old school friend...
We didn't expect a phone call from the hospital so quickly after the scan yesterday, 16th September.
This afternoon Dal was called and informed that although it doesn't look it is too much to worry about, but they have noticed some spots on his lungs. Although they do not think that the spots look like cancer, they need to have the images looked at further by a lung expert, they believe that it may be an infection.
So off Dal went to have a full Covid19 test at our local test centre and also...
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