Hi everyone. I got diagnosed with 1B Melanoma late July but having had LNB and Wide Local Excision my results came back on Weds that it’s in Lymph Nodes and now stage 3A. I am the sole bread winner to my wife and daughters aged 8&10 and having lost my own father (he was elderly) when I was 15 I am scared about them going through the same pain I did. This is so tough
Hi and welcome to the Online Community, although I am am always sorry to see folks finding us and so sorry to hear about your Melanoma diagnosis.
A cancer diagnosis brings a lot of confusion, stress and many questions but talking with other people who are on the same type of journey helps a lot.
The Community has various support groups and I see you have found our Melanoma group, you may also want check out our Lymph nodes, secondary cancer group.
These are the places where you will connect with others walking the treatment journey both as patient or family.
Follow the links I've created above then choose ‘click to join' when the page opens if you have not joined then introduce yourself and post questions selecting '+New' or '+' (depending on your device) you can also join in with existing discussions by clicking on 'reply'.
It’s always good to talk - our Macmillan Support Services provides lots of ways to connect. The service is open every day 8am to 8pm and it's free to call on 0808 808 00 00. Clicking here will give you more information.
You can also email them, use the online chat and we also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
Our Online Information and Support Section is a good place to find information covering diagnosis, treatments and pages covering most types of cancers.
All the very best.
Mike - Thehighlander
It always seems impossible until its done - Nelson Mandela
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