I’m 47, and about 25 years ago the opticians discovered a “lump” in my eye and I was referred to hospital. I have had my lump checked on an annual basis ever since but on 7 December at my routine appointment I was told that my lump had grown. 11 days...
Hi, I have just registered on the site. It was back last September that I was diagnosed with an Ocular tumour on the back of my left eye. St Pauls did not want to do a biopsy due to it being near the optic nerves. I had an operation to inset markers and...
Hi everyone, I'm 56 and two weeks before Christmas I was told I had a tumour in my right eye near the optical nerve. My opticians originally pick this in in a routine eye test, where they found i had mole in each eye but the right eye mole was leaking...
Hello, new here so firstly apologies if I’m posting in the wrong place. Visions blurry at best but I’m also not good with social media. reading your messages here I’m overwhelmed by how supportive people are and wonder how people get to the space to...
Hi well I don’t really know where to start. Last April 2024 I went for a eye test which they found a large tumour behind my left eye. I was sent straight to Sheffield Hosptial and in 13th June I was told it was cancer.. it’s shattered my world being...
Hi all, I was diagnosed with ocular melanoma of my iris in June this year (2024),I'm just turned 52 and live with my partner and son. I quickly had proton beam laser radiotherapy (which was traumatic as I'm generally squeamish about eyes) and had my three...
Hello I'm a newbie to this group. I'm feeling very over whelmed with the process of waiting to confirm my cancer diagnosis in my left eye. Is there anyone here who can talk me gently through the procedures. Been called back urgently on Tuesday after...
Hello, I'm new here and had a Ocular Melanoma diagnosis a month ago. I have been monitored yearly, because of a large choroidal nevus for the last 13yrs. A month ago I had the dreaded checkup in Glasgow where they sit you down and say 'cancer" ...
Hi, I just wanted to reach out to others that are in the same situation. My mam was diagnosed with melanoma in her eye several years ago and they managed to get rid of it. This month she was diagnosed with choroidal melanoma which means it has spread...
Well I find myself in a new community of people by circumstances I guess none of us would rather be dealing with. I choose to engage so as to in some small way deal with "The Beastie". That is a non-sentient invasive little physical representation that...
