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My partner was diagnosed with ocular melanoma and had radioactive plaque in Moorfields. He had his annual check up in January it looks stable. He’s having regular six monthly liver scans as well. The thing is he’s getting head type pressure pains also...
I've been having 3 monthly appointments at Moorfields for a suspicious 'freckle' in my left eye. Well, yesterday I found out its changed since my last visit. They are unsure if its ocular melanoma as the freckle itself has not changed but there is alot...
Hello there, well I've just come across this group having had a pretty eventful year so far. I was diagnosed with a choroidal melanoma in my right eye late in 2020 and underwent surgery at the amazing Liverpool hospital at the end of December. I received...
Hi, I had a phone call from the eye surgeon this afternoon to say that the biopsy results from the vitrectomy I had on 16 May shows I have intra-ocular lymphoma. As it's the long bank holiday, I'm waiting until next week to hear about an oncology appointment...
Hi everyone, First diagnosed by optition and referred to opthalmology. I have been going to get a large choroidal nevus (9mm) checked yearly for about 12 years now. Never any change!! Untill my routine optition check-up in February. The nevus measured...
Hi there, I was wondering if someone could tell me what signs to look out for with ocular melanoma? My mum recently has lost quite a bit of her vision in her right eye. She went to the optician today and she said she has an extremely bad very fast developing...
I was diagnosed with an ocular melanoma in November 2021 and pretty recently had treatment. I went for my standard 2 yearly eye test and mentioned to the optician that I was seeing floaters. She took a look and said 'think you might have a detached...
Hello I have just been diagnosed with ocular melanoma. I’m in shock to be honest. I’m having proton therapy in Liverpool in February and surgery in two weeks time to prepare for proton therapy. I’m absolutely terrified of the surgery as it will be done...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with occular melanoma in 2015. After having Ruthenium Plaque treatment, I have been in remission for 6 years. It was a total fluke that it was spotted, I was at my local Sheffield hospital eye department, having tests before...
Hi Diagnosed Ocular Melanoma July 2021 - Right eye. Breaky Therapy September 2021. February 2022 Started Avastin Injections over three months. Just had 2nd - Putting eye drops In. Due to Cancer leaking. Just wondered any vitamins. I could be taking...
