Hi my husband was diagnosed with 1b melanoma and is waiting for wider excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy. His mole was removed 8 weeks ago, he has at least another 5 weeks for an appointment with the consultant and at least 8 weeks for the next...
My partner had their first treatment last week of Nivolumab and ipilimumab, and wondered how others found that it affected them? Did it take long for the side effects to kick in and were there any 'lucky' people who did not get any at all after the first...
Hi everyone, I’ve now been told I have the Braf mutation so they are offering me the targeted therapy just wanted to see if anyone else had experience with theses drugs? I will be on them for the next 12 months. thanks
Hi everyone, I’d really value some opinions. I had a mole assessed at my GPs by the paramedic in June 2025 and was reassured. I was told it was fine and given some advise about what to look for such as itching, bleeding, pussing etc, symptoms that never...
Hello everyone, I have not currently got a melanoma diagnosis but really struggling with the stress of 2week wait referral, I hope it is ok to post here with this. I am struggling quite a lot with anxiety about the outcome of my 2ww referral. I had...
I am interested in hearing other people's experiences on how long they have had to wait for the results. My sentinel node biopsy and wide excision were on 20/08/2026, and no results yet. I do not have a plastics follow-up appointment for another 2 weeks;...
Hi all I have just been diagnosed with melanoma after 26 of having it originally I am having a big operation next Wednesday and start chemo treatment this Wednesday. I am scared not of the operation but the drugs, last time i was not offered chemo,...
Hi there I aa new to the forum and would like some feedback from other members of the forum. I finished 12 months of immunotherapy with pembrolizumab in February this year. During the treatment I had fatigue and thirst mainly but managed to complete...
Hi i has a stage 3b melanoma diagnosed last year. i have a WLE and SNB and started adjunctive thearapy in dec last year. the last few months the treatment has been stop start due to raised liver function followed by two night stay in hospital due to them...
I was diagnosed with a melanoma on my arm in November 2024, staged at 1b, and following an SLNB and WLE, the lymph nodes were found to be clear. I currently have skin checks every three months. This summer, I started to experience severe symptoms of...
