Hi all, had melanoma removed from inside of one nostril and now being offered immunotherapy which seems to have various side effects especially this "pembro" drug, I'm 69 now and wondering how I'll react to treatment, or is there anyone out there who...
Went to the dermatology appointment today. I asked for my staging. This is pT4b or Stage 2c in normal terms. They then had a look at all the moles on my body and those I thought were dodgy weren’t but she found a suspicious one on my back. She took...
Morning, wanted to reach out to anyone who has also had panniculitis as a side effect to debrafnib and trametinib. I have huge red lumps over my limbs and struggling to walk the pain is dreadful. Any advice? Thanks bees
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 all. I’m new here - I don’t yet have a diagnosis but thought it would be ok to ask a question. I’ve seen a dermatologist after my GP made a referral for a mole. I’m very lucky that I have private medical and saw someone the following week. She looked...
So I was shocked to find a mole I’d had for years had suddenly got bigger on back of thigh, this was beginning of June. Being where it is I couldn’t obviously see it, only became apparent to me when trying on new shorts and saw it in mirror. Rang for...
So I’m recovering from my operation to remove mm from my labia… I am now only flapping on one side!! No spread, but a discussion for the above on 19/11. I’ve researched as that’s my way of control, if I know what could happen then I’m forewarned....
hi everyone, I’m Jade, I’m 36 and I had a mole removed from my arm at the end of July. I chased the hospital last week after it had been 11 weeks and they said they’ve had histology back but they’ve sent it to another hospital for an expert opinion. Logged...
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...
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
