Wide local excision

Hi I’m at the same stage as you. I’m having my WLE  on my shoulder next Wednesday 26th Feb. I’ll try post how I’m healing and wish you the best of luck

Thank you, that would be great. I hope all goes well for you on Wednesday and that will be the end of this nightmare for us both. Xx

Hi,

I have also just been diagnosed with melanoma. I’m booked for WLE and skin graft and 2 more mole removals on the 3rd April, was hoping it would be sooner but the receptionist said there’s a long list of people to get through. 
Has your consultant said anything about lymph node biopsy or scans? 

Hi, I am sorry that you are having to wait quite a while for your WLE, the waiting is very hard. My consultant hasn’t said anything about node biopsy or scans as yet, I would prefer to have them though, just to be certain. Hope everything goes well for you.

I had my WLE just over 2 weeks ago - mine is on my upper arm near arm pit and I didn’t find it too different to the original biopsy in terms of healing times & pain. The first week is the worst and now I tend to forget and keep overdoing it! Good luck to you all xx

Thank you, you too, I hope everything goes ok for you on the 12th. I’m going to try and push for further investigations, I need that reassurance. 

Hope everything works out ok for you and that you get some reassurance. It’s all very scary.

Thanks, will just be glad to get it over and done with now. Hope you are fully healed soon, it’s awful when you start to forget about it but then get reminded when you start doing too much.

You too!

keep me posted how you get on! 

Will do, take care