Ai results showing magliment melanoma

Hi, It’s only natural to worry and I was so anxious when I got the results that I had MM. Have you had your staging and what Breslow depth it is? Mine was stage 1a thankfully and I had my WLE a few months ago and the margins came back clear which was a relief. All I can say is that the treatment for MM has come on leaps and bounds nowadays. 

Thank u so much for your reassurance no I haven't got the staging or depth yet is that on the biopsy results I'm so pleased you are now I needed to hear there's hope.x

Aw there is definitely lots of hope! Many on here are at stage 4 and have are going strong! Let me know how you get on. Rooting for you  

*still going strong sorry need to put my glasses on

Thank u so much ur kind words mean everything  

So sorry you’re going through this, but you’re in the right place here as most of us have been where you are now.

Firstly, you have a date to see the plastic surgeon which is only three weeks away. I know that that seems a really long time when you’re anxious, but it will come round quickly.  The fact that you are in the system and on a treatment pathway is really positive. As others have said, the treatment for this condition has come on leaps and bounds.

Have you been given the name of a contact at your hospital?  Usually it’s a cancer specialist nurse or MacMillan nurse.  If you have, they are really helpful. They’re trained to give you information about your diagnosis and discuss your feelings.  They would also be able to explain to you what’s likely to happen at your next appointment.  When I had my diagnosis, mine was so supportive, she really did ease a lot of my anxiety.

I’m guessing that you’ve had a biopsy and this is an appointment to discuss a wider local excision, where they will cut away even more of the surrounding tissue to make absolutely sure that all the cancer cells have been removed. It may be that they need to look at your lymph nodes as well, which would be under general anaesthetic. 

I was diagnosed with a Stage 1B melanoma last November and had surgery at the end of December for a wider local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy under my armpit.  luckily the lymph nodes were clear and my treatment plan is to have three monthly skin checks with a specialist dermatology nurse.

in the meantime try looking at reliable sources of information, such as this website, or Melanoma Focus.. When left to our own devices, our imagination takes us to the worst places.  I found that these websites really helped me to put things into perspective.

Hoping that things work out well for you. x

I'm under ormskirk hospital and it's my biopsy there doing first the diagnosis came from this new ai technology and the next stage is the biopsy but my anxiety is taking me to the worst case scenario and I can't stop it I can't eat and being sick because I'm that worried that this it for me everytime I look at my boy i think I'm going to leave him and he will grow up without his mum and I just don't know how to cope and get the strength with this wait fir the answers I'm so pleased you're ok now

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So sorry to hear that you’re feeling so unwell.  I really do understand how anxious you must be feeling. It’s human nature to think the worst is going to happen.  

I know it’s easy for me to say, but try and think of the positive as well.   In three weeks that mole will probably have been cut out and it can’t do any more harm. The biopsy will tell you exactly what it was and from there the doctors wI’ll be able to decide what to do next.  It may or may not be a melanoma. If it is, they might want to perform an operation like mine.  Worst case scenario, if they find it has spread to the lymph nodes, there is treatment available, and there are many people on this forum who can share their experiences of that.

Also, if you do get a diagnosis of a melanoma, then you should be allocated a Cancer Specialist Nurge who may well be your rock.  In the meantime, have you tried phoning a Macmillan nurse on this site, or maybe Cancer Resesrch UK, or Melanoma Focus.  Talking to somebody who really knows about this subject might help to reassure you.

Sending you my best positive vibes.  Do let us know how you get on. x

I know this must seem very daunting . The waiting is the worse . A few years ago when I had my first one actually . There was not much treatment other than removal and sometimes that is enough . I later developed one in my groin it was big  . After removal I had immunotherapy for a year and I could say apart from feeling a bit sick I managed to get through it . I am monitored with scans and checks. I finished my immunotherapy in 2020 . I am stable and have remained good throughout since . Worrying is not going to stop even if I said don’t worry . Talk to your cancer nurse . I know how you feel as I found a lump recently and thought it was back . Even the dr thought it had gone to my bone . Bit it was patellfemoral arthritis a rarer type but at least it’s not cancer . Be positive  you are in the system and fingers crossed you will sail through this difficult time good luck . Keep us posted 

Thank you so much im so pleased you're OK I have rheumatoid arthritis so I know that journey well that's tough but definitely better then cancer thank you you're words of comfort are helping me so much at the moment x