Subungual melanoma, anyone had nail removed?

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Hi all.

I've just started on this pathway. Basically habe a dark mark on my toe nail which has been there since November and now has grown a bit and my toe is a bit sore. My GP referred me to dermatologist, who is seeing me on Tuesday. Im obviously very worried about it being subungual and not sure what to expect at this initial meeting.

Im guessing at some point in the next 2 weeks ill have my nail removed. If you had yours removed, how long did you take to recover? 

Im doubly worried bevause i have bumpy nodes in my neck. I had an ultrasound on them last month and it was said they "just" looked like irritated nodes, but obviously im now paranoid that I have melanoma and it's spread to my lymph nodes. 

Don't know how to cope with all this anxiety.