Hi. I’ve neglected to keep up with this forum but now realise I desperately need some support and in turn would like to think I can help others at some stage. I was diagnosed with stage 1a acral Legitinous melanoma earlier this year - a mole between...
Hi I have stage 4 melanoma, some big tumours I can feel which is so scary. I am 10 days into first Ipi/nivo am just starting to have side effects. A sore mouth a few days ago and now a rash appearing on back. Anyone similar, I’m struggling tonight and...
I can't find my original details but I had melanoma and it was cut out by wider excision and I got the all clear 2 weeks ago.then last week I had an itch on my lower back and I appear to have a raised lesion there. I am going to the Dr tomorrow night...
My Thyroid is not working at all and next week I will be collecting Levothyroxine I would be grateful to hear of anyone's experience of this drug. I am not surprised as each blood test I have had for nearly 2 years the TSH has been lower, the treatment...
Hello, I had a wide excision and centinal lymph node biopsy in my groin last Friday, 1 week ago today. I’m experiencing a burning sensation at the lymph node biopsy site and have today noticed some of numbness in my thigh when I tough it. Just wondering...
A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with a stage 1a melanoma the top of my left foot. It is just in front of ankle and about one inch below it. Getting a dermatology oncologist was fairly easy, but a plastic surgeon to work on the foot seems to be a unique...
Hello everyone I have to make a choice tomorrow between immunotherapy and targeted therapy. I have a number of autoimmune conditions and have ME/CFS so am likely to experience side effects. The immuno is more unpredictable for side effects I’m told...
I’m due to start my immunotherapy in a couple of weeks - ‘Pembro’ only, every six weeks or so for a year if I’m not too badly affected by side effects. Now I know everyone is different and that side effects are a bit of a lottery, but I’d love to hear...
Hi! My husband has been offered two options to treat his stage 3B melanoma. He’s BRAF positive so has been offered targeted tablet therapy (dabrafenib and trametinib ) or intravenous immunotherapy (pembrolizumab). He’s had his cancerous mole - and nearest...
Firstly apologies if this is a double post, I thought I posted last night but couldn't find the post now. I have recently been referred under 2ww by the nurse at my GP for 2 suspicious looking moles. The nurse used a dermascope and took photos of the...
