I was recently diagnosed with melanoma stage 1b Breslow thickness 1mm and non ulcerated. I have my initial appointment with the plastic surgeon next week where I believe I will be asked to consent to the SLNB. When I only had the above information...
Hi i have recently been diagnosed with a stage 1a melanoma in my lower leg just above the ankle. The excision biopsy had clear margins and the depth was 1mm. My next stage would be a WLE 1cm with a skin graft due to the location of the melanoma. As...
Hi I got my results from WLE and SLNB yesterday and the WLE had no trace of disease but two lymph node’s have disease, I’m having a CT Brain next week and waiting for a PET scan. I am now sick with worry AGAIN this is never ending . I’m now Stage 3 x
Hi all just after some advice my SLNB was positive what should I expect next? I keep reading that some people have all of their lymph nodes removed. The SLNB was in my groin. I have had a CT so waiting the results from that too. Thanks
I’ve had a BCC on my left ear, a BCC on my back, a melanoma 1B on my right arm, now I’ve found a marked skin change on my neck that looks very much like modular melanoma. I rang the skin cancer team and they checked the photos and I have an emergency...
Hi all, I recently got the results back from an excision I had done at the start of the year. It came back as stage 1B melanoma, Breslow depth of 1.0mm, no ulceration, no lymphovascular invasion, mitotic rate of 1/mm. I’ve read the NICE guidelines that...
I have my WLE procedure tomorrow and naturally I’m feeling a little nervous! It’ll be done under local anaesthetic. Can anyone tell me what to expect on the day, roughly how long the procedure takes and how long their recovery took?
I have just had the doctor phone with the results of my pet scan and they think the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes under my arm so want to remove them when they do the wide excision. I have an outpatient appointment tomorrow with the surgeon to...
Hi im new here Last may I was told I had advanced melanoma in my neck. I had surgery to remove it and everything went well. As I had to symptoms I declined treatment and was scanned every 6 months. I had a scan in February which showed it was back in...
My Dad just got his scan results and the mass in his tummy has shrunk significantly. We are so happy! It was 10.1cm x 5.7 cm and is now 3.1 x 1.5!!! We really are so happy, the unfortunate thing we have is that his calcium levels are high and the oncologist...
