I had malignant melanoma removed in November. I had slnb, wle and skin graft 9 weeks ago. My wound is on back of my leg just above Achilles tendon and has healed really well. Two days ago my ankle started swelling. Has this happened to anyone else and...
Hello I had a WLE on my leg 7 months ago and the skin and muscle nearby seems to be getting tighter as time goes on. I wouldn't say it's painful but I definitely get sensations multiple times a day now and weekly nerve tingles. Wondered if anyone...
Hi everyone, last January I had a evolving and growing mole on my right flank removed for biopsy, and a month later at the follow up appointment at the hospital I was informed that it was melanoma stage 1. This obviously hit me like a tone of bricks,...
Hi all, I had the results of SLNB on groin on Friday and 2 out of 3 lymph nodes had traces of melanoma. I know it’s difficult to know anything for certain but was just wondering how other people have been treated for this. The Multi Disciplinary Team...
Hi everyone, I'm so pleased to give an update on my mum who's been having treatment for stage 4 since October last year. She was initially given 3 to 6 months to live if she didn't respond to treatment, but luckily had a very strong response to the...
So hopefully having my op in the next week or so , Develop Ed secondary in my groin lymph nodes, primary under my toe nail 4th right toe of all places, so toe coming off and all nodes in r groin , anyone had experience of groin lymph nodes removal ..and...
Hi all. I am starting dab/tram next Monday 26th Feb. 2 dabrafenib 75mg in the morning with 1 Trametinib 2mg. Then in the evening 2 dabrafenib 75mg. I am actually dreading it, as all i read is bad experiencies about the side effects of this medication...
Hi I had a full thickness graft (FTSG) 9 years ago which healed very successfully. Melanoma recurred at the edge of the original graft 4 years ago which was removed with a regular WLE .. no graft. Melanoma has now recurred again at the opposite edge...
Hi all. Just wondering what people say after a melanoma is removed… so you say “I had cancer”, “I’m recovering from..”, “I’m getting treated for…”. I had a stage 1B removed a few weeks ago and waiting for WLE. many thanks.
I was diagnosed in February with nodule melanoma and then after ct scan showed enlarged lymph nodes had them biopsy using ultrasound. This was on the 15 th of march. I was told the results would take about 2 weeks but maybe a bit longer because of the...
