I was diagnosed with at least a stage 2c nodular melanonma last week. It was a bit of a shock I was not expecting it I had come from work as work in the same hospital and was expecting to go back to work afterwards which I did though they advised against...
Just been diagnosed with stage 2a melanoma following a biopsy. Got to see plastic surgeon in a week. Confused with all the information and worried about this triple procedure. I will definitely have the SLNB as I have previously had breast cancer which...
Hi all. Its great to read so many good stories about treatment. Adds to positivity. Had first double dose last Wed. Main side effect is fatigue, but also very bad wheezy cough that I'd had and thought I'd got rid of. Back with a vengeance! Oncology team...
Hi – just wondering what advice people have been given about Vitamin D? The reason I am asking is that when I got told that I need to keep out of sun from 11am to 4pm April to October, which I've been doing for several years now, no one told me I needed...
Hi I’m looking for some experience of of these tablets and the timings of how you took it and what made you choose that way round and what side effects if any you’ve had. I know every one is different and that we can choose our own times just looking...
Hello, apologies if this isn’t the correct sub thread to post this, but thank you for reading. I feel I have a 2 pronged issue that I’m not sure if they are related… I have seen the GP today and he’s referred me on a 2ww to get a couple of suspicious...
Hi My lovely husband (53) went to the doctors in Dec about a mole on his hand which seemed to be getting darker. Doc referred him to hospital and they removed the mole there and then. Last week was his follow up with a cancer nurse specialist who advised...
Its not easy…. 2 years ago my husband 53 noticed a mole on his head got painful and double in size while he took a shower. Immediately he booked a doctors appointment. The doctor suggested a biopsy…. I knew something was wrong as my husband did not behave...
Hi has anyone experienced a slight cough on dabrafenib and trametinib. It does state to tell your doctor but not contact hospital so I guess that means to tell at next appointment which is next Thursday. It does say its very common its not all the time...
Hi I haven’t posted for quite sometime…had a diagnosis staged at 3B in 2021 followed by WLE/SLNB and a year of Pembro immunotherapy treatment which finished in Dec 2022…scans all clear up until most recent US scan which showed unusual lymph node….biopsy...
