Stage 4 , feel numb
Just wondering if anyone has been offered this and whether they went through with it? I thought a bit of background would help. My daughter has recently been diagnosed with metastatic melanoma after a lump in her neck appeared. Finally, two weeks...
Hi all,just to give you an update on my treatment. I had my ultrasound biopsy done before Christmas and my ct scan done in the new year I had the results yesterday from my oncology consultant, my melanoma is still the same stage (3),but it has now gone...
Hi everyone to cut a long story short we were told today that myhusband has stage 4 melanoma as its metastasised to his brain. We have been given the treatment options. Radiation and immunotherapy. No surgery as the mass is on the left cingulate gyrus...
Good evening, Happy new year to you all. Please can I ask for advice? I have had surgery on the 6th of December 22 removal of my limph nodes below my right ear so it can be biopsy and a larger cut where my melanoma was removed a few weeks before. I still...
I was diagnosed with melanoma stage 2 in November, I have my first meeting with the consultant on the 4th Jan. At diagnosis I was told I would need a further surgery to remove more skin (WLE) possible skin graph and the lymph nodes in my neck checked...
Hi I had a wider local excision on the right thigh just above my knee at the end of November - I’ve just had a shower and as I was drying myself all around the wound scar had tinted blue and I had almost like a heat rash (which could be from the shower...
Hello All and Happy Boxing Day i had a wide local excision and a skin graft to my lower leg just above the ankle at the end of November. The graft took well apart from one small area at the bottom of the graft which has a small red lump and constantly...
Hi all,got another ct scan on Thursday morning to check what's happening with my lumps in my grion area My surgery keeps being delayed ,while they do all these extra tests I just am keeping my fingers crossed that all will be fine
Hi a year ago i had succesful treatment for a stage 1a (0.3) melanoma. All was well and i now have 3 monthly skin checks for the next 5 years. At my last skin check at the end of November the Doc said i had a bcc on my back. He went to great lengths to...
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