Hi all,had my appointment last Wednesday and I am going to start my treatment on the 15th December and the plan is to have it every 6 weeks and to last for 12 months. My drug is going to be pembrolizumab. Has anyone else had this treatment
So the hospital waiting list team have just called to cancel my surgery - so disappointing after all the waiting anyone else have this?! They’ve said it could possibly be 7th Dec now.
Hi all A bit of background info: I had a stage 1b melanoma removed from my calf July 22 and was booked for a WLE and SLNB Dec 9th. However I caught covid just after Halloween so this has been postponed to Jan 11th as the surgery team wants 7 weeks clear...
Hey Everyone, new to the forum and newly diagnosed with melanoma. However, the extent of my situation is unclear due to a confusing pathology report. I am hoping someone can explain a bit more clearly than what I have gotten from the Derm. It reads as...
It's only a week since my diagnosis, I feel like I'm in some kind of bubble that seems divorced from the life I know. I'm just wondering about waiting times, how long should i wait from diagnosis to seeing the consultant to WLE and SLNB surgery, to getting...
Hi All I had my diagnosis in 2016, WLE and Lymph clearance, recurrence in 2018 which was inoperable so went onto immunotherapy (ipimolab and nivumolab) monthly for 2 years. If there was a side effect of the treatment, I got it; the worst one long term...
Hi. I’ve been diagnosed with Desmoplastic Melanoma a couple of weeks ago. Histology were unable to stage my biopsy- does that suggest deeper than stage 1? .Has anyone else had experience of this? Is it the norm to have to wait for a WE for staging? My...
Hi all I am very new to this forum I had a lesion taken off my upper right back shoulder area in August. I had to wait over 9 weeks for the result as I've been advised I have a rare aggressive soft tissue cancer not the best news I've ever had. I...
Hi all I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to me and could give me some advice. Sorry this will be long. I was recently diagnosed with a 1b melanoma. During my appointment I was given all the info specific to 1b and told the reason...
Hello everyone! I’d like to apologise for the long post! This is my first time posting here, I’ve been lurking at online forums and been seeking advice from Dr Google for a few days with no clear answers! In October, we’d been spending time in the...
