I’m 8 months into adjuvant pembro treatment. My scan in May showed a 1mm nodule in the lung. Latest scan shows it at 3mm and so now being referred for a PET scan. My oncologist thinks it is the melanoma so now starting to talk about radiotherapy or a...
Hi. I’ve been to 2 different Hospital’s for treatment of melanoma insitu on nose. The first hospital did an excision biopsy to confirm. At the second hospital I had WLE with skin graft, then the results revealed some remaining melanoma cells in the margin...
After 7 weeks wait have received an appointment letter with dermatology nurse ( not consultant?) in 3 weeks time to get results of excision biopsy. Seems a long time with no hint as to good or bad. Is this normal? Royal Wolves New Cross hospital...
Hello! Has anyone experienced joint stiffness/pain on Nivolumab? I had my second infusion a week ago and the following day I had a headache, then a stiff neck, lower back and hip pain over the days that followed. Yesterday I woke up with sore knees...
Hi, I have recently had a lump removed from my knee which was ulcerated and I was told was stage 4 melanoma. I have since had a Brian MRI and PET scan which I have been told is all clear. I now have to have a further lymph node biopsy from the groin and...
I had my WLE & SLNB with skin graft on Tuesday 2/8 and they said they wanted to see me next week. I'm wondering what to expect at this appointment. It's a 3 hour journey there and 3 hours back home afterwards, luckily hubby will be driving me. Will...
Hi there In may I had a new mole removed and sent for biopsy which came back as stage 1 melanoma. I had my results appointment on 14 June where I was told I would be having a WLE to remove a larger area around the scar as a precaution. During my results...
Hi new to this group, recently diagnosed Stage 3B metastatic melanoma and after months of scans got to see Oncologist yesterday and need to make decision re immunotherapy or targeted therapy as prevention. Veering towards immunotherapy but my mum has...
I have just found out I have my first app on Friday to discuss possible treatment options. I am stage 3a as when the spot was originally removed they found a few more cells in transit. WLE was carried out with clear margins. CT scan showed no spread...
Hi there, I am struggling to accept what’s happening. I had my mole removed from my left calf in July 2021 as well as SLNB which was negative. Before I was given dermatology referral I spent 6 months convicting my GP there is something wrong with...
