Partner has been on Dabrafenib and Tramatenib highest dose nearly 4 months each month roundabout day 10 he gets chills rigours high temperatures and blood pressure drops he then stops between 1-2 days and starts again and then been ok apart from sickness...
Melenoma stage 1b Hi all i recently had wider excision surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy under my arm. Well one week yesterday. My melonoma was a mole on my right shoulder abs was removed 22 Dec results 5 jan. I have had exclellent care and treatment...
Hi all Ive been away from the forum for a while as I find it difficult to cope with having melanoma and therefore try to put it to the back of my mind. I was initially diagnosed in 2017 having had a mole removed from my lower back. The SLNB had a...
Hi I'm on my 2nd dose of treatment ( 3rd end Feb) prembro, So far not to bad. I'm having it every 6 weeks for a year , and found the first ok . The second has been a little more different affecting my thyroid , which they have given me tablets for and...
A private hospital near to where I live offers private mole checks. As I am recently diagnosed I was considering this. I have no idea what all my other moles are doing! And it worries me! Have other people experienced this / what are peoples thought?
I decided to phone the hospital today as I wasn't sure when or how I would get my results. I spoke to the nurse I met at the plastics appt. She was able to tell me the WLE and SLNB were negative for melanoma. A huge relief, I burst into tears. An...
I had a lump removed from my neck at Christmas (parotid gland and lymph nodes). This was a secondary site from an unfound melanoma. The oncologist has suggested a year of Pembrlizumab to minimise the risk of the cancer reoccurring. They are fairly confident...
My husband has had 4 cycles of these meds and is now on a 6 week break. He is really struggling with the side affects of dry mouth, harsh cough, high temperature, fatigue and aches and pains. He has metastatic malignant melanoma, which has spread to his...
Hi all, my partner is on Dab & Tram 10 wks into the years treatment and been struggling with sickness has anyone else had this , if so do you have any advice? Thank you
Hi all. Just thought I’d let you know I had my WLE this morning. Thankfully all went well (I think) even though the local anaesthetic injections hurt ouch!! After that I didn’t really feel a thing The surgeon and nurses were so kind and kept me chatting...
