Melanoma new diagnosis

Merry Xmas hope you can find some peace and positivity. I also had the news of my mole on my chest being melanoma, the wide local excision is standard procedure and allows them to check that no cells have broken off. I felt quite at ease knowing they were doing further checks. I was stage 1b and my WLE showed only a couple of little cells had broken away and the biopsy under my armpit was clear. I found it helpful on here so many lovely people whom we share this “experience” with. 

Hi , I’m sorry to hear your worrying, it’s very common to attribute aches and pains to a possible spread, so I feel I should congratulate you for being normal !!. Stage 0 melanoma in situ is the best melanoma diagnosis you can get as it is only in the epidermis layer of the skin and unlikely to spread. I don’t know if you’ve read the Macmillan pages about staging, I’ll put a link for you just in case it helps. https://www.macmillan.org.uk/information-and-support/melanoma/treating/treatment-decisions/understanding-your-diagnosis/staging-and-grading.html#306976

I hope your gp can get to the bottom of your symptoms or put your mind at rest.