Hi all, I have a history of malignant melanoma (2021 -stage 1a), I now have a clear mole where a brown normal mole was and a new clear mole about 5mm away from it. The last dodgy mole I had was classic symptoms, change in colour and ragged edges so...
Bit of a background Found a lump on my lower leg back in 2016 got it checked through gp surgery and the senior nurse wasn’t happy and passed over to my gp, got a call from the gp he was happy nothing to worry about. Over the years I have developed another...
Hi Stage im stage 4a , told im treatable but not cureable. I had my 14th surgery to my left auxiloa on 11th October. Surgeon told me he coukd not remove all intended to remove as the disease is invokved with artery. I am not currently on any treatment...
Hi, Hoping someone can come along and share their story if something similar has happened to them. I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2022 on my left calf. It was stage 1a, 0.5 thick. I had a WLE which showed clear margins and was told no...
Hi everyone. I have received news via a phone call from my dermatologist that a recent surgery to remove melanoma in situ 3 weeks ago has not taken all margins away and I need further treatment using a chemotherapy cream. The surgery was very close to...
Hi. I have had a single dark streak along my index finger on my right hand for 6 months. I went to Dr back in December and got referred to a specialist. They did mri and ultrasound but could find nothing obvious so they decided to wait to see if...
Hi all, I had a mole removed 5 days ago, the consultant seemed convinced it was a dysplastic mole (apologies if that’s spelt incorrectly). When I had it removed I forgot to ask how and when I would get results but I assumed I’d call the GP or get a...
My husband had a suspicious mole on his back excised (full excision) about 3 weeks ago. He got an sms yesterday confirming a telephone appointment with Dermatology for next week - assuming to get his results. Feeling so so anxious about it and really...
Hi everyone, first time poster, I hope you are all well. I had an excision biopsy taken just over 2 weeks ago, I was advised by the dermatologist that results could take around 6 weeks. I wasn’t too worried at first and I’m sure the mole was removed...
Hi, I’m after advice about the possibility of ill health retirement from secondary school teaching. I’m 51 and after a WLE I had melanoma in 2 out of 3 lymph nodes. I had unsuccessful DAB/TRAM treatment (tried twice with different doses) but left with...
