I am on Deb & Tram for stage 3 Melanoma. 10 months in to treatment. 18 months since initial Melanoma was removed. I struggled emotionally having to wait 6 months between initial removal and stage 3 diagnosis. But I feel lucky that side effects of treatment...
Hi everyone. After my wife noticed a changing mole on my back at the end of August I had it removed by my GP 2 weeks later. It turned out to be a melanoma in situ but a further procedure was now necessary to make sure it was all clear. Had that...
Hi after a year last year of stage 4 advanced metastasis into spleen surgery not an option … had two double treatments of ipil/nivo but due to sepsis’s and liver toxicity very unwell in hospital it was decided to stop the treatment .. (July 2023) was...
Hi firstly I don't believe I've actually been told what my diagnosis is, I waiting 18 weeks to get a result of melanoma and was told they couldn't stage it but was between a 2 or 3, now from what I've read up they wouldn't know it would be 3 without extra...
Interested to hear if anyone has had same issue after surgery as my husband. Diagnosed with Stage 2A SSMM on left thigh in January 2024. Had WLE and SLNB 7th February, 2024 and he has had constant clear fluid leaking from the wound. This last few days...
Good afternoon all. My Melanoma was at stage 2A until i got a call 6 weeks after my WLE and SLNB, saying that it had spread to the 2 lymph nodes they had removed, now supposedly it is now stage 3b. The SCN told me that the WLE area was free of...
Hi everyone. A couple of days ago I had a surgical excision of a suspicious mole on my lower abdomen and the anxiety of waiting for the results back is killing me. I’m really unsure how likely it is that the mole will have been cancerous. I’m only 17...
Hi all. Not been on here for quite a while. Hope everyone is doing ok. Just a couple of things on a letter I received on Saturday from the Cristie in Manchester that mean nothing to me. It was quite a long letter to my docs from the Christie after...
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Hi everyone, just looking for some advice. My Dad is due to get his 4th dose of ipi/nivo today and still has absolutely no energy whatsoever. He is constantly out 2of breath even energy going to the toilet. He had his appointment with the oncologist...
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