Hi I’ve been for my check up today (way delayed!) I’ve noticed a brown spot on my right toenail, had gel toes on for my holiday and only just noticed. They’ve advised full removal of toenail for biopsy. Any one else has this?
I find myself trying to be positive around my family to protect them when I’m feeling panic about my diagnosis it’s tiring
Hi all So as my melanoma is now stage 4 ,has spread to my lung and liver. Decided we need to live not just exist,as don't know how long I have. MRI and CT today to see how the spread is responding to targeted therapy. So booked a holiday. Insurance...
Hi I’m new on here. I had a melanoma on my neck removed 2years ago. I had regular very thorough checks by the dermatology department on my skin. In my ignorance I was not aware it could spread internally I now have metastasis in several organs & my brain...
Sorry if this has been asked in a previous thread. I had a punch excision and an elliptical one just under 3 weeks ago now. Six week wait for results apparently. The punch on my calf was to remove a small mole that initially bled then scabbed over without...
It’s been a month since my melanoma diagnosis. I consider myself very lucky as I’ve been told it was stage 1A and all the cancer cells were removed in the initial excision. I’ve just got the wle to go which looks like it’s going to be in the next month...
Probably a really thick question this. When I got my diagnosis last Tuesday that I had superficial Melanoma 3.9mm I just went into my own little world worrying every single minute about dying and leaving my lovely wife and our lovely 3 boys and of course...
Hi, I was diagnosed with melanoma last July. Quite a shock, obviously, but trying to stay as positive as possible since it was caught at an early stage. Still, I needed a WLE and SLNB on my left arm, which I just had this last Friday. I was told all...
Good morning all. A few days ago i posted one here about how worried i am about waiting for my biopsy results and a few people have kindly replied back to me. I know lots and lots of people are in a similar situation which is horrible, the worry has...
Hi all. It is going to be another night of no sleep again A few people have been so helpful to me on this forum, but I am so worried about dying and leave my wife and our 3 boys very soon. I got my results back from the hospital this afternoon and...
