Hi All, I am new to this group- and will shortly be updating my profile to show my progress since diagnosis... I was wondering, are there any good news stories from people who have had stage 3/4 Melanoma, who despite the fighting, have went on to...
April 2022 I was diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma on my scalp, further tests and 3 operations proved it had spread to my Lymph nodes and I underwent a year of Immunotherapy on Keytruda. My last treatment was July 22 and I am about to go into my second...
Hi! I received a call 3 days before Christmas asking me to go and discuss the results of a biopsy that had taken place 7 weeks prior. To be honest I had put this to the back of my mind as I had been assured it didn’t look like ‘anything to worry about...
Hey Anyone had a mole excision on their abdomen? I’ve had one today and signed off for 2 weeks
Hi, Can anyone pls recommend some SPF50 ( or thereabouts) sun protective hand covers? I know Solbari do some but they're £30 a pair which is expensive as you can imagine how quickly they'll get dirty/ worn. Thanks!
Hi all. I've bought a UPF 50+ beach tent because I live on the seafront and want to be able to still sit on the beach when UV is not too high, and there is no natural shade here! This might be a silly question, but do I need to still cover up if sat inside...
Hi there, we have critical insurance cover on our life insurance and having checked the policy following discussion with a local charity whilst fundraising they advised that I checked my policy. The diagnosis was 1A malignant melanoma superficial type...
Hi there so I have been diagnosed with a superficial spreading melanoma pT1b 0.9mm Breslow which they thought was possibly an atypical lesion but favoured to be a melanoma mitotic rate 0 and no microsatellites I went private so will need to...
Does anyone, for example, sit in the sun, with sun protection F50 on, when on holiday for v.small amounts of time, e.g, 20 mins at 5pm in Spain?! I'm just trying to figure out how I'm going to achieve any kind of normal on family holidays where I used...
Hi all this is my story and it’s a little long so bear with me. I want to add some context Feb 2007 after several chest infections at 19 a bone biopsy, left auxiliary lymph node removal for biopsy I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. After chemotherapy...
