I had my SLNB two weeks ago at my groin. I’ve been changing the dressings every few days - the wound is looking quite sloughy and it’s quite bulgy in parts. Anyone else experienced this? I’m at the GP tomorrow to have my stitches out. The wound is just...
In Wales the guidelines have changed to 12 monthly instead of three monthly skin checks for 1b with negative SLNB. As I'm 18 months post diagnosis it was a bit of a shock because I was expecting another 18 months of three monthly checks. I know I can...
I have multiple other health problems plus had 2 Basel cell and then a stage 1 melanoma on my right arm. Now a Atypical mole on the bridge of my nose has changed & grown and turned scab like. I know I need to call my cancer nurse but with everything else...
Has anybody got any tried and tested sun creams? I work outside a lot (at a school) so want a good skin protector largely for my face and neck at the moment. I’m looking at Ultrasun. Thoughts??
Hi All, just to say the annual Melanoma Focus Patient Conference is taking place in Solihull, Birmingham on 16-17 March (link below). It’s £30 to attend and includes hotel accommodation and dinner, plus lunch the next day. It’s £50 if you bring a guest...
Good evening forum long time since posting , just cleared 3 years of 3 monthly checkups. Every 6 months now. Just wondering if anyone has had reoccurring melanoma come up in there original wle scar. Notice a red mark in scar yesterday hat has become...
Has anyone had patchy skin after going out in the sun while on Pembrolizumab? I am sure it is prembro side effects and I wonder if it will ever go. My chest is pink and white patches. When I first started treatments I had a really itchy rash on my chest...
I had my melanoma diagnosis in September, my WLE and SLNB in November as was given the all clear just before xmas. I’ve since had my first 3 month check up and all was good, scars healing nicely etc. Roll on Friday just gone and my SLNB site has tripled...
Hi there, I'm on ipilimumab and nivolumab, made it through 2 of the initial double drug doses and itching like hell. I've used the really helpful threads on here about how to handle that and spoken lots with the oncology team and nurses - so on 180mg...
Hi fellow travellers on this scary journey i have had a recurrence of a Melanoma adjacent to the same area as the first one (approx 2 years apart) As A consequence I Have now been classified as stage 3B which is scary enough i have had one session...
