Hi everyone, so I’ve had a call asking me to go in to see my SCNS on Wednesday to discuss the results of my WLE & SLNB 4 weeks ago. I’m not going to lie I’m very worried and stressed about it as everything else has been done over the phone including diagnosis...
Hi all, My husband was diagnosed with a stage 2b melanoma at the beginning of September. Thickness was 3.8mm and it was ulcerated. The melanoma had grown within a large mole he’s had since birth. It is just in from his hip. We were in total shock...
Hello I am newly diagnosed with 1b melanoma with a WLE and SLNB booked for Friday. Ive been very aware of my body since the diagnosis and am super paranoid about every other mole and am checking my lymph nodes very regularly. Today I have pain in my...
hello, I am looking for some advice as having received an incurable stage 4 melanoma diagnosis for my husband last week, and following reading up I am really confused and upset to find that I think his swollen lymph nodes may have been missed through...
Evening forum just wondering how long people are waiting for a biopsy. regards andrew
Hi. I’m unsure if anyone can answer my question but I was wondering how deep the wide location excision is? Is it always the same depth no matter what stage? My nurse told me they will take all the skin layers and that id have a slight dent in my leg...
Hi Everyone, I am new to this group. I had MM three years ago and 6 weeks ago I had another three suspected Melanoma moles removed. I was told I’d get the results in 2-4 weeks. At 5 weeks I called the hospital to see when I would hear and was told...
It’s seems like forever since I got my diagnosis but the whole thing only started in July of this year…thanks to this group I’m in a lot better place with my understanding of the whole process…the before, during and after but I’m still so anxious about...
Hi all, first time on this forum didn’t know it existed! So hello ! im UK based and had a melanoma removed upper right back 6 months ago or so. Anyways fast forward 1 out of 2 lymph nodes was positive ended up been staged at 3a My SNLB was BRAF...
I have recently had surgery on my upper thigh (melanoma) very wide excision - stitches should be dissolvable but nearly 3 weeks after surgery not dissolved & got a very nasty infection. Has anyone else had the same happen to them. The area is still very...
