I need to decide whether or not to have a SLNB

Hi , my SLNB was at my ear also . 4 tiny nodes were taken away the scar runs from the top of my ear to the bottom of my ear. 5 months later the scar is not visible at all, the surgeon at the time to me this is the kind of scar people who have had face lifts have . After surgery I felt a little in balanced for a few days but that passed quickly. 

Hi, thank you so much for your reply. I'm in total shock stage and haven't known what to do or what to expect. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. I'm glad your scar is not visible after 5 months. When I had the initial excision on my scalp to remove the melanoma, I was not expecting the face lift look on one side! I could understand why people get work done after seeing the difference  

Please read me story if you wish like you in total shock and 7 months after hearing the word melanoma I still feel shocked to the core.  Mines was 2.5mm so bigger than yours for me I am a worrier so I felt I needed the SLNB , unfortunately 2 of my tiny nodes had tiny traces of melanoma x I am 2 doses into immunotherapy treatment ( getting pembro as a preventative medicine ) and everyday I wish this was not happening to me but it is and I am trying to be positive and focused ! X 

I'm such a worrier too. But I must say, after reading many forums and threads in these last 2 hours, I'm not feeling so alone. I'm learning so much from everyone else, I haven't been able to ask any questions during my 2 appointments as I keep going blank.

I've been told about immunotherapy. I hope it's working well for you. I will read your story, and I'm sending you bucket loads of positivity and strength. Xx

Keep positive though yours is very small so let’s hope that there is no spread and immunotherapy will not be needed. Do not over read though ( I over read and over googled and had myself in a terrible state ) x 

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I have recently been diagnosed with a 1.5mm melenoma. I also got diagnosed with heart failure in the same week. I am having the wider excersion next week but have decided not to get the lympth node test cos of my heart condition. I don't know if this is the right decision. So like you not sure what to do 

Hi SadlerJ.

The decision on whether to have a SLNB is obviously a personal one, however I would point out that in my case (and my original lesion was much thicker than yours), the test highlighted the spread of the disease and therefore dictated the best course of treatment.

The SLNB sounds complicated (nuclear medicine, etc., etc.), however, and again in my case, was a relatively small operation and less intrusive than the WLE.

Only you can make a decision that you feel happy with, however don't discount the knowledge that all tests available have been used to establish (hopefully), that there's no spread of cancerous cells....

Best wishes and good luck for the future.