Hi all just thought I’d join this but some comments are along time ago … I’ve been diagnosed with stage II I believe but still having ongoing tests .
Hi everyone. I'm new to the forums. I posted in the general forum too but I'll talk a bit more here. I'm a 25 year old uni student, just going into my first proper year after foundation year. I have health complications already: hypermobility, asthma...
Hello I have very recently been diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma after finding a lump in my armpit in early August. After going referred to the breast clinic and having biopsy’s I was told it was stage 3 melanoma. Fast forward a couple of weeks and I...
Hi All I went to see dermatologist who removed a suspected melanoma - I was advised it was a “superficial spreading melanoma Its invasive component was at 6mm and its TNM is pT1a. Margins were positive with positive margin of its peripheral transverse...
Hi everyone, I had a mole removed in Feb 2023, turned out to be malignant, had section taken out July 2023 and SLNB found evidence of spread to lymph node. Went on monthly adjutant Nivo, all scans clear. Felt like i was in a reasonably good place. Noticed...
I am Richard T I joined the community today and this is my first post.I am feeling good and very positive about the future I have a 4.5mm invasive nodular malignant melanoma with ulceration and mitoses stage 2c diagnosed in May 24 Started Pembro...
I have a sizeable metastasis on my liver and a cancerous lymph node under my right axilla. This developed from a squamous cell skin cancer on my right shoulder.. I am having immunotherapy, Cemiplimab, three weekly. I have had two so far and my next one...
Hi newbie to all of this !!! Just started dab tram after two days have had all the side effects. Can't work again either. Thinking of giving up work as I can't see a way forward on this medication. Any advice from anyone please .
Hi I’m a bit new to all of this and not really sure what to say but I was diagnosed with a melanoma (stage 3b) on the top of my head last year. I had it removed along with lymph nodes on both sides of my head. I’ve been having immunotherapy for the last...
Hello I have just joined this site after a very harrowing meeting with the surgeon who plans to do the operation. He was very scary emphasising it is a major operation ( which I knew) but telling me I would never be the same afterwards!! and not to expect...
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