Hi all, I'm 26 and female. I've got quite a few moles and I've always been reasonably careful with remembering to use sunlotion. When I was a young teen I was obsessed with being out in the sun and "working on my tan" its only been the last several years...
Hi folks, I'm Cymon and new to the group. I had a small spot appear on my forearm about 8 months ago, this grew to a what looked like a blood blister, it would bleed occasionally and turned ugly in January. It wasn't going away so I went to the doctor...
I'm new here but not to cancer or melanoma. Third time going through radiation next week. Just want to talk.
Hello all, I had a mole removed by excision 3 weeks ago. My consultant told me she was 99% certain it was a melanoma and would phone to triage my results by end of the week. Another 2 weeks have passed and my consultant has since left her job. I have...
My mum had a large mole removed in 2021 on her back,it was 11mm deep. She has been on immunotherapy since may2022. in February, we found my mum on the floor at home, she was taken to hospital and after me pushing for a ct scan, as has previous TIA’S something...
Hi everyone, so I was told in February that the mole I had removed was melanoma stage 2. I have since been referred to St James where I am attending clinic there on the 24th April to discuss WLE and SNLB. I feel constantly tired and have almost daily...
Hello, and thank you for allowing me to join. My daughter was diagnosed with melanoma in 2018 at the age of 29. It has been a very difficult journey to say the least, and today we are at stage 4 with brain mets diagnosed in October 2023, and surgically...
Hi, my husband has was diagnosed with stage 2b 4.1mm melanoma in February. Hes 45. I'm really struggling with conflicting information we are recieiving. He had a ct scan 3 weeks ago and we recently met with the plastic surgeon. He advised that they had...
Hi everyone, I’ve just joined the forum and I must admit I am probably a little outside my comfort zone. I got diagnosed with stage 3B Malignant Melanoma in February. I’m currently recovering following my recent wide excision and feel like my whole...
Hello all. Last year I had treatment for breast cancer. Grade 3, lymph nodes clear and 27mm tumour. Lumpectomy, OncotypeDX of 1 followed by 9 rounds of radiotherapy. I’m also taking meds to eradicate oestrogen. On the 7th March my hairdresser noticed...
