I have never posted anything before but my anxiety brain has taken over all night! I had a flat mole on my chin that came from nowhere, it sort of peeled so I went to the gp who said it was ok. However, it then all of a sudden it started to grow very...
Just wanted to say hello, had WLE And SNLB last year, after being diagnosed with malignant spreading melanoma stage 1b, bit of a surprise considering I don’t go out in the sun and never have done, also had thyroid cancer back in 2007 so feel very unlucky...
Hello. I have my biopsy next week on my big toenail and I am freaking out. I spoke to the dermatology secretary today as I had questions but my main one is - how long is the recovery? I suspect my whole nail will be taken off and I don’t know if it’ll...
Hey! I wasn't planning on needing to use the forum as I thought I'd feel ok but the waiting is bugging me so I've come to say hello and share my story ... I literally got this far and my consultant just called me and asked me to go in!!! Anyways, I'll...
Hi, I just joined the forum, although I've been reading some of the posts since I was diagnosed with melanoma last summer. I had a mole that became a bit weird so got it checked, removed, analyzed and... it was melanoma (stage 1b). It was quite a shock...
18 months ago after being told for a year that a growth on my back was nothing to worry about. Finally got seen by dermatology. A week later growth was removed. 6 weeks later the madness started. Stage 3 melanoma. Further surgery . Immunotherapy. 2 treatments...
Now I feel I'm back on the rollercoaster but my fear seems more terrifying than it did last year. I haven't been diagnosed with Melanoma, but I'm at the end of atwo week wait for suspected skin cancer. I have convinced myself that I have nodular melanoma...
Hi, I am 76 and on my 4th melanoma. My wife and family are very supportive but a forum of “ fellow travellers” such as this one is also invaluable. My 3rd melanoma about 7 years ago was an acral inlingusl Stage IIB under a big toenail . Misdiagnosed for...
Hi, i had a mole on my foot removed in august. I got a letter to say i have an appointment at the end of september, i rang up to change the appointment an they said it was considered urgent. I was thinking if its urgent why is it three weeks away...
my melanoma was diagnosed from a mole on my lower right back last year after biopsy . Subsequent surgery followed with sentinel lymph node surgery during which the surgeon identified cancer not in my lymph node but on my chest wall which was operated...
