Hi, I was diagnosed yesterday after having a mole removed from my shoulder. It has been diagnosed as a 1.1 breslow thickness melanoma and to say I'm terrified is an understatement! I am now waiting to have more skin removed from the site and to have a...
Hello. I’m new to this group. Recently diagnosed with stage 4 metastic melanoma, it was stage 2 until it spread to my liver and spine. I’m on targeted therapy (Encorafenib and binimetinib) and my oncologist has recommended getting the Covid booster. I...
Hello I’m new and have a quick question if that’s okay i had my first consultation 2 weeks ago where the doctor said my new mole looked like Melonoma to him and he would like to remove asap. I was off on holiday the next day so he recommended we removed...
Thank you for adding me, I had a mole removed from my arm and came back positive to melanoma, got my body checked and 2 more was found on my back , today they are having the meeting to discuss my case and next treatment, ( removing moles and checking...
Hi there, I am 26 and on the 5th of March I had a mole removed to be sent off for biopsy. I was told I would know the results by letter within 2 weeks to a month. In my head no news was good news until today. I had a letter saying I had a appointment...
Hey all , so I’ve recently been diagnosed with a 1A melanoma. I had a mole appear on my leg at the beginning of may , it just looked different to my other moles so when I was at the drs I showed the nurse who referred to me to hospital straight away ...
Diagnosed stage 2a have had WLE and SLNB that came back clear which I am so greatful for but looking back over this whole process I find it very overwhelming and feel emotional about it everything has happened so fast that I don't think I've had time...
Last Thursday I was diagnosed with stage 1b melanoma just waiting for an appointment for WLE & SLNB I'm a little nervous in case they find that the cancer has spread but I keep telling myself I'll be ok, I'm worried if it's bad news how will I tell my...
First post and just wanted to share my story so far. I had a random health check with a GP at the beginning of June and they noticed 2 suspicious moles - one on my back and one on my chest. Luckily I’ve got private medical insurance so I managed to see...
Hi everybody, was diagnosed with the above a year ago, after showing subcutaneous lumps to my GP. I'd already had clues - e.g. unprecedented great difficulty climbing a minor hill - but didn't think too much about it. During winter 2019-20 had numerous...
