Hi, I had a stage1 melanoma removed from my upper right arm 3 years ago. I decided to have surgery to check if my surrounded lymph nodes were cancerous ... they weren’t. They removed some surrounding tissue so the margins were clear. I have since been...
Hi I am a mum who is waiting to hear if my son has Melanoma he recently discovered a mark on the bottom of his foot which looked like a piece of fluff from his sock and when he brushed his foot it didn’t come off then he realised this was actually on...
Hi, just joined the group. Struggling a bit with diagnosis. Had WLE and SLNB on 25th March. Waited a while for results appointment which was on the 19th May where I found out melanoma had spread to lymph node. Was a shock to find melanoma now Stage 3b...
Hi there I had lymph node groin dissection 5 weeks ago and Melanoma was found in one lymph node out of 9 and I have been referred to oncology for further treatment.I turned down immunotherapy treatment in 2020 but now feel with this diagnosis I should...
Stage 3 melanoma just had groin lymph nodes removed and once healed will be on treatment. I should have celebrated 5 years reaching end of monitoring but it all came back so many removals and now lymph nodes. Unexpectedly told they think I have a...
Hi All, Being new to this group I thought I would say hello and give you my personal experience of melanoma. I was diagnosed with stage 3 Melanoma in December 2021 after I discovered a lump under my left armpit. I had surgery in February to remove...
Hi, I’m new here, recently diagnosed with a stage 1a melanoma. Came as a shock! Anxiety is at an all time high. I’m awaiting the WLE. I’m covered in moles, have had clinical photographs taken which I’m assuming someone will check to see if I have any...
My husband is going in to have WLE and SLNP under general anaesthesia on Tuesday. He is understandably very nervous. He had biopsies taken from his forearm a few weeks ago and was told it was a melanoma. He doesn't seem to have any swelling on the lymph...
Recent told I have melanoma. At present graded as stage 2, however this may change after further tests. Been referred to plastic surgeon for eide local excision and test to check lymph nodes had CTcan of head, chest, abdomen and pelis a few days ago now...
Hello, So a summary of what has happened so far for context- I went to the GP for a bothersome mole. Overall not worried but it's been causing lots of problems and the gp didn't seem too worried but referred to dermatology as routine. As the waiting...
