Hi there, just thought I’d give you an update on my Opdualag treatment. This week I had my 24th treatment and now only two more until I finish the treatment. Regular scans have shown no tumours in my head, which was where the melanoma was first diagnosed...
Hi, I was diagnosed with stage 2a melanoma, 3mm Breslow thickness, end of January 2026. Posterior lower thigh/ knee area of my left leg. I’m booked in at ninewells for WLE and sentinel node removal, mid April. Worried and scared what the future...
I've noticed a few concerns expressed recently about side effects from Nivolumab/Relatlimab so I thought I'd share my experience so far. I was diagnosed with Stage 3c melanoma on my scalp in Sep 2023. After the wide local excision and skin graft, it was...
Hello I had a 13mm mole removed Friday. I was told by surgeon results would be 6-8 weeks. He was unsure if mole was cancerous or not. I’m just worried as I have had the mole for around 4 years and it had significantly grown over the last year.
I was diagnosed with a recurrence of a melanoma I had removed back in 2008 a few months back. I'm starting the vaccine trial on Monday.
Hi, I ve been recently diagnosed with nodular melanoma. It's graded as a T1b with mitotic rate of 2, so I am having a sentinel lymph node biopsy soon. The mole was on my upper thigh so most probably will be nodes in groin. Can anyone who has undergone...
Hi all. I've just had a diagnosis of invasive melanoma in my leg. Annoyingly I had my mole checked in April last year, and the doctor thought it still seemed benign. Went back 6 weeks ago because I noticed an enlarged lymph node in my groin. So awaiting...
I have had a mole suddenly appear, started dark and smooth, then felt crusty and has now suddenly changed colour/disappeared. Does this need checking out? Has anyone else had similar
Hi I’m new. My name is Jay I’ve had melanoma in situ and Lentigo maligna removed in 2015,2016,2019,2024 and 2025. September 2025 something started to grow in the same place. Biopsied in November tumour removed late December. Melanoma, tumour was ulcerated...
I’m new here and would love to hear others experiences. My partner has recently been diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma believed to have come from melanoma in situ around 1 year ago - They believed they got it all out but hadn’t. It’s spread to nearby lymph...
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