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Hello everyone. I'm at the start of my cancer journey, currently diagnosed with stage 1b following a mole removal on the 7th June from my lower leg. I'm now waiting for WLE and Lymph biopsy, no date as yet. Obviously I'm hoping that the cancer hasn't...
Hi all I was diagnosed in June 2021. Had removal of melanoma from my nose. Have metastases. Does anyone on her have mucosal as it's quite rare apparently. I'm on Nivolumab and Ipilimumab. Having 4th infusion next week. After that just one drug. Feel...
Hi everyone I have had to take my husband to the hospital today and they have admitted him. He had his first immunotherapy 10 days ago and other than some skin irritation seem to be tolerating it. However I has managed to pick up a virus and as much...
Hi Everyone New here saying hello had multicoloured mole Removed last week awaiting results what a rollercoaster of emotions 22 stitches I think and sore atm!. Results can take 6-8 weeks apparently and that seems like forever.Consultant seems to think...
Had a lump which was removed 5 months later was told mestatic melanoma had spread to lymph nodes. Just had them removed but have to wait another month to find out what’s next. There was a mention of immunotherapy but what I don’t understand is why if...
Hello , thank you for accepting me into the group I am a 24 year old female. I had a noticed a mole on my back that had changed shape colour and size. As my mum had stage 2 melanoma I have been worried so I had it checked by the GP. Within 2 days i was...
Hello, I’m a 25 year old mama of a toddler. I was diagnosed with stage 1a melanoma in 2022, had SLNB which was negative. A month ago, I was diagnosed with another primary on my shoulder. It was amelanotic and had been there for a very long time. Details...
Hello everyone just signed up because I have a question. I'm a 44 year old male, considered high risk and go for full skin exams every 3-6 months. Over the last couple years I've had several suspicious moles removed some immediately with margins due...
Hello, I hope I am ok posting here. I became very aware of a mole on the side of my head a few weeks ago and finally booked a doctors appointment. I went to see the dermatologist gp at my surgery today and she didn't seem overly worried. She took some...
Thank you for accepting me into this group. I live in Aberdeenshire and was diagnosed with stage 3b melanoma in 2015. Following an axilliary dissection all seemed ok until 2019 when I had a secondary metastasis. It was removed by surgery and then I had...
