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Hi everyone I'm new here, but I'm so grateful to have you. My twin sister has melanoma cancer, stage 3, braf positive. Her treatment started 3 month ago, but now she's struggling with the side effects: pain in her legs and hands. She is walking hard...
Hi all well I am now awaiting my first oncologists appointment after being diagnosed with advanced stage 4 melanoma … Primary was in my shoulder .. then groin lymph’s and now spread to spleen.. surgery is off the table we have been told. any advice...
Hi, everyone. I'm here again . My question is if used somebody zeolites during the treatment? Thanks and I wish you all the best !
Hi my husband has had stage 4 melanoma for just over a year and has been having Pembro immunotherapy for one year. Very successful as original site is clear and no further spread. However he has had two DVTs with the most recent found last week in his...
T1a melanoma and 2 years later I now have metastatic melanoma in my axillary nodes and awaiting a full removal. Has anyone had this with a very early melanoma?
My partner was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 Melanoma, 2 weeks before our 2nd child was born. He was diagnosed by a private dermatologist 6 months after seeing his gp, and them telling him there was nothing wrong. We were referred back to the NHS...
Hi All, I wondered if anyone had experienced Stage 4 Melanoma - Secondary Liver Cancer? I have recently been told that after an MRI scan that I have a 2cm tumour in my liver that is secondary to the Melanoma I had removed in February. I was having...
Hello all well today I was diagnosed with stage 4 advanced melanoma. Primary on back 8 years ago .. enlarged groin lymph found 4 weeks ago .. scans pet scan and today told stage 4 also in spleen. surgery not an option now .. waiting to see oncology...
Hi, I’ve had a pretty rough time with the hospital I am at. I initially got diagnosed with melanoma in March. I had an appointment booked for a second surgery for the surrounding area to be removed then got a phone call a couple of days before the surgery...
Hi everyone, I hope you're all having a nice Friday My name is Aara and I am 31 years old (had to think about that for a second ). I have many moles on my body and have them checked every year. At one of my screenings in 2019 I noticed a new Mole appeared...
