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Hi all. Posting on behalf of my Grandad who is 84 with stage 4 melanoma. He is struggling to understand his condition and treatments. Started off on back, cut out, but had spread to lymph nodes in armpit. he had 30 cut out. Started on immunotherapy...
Hi! So I have had a mole removed, after waiting 7 weeks I found out it was Melanoma and it had grown down to a nerve. The mole is on my elbow. I have a wide excision and possible sentinel lymph node biopsy upcoming due to it spreading to a nerve. My question...
HI all, I got treated for melanoma a few years and now I've been told it has spread to my liver now. im going to start two year treatment of immunotherapy the drugs are lpilimumab and nivolumab soon. just wondering how people got on on the treatment and...
I have a small mole I showed the dermatologist at my 12 weekly appointment on Friday that I think has changed so they have agreed to get it removed. It was all documented on the “blue” form for our trust this means the urgent cancer pathway, he didn’t...
Hello all I was diagnosed may 2022 with melanoma 1a. I have previously gone through Hodgkin’s disease and been cured in 2007z. So I’m a dad hand at the cancer journey, I am currently under investigation for BC but think I’m a little concerned about...
About to start immunotherapy Any tips/experiences welcomed
Hi I was diagnosed with Stage 1B Malignant Melanoma on my shoulder just over 3 weeks ago I have just turned 30 and I am still trying to get my head round it, support from my CNS, family and friends has really helped me to keep positive. I made the...
Hi all i have Stage 3 Desmoplastic Melanoma. I had it excised and sentinel node biopsy etc and one year of immunotherapy on Pembro. I am about a year on since treatment ended but I am still wrecked. Has anyone had the same experience with Pembro. Has...
Was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma back in March had mole removed from my back then went on to have wide Excision and a sentinel lymph node biopsy. Shock to say the least when i was told they'd found a small amount of cancer in one of my lymph nodes...
I had my WLE done on Wednesday and have just removed the dressing. Rather than seeing a nice row of individual stitches, I have a neat row of over-stitch, with a knot at either end, and two in the middle where the doctor obviously ran out of thread and...
