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Hi All, just to say the annual Melanoma Focus Patient Conference is taking place in Solihull, Birmingham on 16-17 March (link below). It’s £30 to attend and includes hotel accommodation and dinner, plus lunch the next day. It’s £50 if you bring a guest...
Yesterday I had a WLE on my scalp and 4 lymph nodes removed. It was a long day but I'm home and feel ok. Needed a skin graft too. Time to rest and await results. My consultant was fantastic.
Hi all, Yesterday I had a nuclear liquide injected around my t1b melanoma biopsy site on top of my head early in the morning to determine which lymph nodes would be suspect. WLN was performed a few hours later and the ENT was able to remove all cancerous...
I am being offered a place on a clinical trial which involves apparently a new and encouraging approach to treatment.. The research involves also an outside Company called Iobiotec. I am having difficulty finding info online about this particular trial...
I understand there may be a level of triaging and backlog to deal with, but I'm anxious to hear more about what will happen to me. Last week I got the results from my SNLB - positive in the one node. However it appeared to be a small amount and had...
Is anyone else on a long waiting list for WLE and SLNB? I’ve been told it’s at least 5 months and, to be honest, I’m worried about waiting that long. Am i overthinking it all?
Good evening forum long time since posting , just cleared 3 years of 3 monthly checkups. Every 6 months now. Just wondering if anyone has had reoccurring melanoma come up in there original wle scar. Notice a red mark in scar yesterday hat has become...
Diagnosed 3 weeks ago with stage 2C. Had CT scan 12 days ago and told surgery would be in next couple of weeks. Staying positive and taking things as they come. Told I will be admitted to hospital at 8am and will have a lengthy scan in the morning with...
I'm hoping someone can shed some light and/or give me the right questions to ask my doctor... A brief overview: 2 years ago I had a stage 2c melanoma removed, WLE and lymph node biopsy. Lymph node and surrounding tissue clear. In Dec a routine CT...
Has anyone had patchy skin after going out in the sun while on Pembrolizumab? I am sure it is prembro side effects and I wonder if it will ever go. My chest is pink and white patches. When I first started treatments I had a really itchy rash on my chest...
