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Hello I just wondered if anyone has struggled with pain and bloating after a melanoma diagnosis. My right hand side (where the mole was removed from) is causing me some pain around my rib cage / abdomen / hip area. I’ve felt bloated for days. Constipated...
Hello all Well this is all new to me a goodness what a road to travel this is ! My husband got diagnosed back in May 24 and only just now have we got a treatment plan ! He has been diagnosed with Kidney,both lungs and right hip cancer which was a...
I was diagnosed recently with a PT2A skin cancer from a mole excision on my right thigh. Since then every pain or twinge I just fear it’s spreading. Constant headache for about three days now. Loss of appetite. Exhausted. I just can’t switch off from...
My husband was diagnosed in April 2021 with a malignant melanoma which started as a lesion on the heel of his foot. We naively thought it was just a blister for a while. Fast forward a bit and after 2 heel ops, he was offered immunotherapy. After 6 months...
Hello everyone, I am currently very worried that I may have melanoma. A mole has turned very dark, it has changed in appearance a lot, borders are irregular & I have dark brown spots all over it, plus another lesion near it has appeared, both are slightly...
So I’ve just had my stitches out of my WLE on my lower leg (3 weeks post op) It looks an awful mess, is still tender and swollen and I could see the wound look like it was opening up (esp at the one end) once the stitches were out. The nurse didn...
Hello everyone, my husband had a punch biopsy on a rare lesion on his foot two weeks ago. The consultant has said she is sure it's an acral melanoma and that they will need to make a treatment plan for him, but that can't be decided until the biopsy is...
Hello I had an incision biopsy in a hospital (removing only a small part of my lesion) a couple of weeks ago and the results came back positive with a diagnosis of cutaneous malignant melanoma with at least pT1b (the thickness is 0.9mm and mitotic index...
Hello and thanks for accepting me to the forum. Following a mole removal from the back of my neck I’ve had the shock of being told it’s a1.6mm melanoma. To say I’m in total shock is an understatement as I’m sure everyone else must feel.I’m having a WLE...
I had my sentinel lymph node biopsy on 13th September and had the WLE at the same time. My groin scar continues to weep fairly heavily. Any advice how long to expect this for. thanks heel
