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Hi my husband was diagnosed with colitis causes by nivolumab immunotherapy he has been on steroids for 4 months now with infliximab infusions 2, 4 and 6 weekly he's nivolumab has been stopped permanently but we are just wondering If anyone has been in...
I am going in for a wle in 3 areas on Tuesday and feeling anxious. I had 3 moles removed in March 1 of which was stage 1A melanoma and the other 2 are melanoma in situ. Anyone had this recently who can tell me about their experience. Was it similar...
Hi this is my first post. Following WLE and SLNB on 3/5/22 on the inside of my left knee I am still experiencing pain and tightness and am unable to bend knee. I had a skin flap done at the time to cover the hole! Have follow up and results appointment...
Hello everyone, it's beena while since I've posted on here. I had my WLE and SNLB back at the start of October - all with good results. However, my forearm is still very swollen.... and getting more so in recent weeks. Particularly if I type of use it...
Hi All, Being new to this group I thought I would say hello and give you my personal experience of melanoma. I was diagnosed with stage 3 Melanoma in December 2021 after I discovered a lump under my left armpit. I had surgery in February to remove...
Hi, I’m new here, recently diagnosed with a stage 1a melanoma. Came as a shock! Anxiety is at an all time high. I’m awaiting the WLE. I’m covered in moles, have had clinical photographs taken which I’m assuming someone will check to see if I have any...
My husband is going in to have WLE and SLNP under general anaesthesia on Tuesday. He is understandably very nervous. He had biopsies taken from his forearm a few weeks ago and was told it was a melanoma. He doesn't seem to have any swelling on the lymph...
Evening all I had my routine smear 3 weeks ago and the results have come back as HPV positive with the advice to have a repeat smear in 1yr. Has anybody else had this experience? My Melanoma was excised almost a year ago! I know HPV is an indicator...
Lymph node dissection. I had a left ALND back in February I struggled with clothing and drains… I came across this site it’s amazing.. funky covers uk on Etsy. The company make tops with Velcro fastening and poppers so you can remain independent after...
For those who’ve not seen it advertised : 9pm tonight Fri 2nd June. Report by a scientist who has/had cancer. “Making sense of cancer with Hannah Fry”.
