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Hi All, Five years ago I have a mole removed, the biopsy was sent for second opinion but cam back as a Blue Nevus. I noticed it had come back a few years later but recently experience pain and inflammation. I was finally referred for another excision...
Hi everyone I just wanted to let you know that there are some improvements being made to the site over the next few weeks. All the enhancements are based on feedback from members and you can read all about it in the Community News Blog (link). If...
Hi all, I had my WLE on my knee and SLNB on my groin in Sept 2021 and recovered OK. I've returned to work full time and flew 4 times for weekend trips last month. I have noticed uncomfortable feeling, pain that almost feels like muscle strain in the...
Hello everyone. I'm new to the group and I suppose I'm still trying to wrap my head around everything. I was diagnosed with melanoma back in october 2021 which following an ultrasound and biopsy was told that it had spread to my lymph nodes in my left...
Hi I lost my daughter last November to Melanoma and would like to talk to any mums who have gone through the same. I am utterly devastated and my emotions are very high. I feel desolate. My heart goes out to all of you in this group. I would dearly...
Hi all Ive been away from the forum for a while as I find it difficult to cope with having melanoma and therefore try to put it to the back of my mind. I was initially diagnosed in 2017 having had a mole removed from my lower back. The SLNB had a...
Hi I'm on my 2nd dose of treatment ( 3rd end Feb) prembro, So far not to bad. I'm having it every 6 weeks for a year , and found the first ok . The second has been a little more different affecting my thyroid , which they have given me tablets for and...
Hi I’m asking on behalf of my Dad. He has been diagnosed with one melanoma in situ needing no further treatment on his neck. His face however has come back as a nodular melanoma on his cheek, needing WLE and a SNLB. Naturally given the diagnosis,...
After a reduction in dose of Dab and Tram, and 3 stops and restarts after infections, my partner's cancer team feel he may have too much sensitivity to Dab and Tram, and want to discuss changing treatment to another targeted therapy, encorafenib and binimetinib...
I know it’s the night before my WLE, so a full nights sleep was going to be a stretch! But any tips on getting to / staying asleep generally? I don’t function well on no sleep!
