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Hi All, I am due to my first outpatient clinic appointment after WLE and SLNB in two weeks time. I am hoping they will have my results and that they'll be clear. Just wondering when I should expect the head to toe skin check and do they use dermatoscope...
Hi has anyone been given specific advice regarding dosage for the above please? thanks
How high is the risk sof pneumonitis in treating melanoma patient pre-existing ILD and IPF? I have declined the Keytruda so far b/c of the lung diseases. I can change my mind if Ido so this week.
Hi all, I was diagnosed with melanoma back in May of this year and after 2 surgeries and a lymph node biopsy, I have been diagnosed with Stage 3C BRAF positive malignant melanoma. Now I have recovered from my surgery and my groin biopsy, I have been advised...
A brief truncated history: I was diagnosed Stage 3 Melanoma with 1 positive lymph node in 2012. I declined the removal of the whole gland. I had 2 surgeries for Melanoma in transit until I was diagnosed Stage 4 in 2017. Immunotherapy worked but caused...
Hi I'm new here my name is Elsa. My husband has stage 4 melanoma with metastases to small bowel, right lung, lymph nodes and a brain tumour. Had seizure 3 weeks ago. He is now very ill, he also has advanced alzheimers and together with the brain tumour...
Hi all, I am new to this group, I had a stage 1a melonoma on my foot which 12 months later appeared as a lump in my groin found aug 2025 I have had 11 lymph nodes removed and 1 of them ( the one I felt) was cancerous. I had an iloinguinal groin dissection...
Hi, I had melanoma in situ (lentigo maligna) removed from my face and was discharged from plastic surgery. I have lots of moles, fair skin, and a history of sunburn and sunbed use as a teenager. I’m worried about monitoring my many moles, especially...
I have had a small tumor on my cheek removed and surrounding margin of healthy skin plus biospy of my sentinel lymph node all is clear but they want to offer me some immunotherapy stage 2. Having a discussion on about this on Tuesday. Has anybody...
Hi I have previously had melanoma’s - 2a treated with WLE and SLNB, then a 1a treated with WLE. One on each leg. I am very grateful that I am still under observation as I now have an odd mole on the inside of a toe which I’m having biopsied this week...
