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A private hospital near to where I live offers private mole checks. As I am recently diagnosed I was considering this. I have no idea what all my other moles are doing! And it worries me! Have other people experienced this / what are peoples thought?
I decided to phone the hospital today as I wasn't sure when or how I would get my results. I spoke to the nurse I met at the plastics appt. She was able to tell me the WLE and SLNB were negative for melanoma. A huge relief, I burst into tears. An...
I had a lump removed from my neck at Christmas (parotid gland and lymph nodes). This was a secondary site from an unfound melanoma. The oncologist has suggested a year of Pembrlizumab to minimise the risk of the cancer reoccurring. They are fairly confident...
Hi my story starts a few weeks ago. A mole I have on my chest started bleeding on checking it I could see it had changed becoming lumpy and black. I made an appointment with my GP the same day. She took one look at it and sent an urgent referral. 2 weeks...
My husband has had 4 cycles of these meds and is now on a 6 week break. He is really struggling with the side affects of dry mouth, harsh cough, high temperature, fatigue and aches and pains. He has metastatic malignant melanoma, which has spread to his...
Hi all, my partner is on Dab & Tram 10 wks into the years treatment and been struggling with sickness has anyone else had this , if so do you have any advice? Thank you
Not sleeping! Argh! Catastrophic thoughts all night. I’m sure this is normal but I feel as though I am dragging myself through the days. I have a gynae appointment tomorrow from a dodgy smear over a year ago (damn covid!!) and I’ve now convinced myself...
Hi I am not sure whether I should post here, however looking for some support from people who have been in my shoes. I noticed a mole that had changed on my left breast just before christmas. It has gone from a normal looking mole to one with distinct...
Hi all. Just thought I’d let you know I had my WLE this morning. Thankfully all went well (I think) even though the local anaesthetic injections hurt ouch!! After that I didn’t really feel a thing The surgeon and nurses were so kind and kept me chatting...
Hello, you can read my full journey on my profile, but wondering if anyone has had a PET scan privately as they embarked on their journey? snapshot is that I am stage 3C and have recently had a CT, MRI and ultrasound scan, post-surgery (SLB & WLE). Surgery...
