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Hi, there, I had a stage 2b melanoma on my arm, had a wide area local excision surgery Dec 1 and a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy. This is probably all the good news, right? I have been recommended to start an adjuvant course of pembromizulab ...
Hi I haven’t had a diagnosis as yet but I have a dodgy mole that’s grown a fair bit over the last few months and has changed significantly in colour and shape. I have an appointment next week on the 13th but can anyone advise what questions I should...
hi all. i was originally diagnosed with a 1B nodular melanoma on my thigh (1.9mm, non-ulcerated). I’ve since had a wide local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy. One lymph node was clear, and the other showed a 1mm deposit, so I’ve now been staged...
Having been recently diagnosed with skin cancer and while awaiting the result of a CT scan, my current likely route will be immunotherapy. I have been a runner for a number of years, average weekly mileage is around 25 miles, and at this time of year...
Hi I am 46 and was told in October that I had a mole removed which was melanoma, I have had surgery to remove the mole and the cancer and 2 lymph nodes and now waiting to see if I need immunotherapy, but my concern is I am on warfarin as well. Has anyone...
Hi everyone, I am posting on behalf of my 80 year old father. Biopsy on his right foot (on the “arch” of the foot, close to, but not on the sole) found melanoma in situ. He had WLE 3 weeks ago, but pathology indicated the margins were not clear. Over...
Hi, I’m new to the group. I’m 54 and have been diagnosed with Melanoma. Have an appointment with plastics to discuss onward actions. My husband also has a biopsy this week. We couldn’t write that both of us are going through the same thing. we haven’t...
Hi all I just went to my 6-month checkup The dermatologist was a little concerned with one area, so she took a sample to be sent off for testing. Well, the results came in yesterday, and it's positive for Melanoma with at least Clark's level 4 ...
Hi, we booked our cruise 2 years ago (a week in Spain and France) and I tried to get insurance but couldn’t because it was too far in the future and now my husband has cancer. It’s subungual melanoma. They have tested his lymph nodes and we are waiting...
Dear all, Just over one week ago I went for a wide excision (1cm around) for stage 1A myeloma on my neck. The surgeon did a 2 week sick note which I initially thought was not needed and felt guilty about, particularly around Christmas. However the site...
