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Hi I’ve recently been diagnosed with skin cancer! Came as a masssive shock! I had a excisional mole removal still awaiting biopsy results it’ll be 5 weeks next week! Really scared as I’m still sore! Praying it hasn’t spread! The waiting is torture x
So after being staged as Pt1a with my biopsy I finally got my WLE on September 23rd. Took a pretty good chunk out of my inner right calf. After about two weeks I finally was brave enough to peel off the wrap and it didn't look too bad. Have been carefully...
Hello everyone....I am on the emotional rollercoaster. In 2019 I saw a large ugly mole on my back by chance in a store changing room. I phoned my doctor's and was told I was "in luck" as they had a mole expert in the surgery that day. Feeling reassured...
is there anyone here who has or having immunotherapy? If so how is it ?
Good evening forum Letter came through today from my last screening ,was helpful as it calmed my fears. Saw consultant 3 weeks ago after sending him some pictures of atypical looking mole on abdomen. Met up a few days later and he looked at the mole...
My husband was diagnosed stage 3 in October last year and we started on immunotherapy. This clearly didn’t work and following removal of lymph nodes and various other small ops for removal of lumps and bumps, amputated index finger we now find ourselves...
Four weeks ago a red lesion suddenly appeared on my leg - went to GP who prescribed Hyrdocortisol for two weeks, but no improvemen (am due to see him next Friday but I managed to get an appointment with my Dermatologist next Thursday (private) - I had...
hope everyone's journey is going as well as expected. I'm new to this not something I'd normally do but hey we all need to talk sometimes. I'm soon about to start immunotherapy Nivolumab slightly unsure what to expect anyone going through this already...
I was diagnosed this week with Melanoma 1A, and I know I’m very lucky as it’s a low level. But I feel a little alone, and feel I have to be brave for my partners sake. We’re nearing the first anniversary of his brother’s death which was his first real...
Hi everyone, I had my WLE yesterday low down on my right thigh by my knee (along with SLNB) and it was fine last night but this morning it's bleeding under the dressing - maybe a teaspoonful pooled at the bottom. I have tried the weekend number given...
