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I went to my docs about a significant change in a mole on my right thigh. He took photos and sent off to dermatologhy. Appt came for end of June 21. It was decided to remove "the mole" within the clinic appt that day. Should have had results in 4 weeks...
Hi. I’ve been for my results this morning from a mole biopsy 6 weeks ago. I feel a bit of a fraud posting this as I’m very lucky and some people on here are going through a lot more than me. I’ve been told that I need a wide local excision at the Christie...
Hi Everyone, yesterday I had my WLE and SLNB and was told everything ran smoothly. I watched the clock as I went to sleep at 12.15pm and woke up in recovery at 2.15pm with a sore throat but happy to be alive!! I did well enough to be sent home and was...
Hello all. I’m now 5 weeks from WLE and SLNB, my arm where the WLE is still swollen, sore and unable to fully straighten but it’s definitely making progress…… but my word is a six week wait for results taking time to pass. Thursday next week and I’m literally...
Hi. So I had an excision biopsy on a mole on my leg almost 6 weeks ago and yesterday I received a phone call from the hospital asking me to attend an appointment on Friday. To say I’m dreading it is an understatement. when I had the biopsy the consultant...
Hi there, my partner has just finished a year of target drug and got his yearly scan. He had a groin disection last year to remove lymph nodes. One was positive for melanoma. Got the results yesterday of the 1year CAT scan and it showed that he has...
Hi all, has anyone experienced cording after SLNB. If so any advice or exercises?
Hello, I have just been diagnosed with stage 1b at 0.8mm after having a mole removed and have been offered an SLNB and WLE but no one can advise me if the SLNB is a good idea or not as I am right on the edge of 1a. I have a leaflet which indicates that...
Hello I have recently been diagnosed with melanoma in my right eye. Still trying to get my head around it. Can anyone offer any advice? Thanks.
Hi I had a bumpy mole removed 23rd August on the front of my thigh about 3 inches above my knee. My gp had already warned me it was probably melanoma as did the dermatologist consultant but he said it was "early". I had a wait of 7 weeks between referral...
