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Hi everyone so I'm 49 and was diagnosed back in May the 25th to be exact won't ever forget it! I'd had a mole removed 10yrs ago but it grew back didn't look anything suspicious but grew over last 2 years I only went to see about getting it removed as...
Hi I am about to start my treatment of dabrafenib and trametinib in a couple of weeks , could anyone enlighten me to some common side effects as I am a bit concerned about working as I am an hgv driver and I certainly have a responsibility not to drive...
Hello all. I had my WLE and SLNB three weeks ago. The wounds are healing well but I still have plenty of aches, pains and electric shocks. My WLE crosses my elbow and as yet I can’t straighten my arm, it’s just too tight and my ‘running stitch’ stitches...
Hey everyone, so my husband had his results today (3 weeks post op) and it’s spread to his sentinel node; we are now waiting for a date for a ct scan and an appointment with the oncologist. I’m struggling to hold it together and I feel awful for that...
Has any one been told they have parietal bone lesion and if so what treatment did you have ?
Hello. I had a naughty mole removed in June, further margins taken in September but a biopsy a couple weeks later and subsequent scans show that the melanoma in my neck has outrun the surgeon's knife and is busily invading local tissues. Had the news...
Anyone know how long x Ray results take to get back ? I had to have X-ray for my lungs due to shoulder pain . As usual the person doing it was poker faced after it ! So didn’t get much idea if things were ok ? Previously diagnosis of mm last year. She...
Hi, I have a lot of moles and freckly skin. I have had what I thought was a large freckle on my forearm, which I noticed has changed, grown and colour changed. So I told my GP about it, as well as a mole on my side which was crusty. He sent me to see...
Lymph nodes drain was replaced as I had a spell in hospital again after having my drain removed, and getting cellulitis,and infected seroma , I’m worried about seeing consultant next week as it will be 4 weeks of new drain ,and I am still draining a lot...
My partner had 2 lymph nodes removed 1 has come back positive. He will obviously be seen to discuss treatment I was wondering what happens now, now the cancer is in lymph nodes can I travel elsewhere even though node has been removed? All of a ‘tis was...
