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Hi everyone. I’ve been reading through your experiences and want to be included so I can help support my Mum. She’s not really tech savvy and has asked me to do this. Her original melanoma on her lower left leg was dealt with by surgery and radiotherapy...
hello, I’m new to the group. I have recently be diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma in my small intestine and lung and am due to start immunotherapy in 10 days. Just wondering how people have found immunotherapy, side effects etc x
Hi all, I had a WLE on my foot in September, following removal of an acral lentiginous melanoma between my toes. The surgery was successful and my lymph nodes were clear so no further treatment necessary. I was told that the surgery was unstraightforward...
Hello all I was recently diagnosed with stage 1b nodular melanoma.Not wanting to bore anyone reading this post, i have put my treatment so far on my profile. I have a consultation with a plastic surgeon on the 8th Sept & was wondering if i should...
Hi there, I had WLE on my neck 3 days ago. Near the top of my scar (just into my hair line), there is a raised area with some veins which is very sore, pink and slightly warm. I’m wondering if it’s a hematoma developing. I also have numbness down the...
Hi everyone, I have just joined tonight. I have stage 2 melanoma and I had my WLE and SLNB back at the end of October. I get my results from the biopsy tomorrow and I just feel so nervous. My surgeon had said to me that he thinks it will more than likely...
Good afternoon Sibling has an appointment for his suspected melanoma Friday to find out the results. They have sent a message to say he has a radiologist appointment next sat. Is this just a normal thing to happen even though I don't know result?
Hi there, I am stage 3b nodular melanoma with ulceration and 2 micro satellites on my neck behind my right ear. My breslow depth was 2.9mm. I am due my WLE on Wednesday and expected them to take 2cm margin but was told at my pre-op that there is a lack...
hi my name is stuart i was told i had lentigo maligna melanoma i had to have a biopsy on my left cheek on my face it turned out it was cancer and they needed to operate on it ,so i went to see plastic surgeon and he said its quite big so will have to...
Hi All. I'm new to this group and want to share my story. I was diagnosed with stage 3 melenoma end of January this year. I had 3 lumps that needed surgery. One on my hip, buttock and one inside my pelvis. I had surgery March this year to remove...
