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Hello all. I was diagnosed with stage 2 nodular melanoma 3 years ago and found this forum a really useful support group. I’m back now with a question which I wondered if anyone could help with. After my original op to remove the nodular melanoma I had...
Hello. I had Melanoma stage 1a on my leg which had been removed by WLE in 2022. In September a small pink nodule appeared on same leg not far from original WLE scar. After a week it developed to a small ulcer and has grown ever since. Ulcer is currently...
Hi all, Am hoping someone can give me a bit of an idea regarding my forthcoming SNB. My melanoma was removed initially but as it's mitosis rate was high, I've been advised to opt for a wide local excision & sentinel node biopsy check. The melanoma...
Hello Yesterday I saw the dermatologist following a red flag referral by my Gp. It was about a 3mm red and brown slightly raised lesion just above my collar bone. It has been there for about 3 years but has recently grown and looks a bit crusty at times...
Is 14 weeks acceptable for SLNB results following removal of a mole stay 1b diagnosis Been given an appointment which is 14 weeks after biopsy Didnt think wait would be that long
I had a skin lesion (below right; after removal, below left) removed in Sept 2023 which turned out to be a malignant melanoma. I wasn't given staging info, but was advised that it had a thickness and size that meant immunotherapy was strongly recommended...
Hi…I’m not sure where to start. My partner has been treated for secondary cancer in his lymph nodes as the primary melanoma was never found. After starting immunotherapy we were told this hadn’t worked and he is now on tablet meds. The cancer has spread...
Hi I am new to this group I have recently been diagnosed with melanoma
Hi everyone I'm new here and wondered if anyone else has experienced what I am. So I've been diagnosed with stage 3 melenoma and have just started immunotherapy 24/10/2025. The next day I had severe pain in my left side jaw was sent to hospital given...
Good evening quite a few years since I've been here, Back again not for me but for a sibling. Sibling had a mole yhat has been growing, kept on at him to get it checked , eventually made an appointment and sore a dermatologist for the first time yesterday...
