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Hello I was wondering what people’s opinions are regarding scans. Has anyone been given scan results that have been all clear, to actually find out the melanoma has actually spread, but was not picked up in scans? Im just interested if anyone has...
My husband has been bravely fighting BRAF+ melanoma for the past 2 years. He has had operations, drains, 2 rounds of targeted therapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy and nothing has worked. He has stage 4 plus a fungating mass on his groin which is the size...
Hello, I'm sorry if this is a silly question, i'm new to all this (and very scared). What does everyone do on a daily basis when going outside? Factor 50 everywhere? hats? sunnies? I have no idea how much I need to do and honestly at the moment i'm...
Hello, I'm so sorry to be posting whilst no diagnosis received yet, I don't wish to intrude, but i'm going out of my mind with worry. Everything has happened so fast and I don't understand any of it. I'm usually so calm and level headed that not knowing...
Hi all, My husband had 0.70mm melanoma on his shoulder Oct 22, had it removed and given the all clear . Fast forward to Feb 2025, he decided to have a voluntary lung function test offered by the NHS which showed a small shadowing on his lung and swollen...
following a biopsy at the end of May I was diagnosed with melanoma, I subsequently had a large lesion removed from my calf on 25 June with 18 stitches. This was confirmed as PT2a, however the dermatologist explained that a satellite was found which would...
Had a full body PET scan three weeks ago and a CT Brain scan with contrast, two weeks ago. No results as yet, does anyone know how long it usually takes to get results back? I went away with to the seaside with family for a week which was lovely and lifted...
Hello, my husband has just been diagnosed with anorectal melanoma and I was wondering whether anyone here had experience of this. Thank you so much.
Hello, new to this forum. I was diagnosed with stage 1 melanoma back in 2018 when I was 22 years old, I had on going skin checks for quite some time with some additional suspicious moles removed thankfully they were okay. Two months ago I itched my...
Hi, had a mole removed 3 weeks ago and have just had a follow up appointment made for me later this week. Unfortunately I’m going to be on holiday and won’t be able to attend. I asked could there be a phone appointment ( optimistically hoping for the...
