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Hey, I'm 29, male, currently 3 weeks into a possible 8 week wait for my biopsy results. I'm very scared. :( I just don't know how I'll get through the next 5 weeks of not knowing. I've already cried multiple times, not able to focus on work, increased...
Hi everyone age 65. diagnosed stage 3 melanoma and have put in my profile my history. Going through a few down days and not wanting to go out and do anything. 2 weeks post op from WLE. Got one of those plastic dressings on that apparently will come...
Evening All Newby to possible skin cancer but not cancer, had breast cancer 7 years ago. Had a mole, just below my knee, removed on Monday. I was I could take the dressing off today and wash it, which I have done but because of where it was, every...
Hello Just joined. I have stage 2C nodular melanoma. I have decided not to have the SLNB and only have the WLE. I will be having imm unotherapy. I was just wondering what other’s thoughts were on having the SLNB and not having SLNB? Thanks
I am booked in on Saturday 23rd for a wide excision.i was lucky and had no issues with 1st mole removal. Will this one be much the same or is it a bigger cut and more stitches. I've to get a 0.5cm I think cut all round. I could drive home last time so...
Hi all, I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected. I have just had my first consultant appointment with Dermatology for a suspicious mole in the webbing between my little toe and the adjacent toe. They believe it to be a malignant melanoma and...
Has anyone had immunotherapy? Also interested if anyone was offered immunotherapy and turned it down. I know I will be facing this choice and a very “ helpful “ friend told me it’s worse than chemo! My sister in law is currently going through chemo and...
Hey all I have been diagnosed with Melanoma 3.1mm PT3a and my recent CT scan has shown no signs of metastasis. The MDT meeting that discussed my case and agreed treatment was on the 31st July. I am under Preston hospital. I have been told my Wide local...
Hi everyone I’m sorry if I don’t make sense or sound odd in what I’m writing, I’m struggling to understand anything after being diagnosed on 23rd July. This is what I know so far - Melanoma breslow 3.1mm PT3a which was a mole on the bottom of my scalp...
Hello everyone, I’ve just had a suspicious mole removed from the sole of my foot (I don’t have any results yet but they told me pretty straight that it needed to come out now). I’m really struggling to walk as the wound just starts bleeding as soon...
