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Hi all I have just been diagnosed with melanoma after 26 of having it originally I am having a big operation next Wednesday and start chemo treatment this Wednesday. I am scared not of the operation but the drugs, last time i was not offered chemo,...
Hey all. I’ll just start by saying how inspired I’ve been reading through the forums. I did post this in another part of the website, but think I got the wrong forum so will try again. My name is Jamie a 40(ish) year old man and work in the NHS. im...
This might sound stupid cause it’s exactly the sun that causes this, but does anyone else have an addiction to the sun? I have been a sun worshipper all my life, probably cause my mum was. She was also a manager of a sunbed shop so I took to that since...
Hi there I aa new to the forum and would like some feedback from other members of the forum. I finished 12 months of immunotherapy with pembrolizumab in February this year. During the treatment I had fatigue and thirst mainly but managed to complete...
Hi all Just wondering if anyone has experienced this. I was diagnosed with stage 1b melanoma a year and a half ago. I had a sentinel node biopsy and wide local excision and thankfully both were clear. I had a few set backs with infection and a seroma...
I've recently been diagnosed with a melanoma on my cheek. When it was removed it was suspected that it might be a melanoma but that they had caught it early. The biopsy confirmed it and rated it at stage 1A. I now need a wide margin excision. I've only...
Recently diagnosed with MCC after previously diagnosed with a cyst that was removed by GP sent away tested and came back as cancerous now been to 3 different hospitals main hospital is Christie I'm going there on the 5th August to see another dermatologist...
Hi i has a stage 3b melanoma diagnosed last year. i have a WLE and SNB and started adjunctive thearapy in dec last year. the last few months the treatment has been stop start due to raised liver function followed by two night stay in hospital due to them...
I was diagnosed with a melanoma on my arm in November 2024, staged at 1b, and following an SLNB and WLE, the lymph nodes were found to be clear. I currently have skin checks every three months. This summer, I started to experience severe symptoms of...
Hello everyone. I’m waiting for my appointment at the hospital to find out the course of action after being diagnosed with melanoma last week after having a mole removed from my arm. The amazing Macmillan nurse said on the phone I will be needing a...
