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Hi everyone, My Mum had a wide skin excision this afternoon under local anaesthetic for a suspected amelanotic melanoma. It was big and the surgeon was even in two minds to operate but he went ahead and now she has a long scar to take care of on her...
Hi, I've come here for any recommendations. My Dad has advanced melanoma, which has spread to his brain. 10 days ago, he was taken into hospital with constipation. We've had no comms from the doctors or nursing team despite numerous requests. Dad is getting...
Hi I have recently been diagnosed with stage 4 mmm I had my first of 24 monthly Opdualag infusions on Friday. I was recommended to get a port fitted as it took 5 attempts at cannulation. Has anyone else had experience of this. I can’t seem to find many...
I was diagnosed with stage 2B melanoma last month, literally a month after I lost my grandad to cancer so it’s all hit very hard! I'm now waiting to have surgery for a wide local excision and Sentinel lymph node biopsy. I will be having a skin graft with...
Hi all, Hope your all doing well. Just a question really, my husband had a big nasty looking mole removed 2 months ago, and if you looked at it, it had all the makings of a melonoma. It was large, changing, uneven, scaley and several colours. Thankfully...
Hi, I had my biopsy done 2 weeks ago for suspected melanoma. I’ve just rang today to ask if results are back and was told they are back but have been sent to a different hospital for a second opinion. Has anyone experienced this? I can’t decide if this...
Hi there, just wondering if anyone has experienced a recurrent nodular melanoma on their scar (from where it was first removed) and what it looked like when it first appeared. i had a grade 3b melanoma removed in 2021. Yesterday after feeling a little...
I had two melanomas removed from my right leg last week. I’ve been told I will need a WLE a skin graph and SNB in about 6 weeks. I’m still trying to process all of this and get my head around what is to come. Will this operation involve an overnight stay...
Hi, I recently had a mole removed that is suspected to be melanoma. It’s been 10 days and I’m waiting for results. Would I be contacted quicker if it was bad news? I’ve seen some people have been contacted within a week as it was bad news. How long did...
I have stage 3 melanoma of right leg(2nd one). I’ve had a WLE , skin graft and lymph node biopsy which showed cancer spread to wound site and lymph nodes. Ct scan shows no spread to organs and I have first meeting with oncologist this week. I have been...
