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I had my biopsy results today, I have two melanomas and three in situ. All on my shin.They are being removed on Wednesday then I’ve been told that they will be sent for staging and I I’ll be called back for WLE, skin graft and SNB. I can’t stop crying...
Sorry for all the recent posts I’m just so confused and anxious about everything. I was told today I have two melanomas in the same lesion on my shin, there are also three others that are in situ. I can’t seem to find any information on having two/ multiple...
Hi everyone. I'm new to this, being diagnosed after having a mole removed a month ago, was told it was all gone, probably. Saw consultant last week who feared it may not be the case and is seeing me next week for wider excision and biopsy. I alternate...
Hi all. Have just signed up. 8 months ago I was diagnosed with both stage 3 melanoma and CLL and very low immunoglobin levels as well. I am wondering if there are others in the same boat and what your experiences are. I am 60 and feeling great but have...
Hi everyone, I've not posted here in a while, but my mum has stage 4 melanoma and has lived with it since October 2023. She's doing really well, working and doing all her old hobbies - you would never be able to tell that she has cancer. Today we...
Evening. I’m Jennie and I’m 44yrs old. I’m single and have 3 girls (20, 13 &11). I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2021 and had a double mastectomy (DMX) in Jan 2022. i then had a cancerous mole removed in Nov 2022 and thought that was the end...
Morning, I have only recently joined the forum and this is my first post. ten years ago I had MM diagnosed in a mole on my right shoulder. This was removed and then was staged at 1b with a thickness of 0.6 mm. A wider excision was then carried out...
Hi I had surgery to remove a suspicious mole on my big toe (I am expecting melanoma as there was a growth come from it) just over a week ago. I look like a patchwork quilt as they has to stitch through my toe nail to seal the incision. I am non weight...
Hi All, I was diagnosed with stage 2 Melanoma June 23 but then progressed to stage 3C August 23 had 2 lymph nodes removed & local wide incision with a year of immunotherapy. Only managed 4/9 treatments as body could not take anymore finished last treatment...
Dr has taken 5 biopsies from large lesion on my calf which has been there for 8 years ( I was told previously it was nothing to worry about) Dr suspects melanoma and said WLE and significant skin graft will probably be required. Absolutely terrified now...
