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Hello, Does anyone have any experience with making a decision about continuing or stopping immunotherapy after 2 years? I've had 2 doses of Ipi/nivo and I'm coming up to the end of 2 years on single dose Nivo. I'm so grateful that my tumours have shrunk...
I had my second Ipi/nivo and 7 minutes towards end of infusion I came out in hives on lower back. Infusion of piriton and hydrocortisone given to control it. Settled now but today I have loose stools. I suffer with ibs so hoping it will be a flare up...
My wife has had a dark mole on her cheek for quite a while and recently, this has become darker and slightly more raised so she was referred to a dermatologist who she saw today. He "didn't like the look" of it so has told her that she will need to have...
Hi There, Last Monday was supposed to have been my last review and check-up appointment with dermatology after my diagnosis with stage 1 melanoma over a year ago. However during the examination, the doctor noticed another mole on my right cheek and...
Hi, I posted here last week, in the early morning of the 14th (around 2am) I had an itch and felt a bump but fell back asleep and forgot. Next evening it was itchy again so I looked and there's a brand new 1.5mm round (sticks up about the same) jet...
Hi everyone, I’ve found this forum incredibly informative and would like to ask some advice if that’s okay? I went to the GP on 15th May for a suspicious mole, it is asymmetrical, wavy borders, mixed colours and approx 6mm. It’s been there a while...
Hi everyone, My husband has had a suspicions mole removed from his back 4 weeks ago today and he has had it a long time, guessing 10+ years, and it has changed over the last 18months, is uneven, bigger than 6mm but isn't ulcerated and doesn't hurt or...
i had stage 3 melanoma 5 and half years ago at the bottom of my left leg and last year i got melanoma another 3 times in my groin had three operations on my groin and treatment of radiotherapy. now in may 2025 it’s come back again in my groin keep coming...
Hi, I’m diagnosed with melanoma 3C and am currently on immunotherapy. im struggling to come to terms with the diagnosis as I feel like my whole life has been turned upside down and I can’t do the things I used to enjoy. we are still hoping to have holidays...
Not a big online community person but thought I’d brave it as I have been reading a lot of the posts and found it really helpful and positive. So I had a mole on my face since as long as I can remember in my mid twenties I started becoming more aware...
