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Hi everyone, My mum's recently got the results from her third scan since finishing ipi/nivo for stage 4 in January and transitioning onto maintenance nivo. It's good news, for the third scan in a row we've discovered that the cancer is shrinking. Her...
Hi everyone, I've been looking at the posts in this forum for a month or so now so thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Rachel, I'm 26 years old and currently starting my second year of my PhD. Recently I've had quite a few health issues & have been...
Bit of a background Found a lump on my lower leg back in 2016 got it checked through gp surgery and the senior nurse wasn’t happy and passed over to my gp, got a call from the gp he was happy nothing to worry about. Over the years I have developed another...
2 years ago I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Melanoma and had a SLNB and WLE, results were clear. About a year ago an area on my face felt rough, I've used Klisiri ointment twice but its returned. My consultant has prescribed Efudix, a 30 day treatment. On...
Dab tran is it okay to take 10am & 10pm before bedtime?
Hi All, I am new to the community. Having been on a non-specific pathway since the beginning of September a recent stomach biopsy revealed my type of cancer as melanoma, which I have in my lung, liver and spine too. The last part of the diagnostic jigsaw...
Hi, I have just had my first surgery for suspected nodular malignant melanoma. The full lesion was removed from my neck - it was large. I now have a 4 to 6 week wait for the histology results. I’m beside myself with fear and anxiety. I just feel like...
Hi Stage im stage 4a , told im treatable but not cureable. I had my 14th surgery to my left auxiloa on 11th October. Surgeon told me he coukd not remove all intended to remove as the disease is invokved with artery. I am not currently on any treatment...
Hi, I have just found out that I have secondary melanoma. 3, tumours (are they tumours???) , in my lungs. Previously . I have had a mole removed on my back and lymph nodes in both arms. Only one lymph node had cancerous cells, measuring less than a mm...
Hi, Hoping someone can come along and share their story if something similar has happened to them. I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2022 on my left calf. It was stage 1a, 0.5 thick. I had a WLE which showed clear margins and was told no...
