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I had a WLE a week ago and travelling to Malta on 8 October, I may or may not have results. Can anyone recommend travel insurance company as I will need to declare the situation. many thanks
Hi there I have just recently had an operation to remove the melanoma from my jawline it was a success and all was removed bar a very small amount which they are not worried about . I also a year ago had Melanoma in my eye and was a very rare case...
I'm male, 33. My grandpa had skin cancer. Attended a clinic today and got some checks done and they did some medical photos using a dermascopic lens. The report came back as attached in the links. The words don't mean much sense to me but severely...
Hi Everyone, my husband has been given a choice between nivolumab + ipilimumab OR nivolumab + relatlimab immunotherapy. He only has the cancer now in the right lung after a wedge resection of the left. No other organs/body parts affected. No lung symptoms...
Hi everyone, First of all, I'm sorry for my bad English, it's not my native language! And also, sorry for this long post. I am a 24 year old woman from the Netherlands. I've had a brown streak with slight Hutchinson's sign on my left ring finger for...
Hi I'm having WLE on my back and SNLB (right armpit) on Friday following a stage 1b melanoma diagnosis. Would love to hear about the recovery experience from those that have had the same procedure. I have a demanding job full time but luckily work...
Had biopsy on 31 July and results showed Malignant Melonoma graded 1a. Today I had WLE and was very painful even after leaving hospital as I guess they have cut into healing tissue. Home now and pain is intense plus bleeding through dressing etc.. is...
After my mole excision I was given a follow-up appointment for results (in about 6 weeks). After 10 days the appointment was cancelled, but no new appointment given. Does that mean that everything is okay? Do I telephone GP instead? And how long should...
First time poster here. In 08/2021 my spouse for now 35 years was diagnosed w stage 3C metastatic nodular melanoma after removal of a bulbous black bubbly mole on the back of his knee that he initially declined to get checked out for about 4 years. The...
I am feeling so angry right now. Stage 2 melanoma, had WLE and SNLB almost 4 weeks ago. On friday last week I sent a message to my support worker, asking if she could check to see if my results were in. She rang me and said she had been authorised to...
