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Hi everyone, back in June I was diagnosed with a 1b melanoma 1.1mm The NHS in NI were not offering the lymph node biospy so I paid to have this done privately. I had this along with WLE and skin graft back in August. Graft and donor site are doing...
Hi I have stage 3a superficial spreading melanoma which I was receiving dabrafenib and trametinib but only done 4months as been put on hold because of side effects and was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma thyroid cancer. I can go back on them once thyroid...
Hi, I was diagnosed in June with a 0.8mm, non ulcerated, with a matosis 1 Malignant Melanoma on my right calf. Due to my age (37) and being on the cusp, my demotoligist asked the MDT team to rethink thr option of letting me have an SLNB and they decided...
i was diagnosed with stage 1b melanoma in May, I had a WLE 4 weeks ago on 25th June on lower calf. I have noticed a bit of skin about 3 cms from my scar which is a bit scaly, and irregular in shape but has no colour in it. Does anyone know if this is...
Hello everyone, Very new to this group and I am looking to see the hope and success you must have had. Recently diagnosed with melanoma 1.2mm, no ulceration,no mitotic rate All CT scans came out clear Did the Wide excision and sentinel node...
Hey everyone, I’m new here! I was diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer just before my 20th birthday a few months ago. The news was shocking to me as I was completely unaware that it was a possibility. I have had some more biopsies and a surgery to check if...
Hi all. I've just had my vulvar wide local excision 4 days ago. It fully removed the main lesion plus 6 smaller surrounding lesions, all found on my right labia minora vestibule, right next to my urethra hole. 12th August I've just had confirmed to be...
I’m 18 years old and was recently diagnosed with stage 3B melanoma. I’ve been told to have adjuvant targeted drug therapy for a year which I will start at the end of August. My oncologist told me that my hair could thin, but it would probably only...
Hi all. I'm new here. I'm 49 married with 2 children. I've recently been diagnosed with Stage 3 Melanoma and am frightened about the unknown. I had a CT scan on Monday and should get results within 5-10 days. I had a nasty lump removed 3 weeks ago and...
Hi, My husband is having all the lymph nodes removed under his right arm next week. The melanoma came back (previously had 2 lymph nodes removed and one was positive in October 2023) If you have been through this operation it would be good to get...
