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After the removal of a long standing mole on my right forearm I have been diagnosed with a stage 1b melanoma 0.9mm depth no ulceration but there was mitotic activity. I've been offered a WLE and SLNB and am on the waiting list for this. The consultant...
I'm booked in for surgery next week for lymph node dissection of my groin, opening up of primary site with skin graft, needless to say my anxiety levels ate through the roof in all my 59 yrs it will be the first time in hospital, first general anesthetic...
Hi, I had a melanoma removed earlier this year with clear margins, it was 1.0mm deep. I’ve since had a WLE and I’m waiting on the results. I was unable to have the SLNB unfortunately so I’ve had an ultrasound instead which came back normal. I find myself...
Hi everyone, After a long five week wait I finally got my results and whilst not terrible, they weren’t the all clear I obviously hoped for. There was no cancer cells around my WLE and none in one lymph node but in the second lymph node taken there...
Hello everyone, It's been 9 days postop from the WLE and Sentinel biopsy (2 nodes taken out) First days were quite OK, just took some paracetamol and felt fine. On Monday, 5 days post op, I started having pain and swelling under the armpit, on where...
Hi, I am about to start immunotherapy treatment with Nivolumab in 2 days time for recurrent melanomas, which have been removed. Luckily scans clear at present. Whilst I have been given the fullest of information, I am feeling very anxious about possible...
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Hi everyone, My mum's a stage four melanoma patient. She's been doing really well on her treatment and as far as we know her cancer is still shrinking. Today we noticed that she has a new mole that has appeared out of nowhere. It's on her neck, maybe...
I had a suspicious mole removed from my back nearly 4 weeks ago,they said they had to remove it to rule out melanoma.In a letter to my GP they state I’m aware of the potential diagnosis.I was told restults would be back 2/3 weeks,I called last Friday...
Hi all I’ve got Nodular Melanoma Stage 2B I had my WLE and SLNB on the 16th April , but I can honestly say I’m feeling worse now in the last week so exhausted and just a lack of interest in everything. Does anyone know if this can be linked to the diagnosis...
