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Hi was diagnosed with melanoma in 20/22 had surgery sentinel lymph node biopsy skin graft done on day of surgery removal of growth .to cut along story short discharged after 7 days told everything went well went for 6 monthly routine check ups everything...
Hi has anyone had a ct body scan contrast and mri head with contrast on the same day. Mines been booked at the same hospital and same department so must be OK. But itsconly 1 hour 40mins in between
Would very much welcome any shared experiences/ advice as support from my hospital for longer term side effects is virtually non existent. Also, GPs and A&Es have limited understanding of immunotherapy and related toxicities. After stage 3B groin...
Hi I'm new to the community and not really sure what I'm hoping to get from it or how active i might be. I'm usually quite a positive person but I'm feeling a bit down right now and just wanted to talk or moan or maybe even laugh with other people...
Hi everyone. My Dad has gone down to the single dose of Nivo for 2 years after receiving the double dose of nivo/ipi. His thyroid is now under active and he is currently on medication for that. He is absolutely wrecked, still no energy and has severe...
Hi all, this is my first post and I am very grateful for the opportunity to raise questions. After a diagnosis of melanoma in December, I had a Wide Local Excision and a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the groin on 4th April. I have been resting and following...
Hi all! New here, and would absolutely love some advice and perspective from yourselves! My fiancé has recently been diagnosed with a stage 3 melanoma on his foot, that has now advanced to his lymph nodes. He's booked in for surgery a week today to...
So hopefully having my op in the next week or so , Develop Ed secondary in my groin lymph nodes, primary under my toe nail 4th right toe of all places, so toe coming off and all nodes in r groin , anyone had experience of groin lymph nodes removal ..and...
Waiting for doctor appointments, hospital appointments, scans, scan results, biopsies, biopsy results, surgery. Waiting for the healing of physical and emotional wounds. Waiting for an "all clear". Waiting to see if there is any recurrence. It's just...
Hi all. I am starting dab/tram next Monday 26th Feb. 2 dabrafenib 75mg in the morning with 1 Trametinib 2mg. Then in the evening 2 dabrafenib 75mg. I am actually dreading it, as all i read is bad experiencies about the side effects of this medication...
