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My Father has just been diagnosed with Stage 3 melanoma and has had the primary lesion removed and 7 lymph nodes removed. He is being recommended Keytuda (pembrolizumab). We are worried about the side effects. If anyone would be willing to share their...
Hi, My husband has recently been told he will have to start single dose immunotherapy treatment every 6 weeks . The melanoma is a metastatic cancer that has spread to his lung.Chris has a heart conditio (cardiomyopathy with arrhythmia) and takes a lot...
Hello. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last May. Started chemo and immunotherapy. In August they found a melanoma on my heel. I had a WLE and it was 1.1mm. They did another excision and SLNB to be sure and the node came back with cancer cells. Nothing...
I was diagnosed with at least a stage 2c nodular melanonma last week. It was a bit of a shock I was not expecting it I had come from work as work in the same hospital and was expecting to go back to work afterwards which I did though they advised against...
Interested to hear if anyone has had same issue after surgery as my husband. Diagnosed with Stage 2A SSMM on left thigh in January 2024. Had WLE and SLNB 7th February, 2024 and he has had constant clear fluid leaking from the wound. This last few days...
Hi, My experience is fairly new and reading some of the other posts I'm inspired (and admire) some posts. 9th Jan this year I see my GP with a dodgy mole. She immediately referred me for a biopsy in 2 weeks... or so I was told. Turns out this was...
Just been diagnosed with stage 2a melanoma following a biopsy. Got to see plastic surgeon in a week. Confused with all the information and worried about this triple procedure. I will definitely have the SLNB as I have previously had breast cancer which...
Good afternoon all. My Melanoma was at stage 2A until i got a call 6 weeks after my WLE and SLNB, saying that it had spread to the 2 lymph nodes they had removed, now supposedly it is now stage 3b. The SCN told me that the WLE area was free of...
Hi all. Its great to read so many good stories about treatment. Adds to positivity. Had first double dose last Wed. Main side effect is fatigue, but also very bad wheezy cough that I'd had and thought I'd got rid of. Back with a vengeance! Oncology team...
Hi – just wondering what advice people have been given about Vitamin D? The reason I am asking is that when I got told that I need to keep out of sun from 11am to 4pm April to October, which I've been doing for several years now, no one told me I needed...
