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Hi everyone after being told of a 9/12 month wait now got a date in January and wondering if anyone had had a skin graft on their chin? I’m just getting a bit anxious as to what the recovery is like snd what it may look like so I’m prepared ️
Hi everyone, I have been recently diagnosed with a stage 1 melanoma. I have had the mole removed and I am now waiting for A WLE. some days I seem to be calm about everything and can put it all to be side and other days it’s constantly on my mind and affecting...
Hello. A few months ago I was diagnosed with melanoma associated retinopathy, which is both rare and challenging to treat. I have had excellent care and been treated with high dose oral steroids, plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin but still...
Hi, I was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma in 2018. Primary was a lesion on my face which then showed up in my lungs. Treated with immunotherapy and no active signs of cancer since Jan 2020. Just diagnosed with lobular breast cancer with positive...
Hi, I have been diagnosed with stage 1b meleloma and I have been offered a SLNB (I was on the on the cusp of being offered) but I feel confused as what the advantages are. I’m worried about the risks as stand a lot for my job. Is there anyone who chose...
Hi there; I’m new to the forum and curious to know if people receiving Targeted Treatment for melanoma have experienced overwhelming fatigue associated with their therapy. If so, what tweaks or adjustments did your team make to help alleviate the symptom...
I have stage three melanoma BRAF. I have already had one lymph node removed and a wider local excision 15 months ago. Recently I found a lump in my lymph node and lesions on my thigh and they were confirmed as melanoma. Does anyone have any experience...
I'm curious if anyone knows why the wait for melanoma biopsy results are always so lengthy? At least 8 weeks even though it's been referred as urgent due to having melanoma removed and SLNB less than 12 months ago... Is there not a worry it can spread...
Hello I'm just going to my first meeting with the cancer specialist to discuss treatments to start soon. I've just been told I have 3 tumours liver lung and neck. I'm so scared.
Hi I'm a week post SLNB/WLE surgery and am curious about the blue dye. I was aware that the radioactive blue dye would be injected before the surgery but am curious about the beautiful turquoise blue dye that was all over my leg when I came out of surgery...
