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Hi, I was diagnosed with melanoma last July. Quite a shock, obviously, but trying to stay as positive as possible since it was caught at an early stage. Still, I needed a WLE and SLNB on my left arm, which I just had this last Friday. I was told all...
Good morning all. A few days ago i posted one here about how worried i am about waiting for my biopsy results and a few people have kindly replied back to me. I know lots and lots of people are in a similar situation which is horrible, the worry has...
Hello Still waiting for biopsy results (5 weeks and counting), consultants secretary has chased the lab twice as she thought they should be back by now (consultant said I had a melanoma and results should be back within 2 weeks) before my biopsy my...
Hi all – I just up-dated my profile. I thought if I didn't do this then people might be confused about all my excisions. But, there is a depressing fact in there and I want to make clear that is likely not melanoma – my sibling had all his pre-cancerous...
Hi all. It is going to be another night of no sleep again A few people have been so helpful to me on this forum, but I am so worried about dying and leave my wife and our 3 boys very soon. I got my results back from the hospital this afternoon and...
18 months ago after being told for a year that a growth on my back was nothing to worry about. Finally got seen by dermatology. A week later growth was removed. 6 weeks later the madness started. Stage 3 melanoma. Further surgery . Immunotherapy. 2 treatments...
I would like to put on record how brilliant #latchbrook is at putting our fears at bay. The patience and helpfulness of this brave lady is amazing. Thank you
Good evening all. Can anybody tell me if all this worry I am having about being diagnosed with superficial Melanoma can effect my appetite and make me feel tired. Not sure if it's just because I am worrying. I was worrying for the 3 weeks whilst...
Hi has anyone on here waited 7 weeks for wle and slnb results. My melanoma was 2mm and I think its nodular. Which is classed medium to high risk of spreading. Is long wait mean good results as if it was that bad surely they should have contacted me by...
Hi everyone, I'm writing this on behalf of my mother. She had a CT scan last Friday as she's being prepared for adjuvant immunotherapy. She was originally diagnosed Stage 3B in Feb 2022, then had a recurrence in May this year but wasn't restaged as...
