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Hello everyone! I'm writing this on behalf of my mother who was diagnosed with a melanoma in 2021, stage 3B, and had a first local-regional recurrence this May. She's since has a full lymph node dissection in her armpit and is NED as far as we know...
Hi all – my daughter had a mole excised over a month ago and sent for biopsy to check for melanoma. She has been told results will be in 8 to 10 weeks. Are results really taking that long currently? Or if melanoma should she hear much sooner – within...
Hi, I was diagnosed with melanoma in May. I had 25 lymph nodes removed, and they told me it was stage 3 cancer. They could not find the primary site. I have my pre assessment next Thursday for immunotherapy. After I found the lump, everything has gone...
Hello, I had my first consultation yesterday after my diagnosis of stage 1B melanoma last week. I have been told the wait list for both procedures is going to be a long wait. I have to wait 6 weeks for an appointment with the surgeon who will discuss...
Hi All, My husband was diagnosed back in Feb of this year, unknown source Stage 4. He is 36 with two little girls. We are devastated, the first sign of anything untoward was lumps on his neck and armpit. He is BRAF positive, has had one round of ipinivo...
I have recently been diagnosed with malignant melanoma again 8 years after a primary and in transit (both stage 3C and BRAF positive) malignant melanoma in 2015, I underwent WLE but wasn’t offered SNLB or immunotherapy now it has recurred, I am really...
So my dad has been diagnosed with melanoma cancer in the pancreas and started this treatment, 1st lot went well with no side effects other then feeling tired however 2nd lot ( yesterday) there was an allergic reaction and they had to stop treatment mid...
***No judgment please *** Hey so ive been suffering from health xiety really bad since i had my baby months ago . And this is my latest no judgment please . Im in the uk . I couldn't pick off a melanoma could I? I had this weird black mark on my foot...
Last Thursday I was diagnosed with stage 1b melanoma just waiting for an appointment for WLE & SLNB I'm a little nervous in case they find that the cancer has spread but I keep telling myself I'll be ok, I'm worried if it's bad news how will I tell my...
