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Hi everyone A friend has recently mentioned that someone they know is being treated with talimogene laherparepvec , or T-VEC for short, for melanoma. As I hadn't heard of this type of immunotherapy, I thought I'd reach out to see if anybody here is...
First post and just wanted to share my story so far. I had a random health check with a GP at the beginning of June and they noticed 2 suspicious moles - one on my back and one on my chest. Luckily I’ve got private medical insurance so I managed to see...
Hi there, My husband had 2 moles removed on his back just under a year ago. One of them was cancerous and they were able to remove it all. His dermatologist recently found 2 more moles, one on his back and the other on his chest. They informed us yesterday...
I don't have private health insurance and don't even know how much it would cost but I'm wondering if going private might be worth considering. I've been told I need a mole removed because they're worried it's melanoma and it might take two months....
Hello to this great community, I’m new here and sharing my dad’s story. He is 57years old and was just diagnosed with melanoma last week. I’m trying to gather information for him, while also processing and dealing with the news myself. He remembers...
Hi everybody, was diagnosed with the above a year ago, after showing subcutaneous lumps to my GP. I'd already had clues - e.g. unprecedented great difficulty climbing a minor hill - but didn't think too much about it. During winter 2019-20 had numerous...
My partner has had 5 surgeries in the last 6 months for melanoma including removal of lymph nodes. He was about to start immunotherapy but unfortunately he has more lumps appeared in the area of original. We are waiting to see surgeon. Has anyone else...
Hi I have my wle and slnb tomorrow does anyone know if you can still have general anesthesia when your on a period.
Hi, I have quite a long scar on my stomach and reading, it looks like I should massage it to help improve how it looks, feels... The trouble is I'm finding conflicting information on the Internet. Some say start doing it from 2 weeks, some say from 6...
Hi my husband wS diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma early this year. He had lymph nodes removed from his arm and began a course of immunotherapy. After 2 treatments he had had to stop and is now on steroids due to his kidneys being affected by the treatment...
