Good luck with your scan. please let me know the date. messaging is hopeless as i start to type page moves up so that im typing blind. so you might have an intelligible message in your pms. kate x
Hi papermoon.
Sorry to hear that its came back and I will be thinking of you when you get your scan and the results.
I will keep an eye out for your posts.
I also lost my sister to cancer years ago after a long hard battle but she stayed strong till the end.
Keep strong and fight the fight like we all do
5 years glad to hear youre well and supporting the mm site. im 6 years post mm finished checkups last year. 5 years post endo tho i did have a recurrence 2019 so back to 6 monthly scans which seem never ending!
That's good to hear that you've come to the end of your melanoma check-ups papermoon but not so good that you're back having check-ups for something different!
Since you stopped having check-ups for the melanoma have you had any skin checks? I have wondered whether to perhaps go privately once a year for a check-up once the NHS has cut me free.
x
well Anne it has occurred to me especially as the consultants last passing shot you know it can come back any time though rarer the longer you go. all my checkups were private with the plastic surgeon who diagnosed me as nhs didnt refer me urgently as they didnt think it was mm!! as im on my own its difficult checking my back. its worth a consideration.
Whatever cancer throws your way, we’re right there with you.
We’re here to provide physical, financial and emotional support.
© Macmillan Cancer Support 2026 © Macmillan Cancer Support, registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604). Also operating in Northern Ireland. A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales company number 2400969. Isle of Man company number 4694F. Registered office: 3rd Floor, Bronze Building, The Forge, 105 Sumner Street, London, SE1 9HZ. VAT no: 668265007