New melanoma diagnosis

skywalker88

Hi all. Just signed up for this app trying to read up (it’s a lot) so thank you all and best to those in a worse scenarios. I was diagnosed yesterday 3/14/25, stage 1, “fast tracked” referred by Derm to surgical oncologist for consultation Monday. Probably for wide removal and SLNB. Prognosis more than likely going to be ok but it’s a lot, and it’s my first, and I’m 45. Just reaching out to those going or having gone thru similar. All the best and God bless to you all. Thanks!!

MrPrecious

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/329084/new-melanoma-diagnosis

hi there, you’re lucky enough that they have discovered in early stage your melanoma, I started going to different dermatologists when I got brown spot on my left toe, it took them, (8 different doctors) to discover that I actually have melanoma, by the time they figured it out it was stage-3 and they had to amputate my toe.

Now all my left leg lymph nodes is blocked and became bigger, they offered me drug name Keytruda, but I don’t feel comfortable to take it because it has lots of side effects

joepop

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1722053#Comment_1722053

I went through 16 treatments Keytruda and had very little adverse effects. Memory and constipation were the biggest. And the constipation only lasted a week or so.