Hi,

I can understand the worry about your partner's results. It's difficult to say if the results are going to 'bad', I can only say what I & others I know have experienced. Many consultants prefer to give good & bad results face to face, especially if the mole wasn't melanoma but it was precancerous (known as dysplastic or atypical). If precancerous, they also like to check any other moles the patient has as there is a higher risk of another dysplastic mole or melanoma. These results & checks can be given by the specialist cancer nurse. They can also give results for early stage melanoma - Stage 0 or 1 - which means the melanoma has been caught early and, with  further surgery (a wide local excision), will be successfully treated. 

I can understand you want to be with him when he gets the results but it's really better that he gets them quickly as, if he needs any further surgery, it can be arranged sooner. Does he have someone that can be with him when he receives the phone call? If so, he can put his phone on speaker and ask a friend to take notes of what has been said so he can refer back to them?

Good luck to you both & please let us know how he gets on.

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)