WLE results

Hello,

My husband had his mole removal in July and his WLE in August. The mole was malignant melanoma stage 1a but he hasn’t received any results from WLE yet. The receptionist said histology only came back a week ago - 3 months after his surgery! He has a follow up in November but it’s telephone appointment and he would prefer F2F to check his scar and how it’s healing etc. Is it reasonable to phone them to chase up his results of his WLE and also try to change the clinic to be seen in person? Due to the nature of the surgery and his job as he is military. He needs a clear head!

  • Hi Princess2000 and thank you for your post.

    I am sorry to learn that your husband was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma. I can appreciate you want to do all you can to help him.

    I believe it would be reasonable to call the clinic to follow up on the results and to request a face-to-face  follow-up appointment.

     You can call the secretary of your husband’s consultant or his  clinical nurse specialist (if he has one) directly to request an update on his results and to ask for a face-to-face  appointment, explaining your concerns.

    Good luck with your request.

    I hope you know more soon and everything is ok.

    Please get back to us if you need any more information or support.  You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5 pm Monday to Friday.

    Kind regards

    Tina