Hi , just been diagnosed with grade 4 melanoma still waiting to get any treatment been told it’ll be three weeks .. so worried it’ll spread everywhere in that time , anyone else with the same what can I expect is going to happen !
I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis & I know how worrying it is when you have to wait for treatment. However, it takes a while for scans etc to be carried out before drug treatment commences for Stage 4 melanoma. They may also be waiting to receive the status of your BRAF gene test to see which drug treatment to commence (targeted or immunotherapy if you are BRAF positive or immunotherapy only if BRAF negative). I will send you a friend request - if you accept it we can chat by private message - you can tell me what led up to your Stage 4 diagnosis & I can then give you a better idea of what to expect in the coming weeks.
I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis & I know how worrying it is when you have to wait for treatment. However, it takes a while for scans etc to be carried out before drug treatment commences for Stage 4 melanoma. They may also be waiting to receive the status of your BRAF gene test to see which drug treatment to commence (targeted or immunotherapy if you are BRAF positive or immunotherapy only if BRAF negative). I will send you a friend request - if you accept it we can chat by private message - you can tell me what led up to your Stage 4 diagnosis & I can then give you a better idea of what to expect in the coming weeks.
