Hello Meech82, 

I just wanted to say hello and welcome you to our forum and I hope that I will be joined by other members of our community who have been through a similar experience to the one you describe. 

I am sorry to hear that traces of melanoma were found in your lymph nodes and I wanted to wish you the best of luck for that important PET and brain scan next week. It is normal to be anxious about these scans and I am keeping everything tightly crossed for you. I also wanted to mention another valuable member of our community AngieT who has extensive experience of malignant melanoma and who might be able to shed some light on what to expect. She will certainly understand what you are going through at the moment. 

Should you wish to talk things through with one of our cancer nurses, feel free to give them a call on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

Best wishes and everything tightly crossed for your scans. I hope it all goes well for you, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator