Hello Rainbow2022, 

A warm welcome to Cancer Chat. I am sorry to hear that your mole was found to be a melanoma but it sounds like the prognosis is very good as it was caught early at stage 1a. Our website has detailed information on melanoma which I hope you will find useful. 

It's normal to be scared or to fear that it will come back but it sounds like the experts are optimistic and that there are successful treatments available. One of our members [@AngieT]‍ knows a lot about melanoma and I hope that she will see your post and be able to reassure you or answer questions you may have. 

Our nurses are also available on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm so don't hesitate to give them a call if there is anything you'd like to talk through with them. 

I will now let our members who have extensive melanoma experience pop by and say hello and share their stories with you. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Thankyou for replying.

Iv known since January and it's turned my world upside down. I have 2 young children and a surportive husband. I have terrible dark thoughts if I wasn't to be around for them. 
I just can't seem to move on I'm scared of it coming back or having more , I have so many moles,I'm  worried something might get missed and be at a later stage. 
still waiting for my results of the wle and the other moles.

I wake up trembling with fear and I think Iv made myself ill ,Iv lost a stone , I can't eat much. 
I'm worried it's in my body I have had so many weird symptoms over the last year. Iv had back issues which I'm getting a scan for , breast swelling and pain which was examined but not scanned and went down and other things I go on.

i would really appreciate any one else who had this stage how they cope with finding out about this. 
i really hate the word invasive maglinment melanoma it just sounds like a death sentence.

I know the statistics are promising but no one likes to hear that c word it's frightening.

Thankyou for replying.

Iv known since January and it's turned my world upside down. I have 2 young children and a surportive husband. I have terrible dark thoughts if I wasn't to be around for them. 
I just can't seem to move on I'm scared of it coming back or having more , I have so many moles,I'm  worried something might get missed and be at a later stage. 
still waiting for my results of the wle and the other moles.

I wake up trembling with fear and I think Iv made myself ill ,Iv lost a stone , I can't eat much. 
I'm worried it's in my body I have had so many weird symptoms over the last year. Iv had back issues which I'm getting a scan for , breast swelling and pain which was examined but not scanned and went down and other things I go on.

i would really appreciate any one else who had this stage how they cope with finding out about this. 
i really hate the word invasive maglinment melanoma it just sounds like a death sentence.

I know the statistics are promising but no one likes to hear that c word it's frightening.