Had a mole removed two weeks ago. Called on phone to see me Monday 10am! Dermatologist Told me it’s a 3a (2.6mm) melanoma that will need a wide local excision then I was left to sit in the waiting room for 2hrs to see plastic surgeon!  Awaiting another call now to go in for operation which will need a skin flap as on shoulder blade and sentinel lymph node biopsy. The Macmillan nurse  Explained about the radioactive tracer &blue dye before the op to see which lymph node it tracks to but I’m feeling very numb.  What if it’s in the lymph nodes? Does this mean it’s spread? Said I would have to wait 6wks for results! I was numb yesterday. Didn’t sleep a wink last night - on a rollercoaster. Will I die? Is it that bad? Will that be the end of it? So many silly questions that I cannot find the answers to :(    Anyone else gone through this already? 

Thanks