I was diagnosed with a 0.9mm stage lb melanoma on my neck in February. I had the mole removed on the 8th January. I saw a a hospital Consultant at the end of February, however, I have been awaiting surgery since then, for a wide local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy. I have now been told that he has a backlog of patients and I am on a waiting list and they cannot even tell me what month I will be treated. I am extremely worried now about the amount of time that has gone by without treatment and I am looking at going private to get it done. However, not sure how it will effect my ongoing treatment should I need it with the NHS. I feel like it is all such a fight to get the treatment I need. The results are needed, so I can start further cancer treatment should I need it, and all this waiting is effecting my outcome. I am no longer sleeping and getting more and more anxious as the weeks roll by. I have talked to my MacMillan Nurse based with my dermatologist, and I am hoping she can help me get a referral to another consultant! Apparently head and neck surgeons are hard to find in my area. Any body else seeing delayed treatment at the moment?
