Hi,

Acral melanoma isn't common so you may not receive many replies on here. It can be aggressive & a delay to be seen isn't preferable. I suggest you ask your GP if there is another hospital that has a shorter waiting list (most hospitals are seeing 2 week referral patients within 4 weeks). Other options are, if you can afford to, pay for a private consultation with a dermatologist but please be aware that they too have a longer waiting time although not as long as 6 weeks. If they think it needs removing for a biopsy your husband can then be transferred back under the NHS. The final option is to wait for the appointment letter & then ring dermatology & say he is happy to take a last minute appointment (if one comes up & he can drop everything at a few hours notice).

Hopefully, because acral mm is rare, the cause of your husband's health symptoms aren't due to this. Good luck and please let us know how you get on,

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)