Hi,

It's so good that your beauty professional recognised this & that your GP nurse has referred you. Subungal melanoma is not common, it only accounts for 1% of melanoma diagnoses, so hopefully your nail problem is being caused by a fungal infection or trauma.

The dermatologist will examine the nail and decide if it needs further investigation. This is usually done by taking a sample of the nail bed for biopsy. They may do it at the appointment or arrange for you to return. There are a few people on this forum who have had this procedure - if you search 'nail' or 'subungal' and you will see previous posts that may help. 

Please try not to panic, there may be a simple explanation for this but it needs checking out. Try to distract yourself whilst waiting for the appointment & don't Google as the information is behind the times and will just frighten you. 

Good luck and please let us know how you get on,

Angie (melanoma patient)

Hi. Thank you so much. Im just at a loss with it as id never heard of subungal melanoma so i didnt know what to expect but il take a look at other posts thank you so much for your reply 

Hey saz, 

how did you get on with this. 
I have a similar experience now although I saw mine and thought it was just some kind of trauma for way over a year. I have my appointment with a dermatologist in Tuesday