Hi Mike,

I'm so sorry to hear of your partner's passing. Was it melanoma that they suffered from? If so, please know that treatment of melanoma has moved on in the last few years and many Stage 4 patients are now living with the disease for several years and some have no evidence of the disease anymore so the outlook is much more optimistic than it once was.

At the moment some hospitals are managing to see patients just within the 2 week period whilst others are taking up to 3 weeks. Initial excision surgery used to be within 2 weeks but is now anything between 2 and 5 weeks. Results are then taking an average of 6 weeks. Have you seen your GP yet? I know how worried you must be, especially with your past experience, but there is still a chance your moles are benign and the swollen nodes are unconnected. 

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

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)