Hi , My husband had a mole removed in February, 2017 and was told that, despite the fact that it was cancer, he was one of the 'lucky ones' because he would be monitored from then on. No monitoring took place (was that our fault or someone else's?) and in September he was diagnosed with stage 4 Melanoma with tumors in his lungs, liver and brain. Then began 9 months of hell; inhibitors that gave him jaundice ,immunotherapy that didn't work, more inhibitors, more immunotherapy and then his death in July 2018. Please don't misunderstand me - I'm not looking to blame anyone for the fact that his treatment didn't work. it was a miracle that they kept him alive for nine months considering his condition. But I do question the lack of information and monitoring after the initial mole removal. I constantly beat myself up - 'if only we'd ...' But we assumed it would be initiated by - who knows? his surgeon, whoever held his data...? I just hope that want happened to us can be prevented for others with better protocols. It won't bring back my amazing husband who's absence is an ache I live with every day but my thoughts here might get someone thinking...
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