Melanoma Research Foundation | 12Joshua | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/12joshua/activity/ Activity feed for 12Joshua. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:01:26 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b4857bc24d9c02c46c603ee0a749c651 12Joshua replied to the topic Diagnosed with Type 2 Uveal Melanoma in Right Eye in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/diagnosed-with-type-2-uveal-melanoma-in-right-eye/#post-278266 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 21:46:06 -0500 I checked in with my oncologist and he said brain scans aren’t advised for my type of melanoma. Brain scan monitoring with skin melanomas is more the typical practice (that’s my layman translation at least).

Are there any people on this forum dealing specifically with Type 2 Uveal Melanoma? I’d love to connect with some people in the same boat as me.

]]> 7314cd5d553c4bcc4df8de1cf51f9fa5 12Joshua replied to the topic Diagnosed with Type 2 Uveal Melanoma in Right Eye in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/diagnosed-with-type-2-uveal-melanoma-in-right-eye/#post-278239 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 17:48:31 -0500 Thank you for the responses and will do regarding the brain MRI, it makes perfect sense to me.

]]> 7adda6733af829aae3d27ba104b20a87 12Joshua started the topic Diagnosed with Type 2 Uveal Melanoma in Right Eye in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/diagnosed-with-type-2-uveal-melanoma-in-right-eye/ Sat, 11 Feb 2023 18:15:28 -0500 Hello MPF community,

I was diagnosed with a melanoma tumor in my right eye on November 9th, 2022. The day started with a visit to the optometrist at my local Costco in Bozeman, MT and things moved rather quickly 2 hours later to a visit to a retina specialist who informed me I have an aggressive tumor in my right eye. The cold delivery of this…Read more

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