Penny_L

Hi Monica,  my son had stage 4 Malignant Nodular Melanoma. He had a normal looking mole removed from his lower back just right of his spine in 2010. The next day we got a phone call to go straight back and were given his diagnosis. He had wide incision surgery to remove it + 9 lymph nodes. We then learned it had reached his lymph nodes. He underwent 20 days of intensive interferon Alpha chemo then was to continue with injections daily for 12 months. He only managed one month before becoming clinically anorexic and had to discontinue. We were told it could reappear and if it did was likely to hit several major organs BUT He is now 7years 3months cancer free and 30. Yes you can survive this but you need to be diligent with follow ups. Only this week he has an enlarged lymph node under his arm and had a fine needle aspiration and are holding our breath for the results this Thursday. We are confident it will be nothing BUT we are happy for everyone to cross their fingers for him. Good luck xx