In 2002 I had a malignant melanoma removed from my back just under my left shoulder blade. After removing the mole the doctor then removed a large area of skin which was then tested and came back as clear around the extremities. I thought that was the end of it, I went back for occasional check-ups which all came back clear. Just over two weeks ago I felt a soreness in my left armpit while I was on night shift, when I finished work I had a look and was surprised and shocked to see a large lump in my left armpit. As I worked in the north west of WA it took a few days to see a doctor due to it being a weekend. When I did see the doctor she sent me straight home to Perth where I had ultrasound and xray and then finally to the hospital for an excission biopsy. It was then my whole world turned upside down when the doctor told me the melanoma had come back and was in the lymph nodes of my left armpit. What I would like to know now is whether there is any support group in Western Australia and also where to get the best treatment and the best doctors to help me through this disease and to beat it. My doctor has told me there is only one person in WA that he thinks may be able to treat me and failing that he has said he will contact the Melanoma Centre in Brisbane for advice or to send me there for treatment. I have said to him I will go anywhere in Austalia to get the best treament and doctors to help me.
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