How does it feel when melanoma attacks your body?

It's an incredibly overwhelming and frightening experience when you or someone you love is diagnosed with melanoma. Your emotions range from fear, anxiety, confusion and sadness. Physically, it can be quite painful if the melanoma has spread to other parts of the body such as your lymph nodes or organs. Symptoms can include fever, fatigue, vomiting and weight loss depending on how far along it is in the cancer progression. This doesn't even cover what happens during treatment which can cause further damage to your body including nausea, hair loss and side effects related to surgeries/chemotherapy/radiation treatments (depending on individual's case). To tackle this emotional upheaval as well as physical pain that comes with a diagnosis like this requires both emotional strength and medical intervention -- finding the right doctor(s) who have special knowledge in treating cancer patients as well as accessing professional counseling for aid in coping with these challenging times so one does not become isolated from family/friends due to depression or suicidal thoughts. It’s difficult but recovery is possible when we surround ourselves with social support networks that understand our struggles emotionally & physically while giving us access to resources geared towards healing surrounding our diagnosis of melanoma.