No one can tell you from looking at photos, but it sounds like they’ve done the right thing. Subungual melanoma is something a lot of people have never heard of, and have no idea they should even be looking out for.
To give you some reassurance, I was diagnosed with nodular melanoma (stage 3c) last September, which is a particularly aggressive sort. It was a bump on my head (didn’t look like the classic sort of dodgy mole photos we all see) and then spread to a lymph node in my neck. I needed to have the original lump removed (twice, they didn’t get it all the first time) and then 63 lymph nodes removed from my neck and shoulder.
I’m a bit battered, but the surgeries and treatment have so far been successful. I have 3 months left of treatment, but am cancer free as best they can tell. I should, touch wood, go on to live a normal life with no side effects other than surgical scars with regular monitoring.
My advice would be to try to stay as positive as you can and do not google. The data on melanoma is often quite old (pre-2017) and doesn’t reflect the recent treatment advances, which are excellent. If and it’s still an if, this is what it turns out to be, it’s a bit shit, but i manageable and treatable. Do keep on top of the consultant and report any infection or changes in symptoms. I called and emailed regularly while waiting for my results as I had new symptoms appear. I basically made myself really annoying. It meant my results came back much sooner than expected and we could start moving forward with a plan.
Try to rest and look after yourself now while you wait. It’s really hard. The waiting was the hardest bit for me. Much harder than treatment has been. Melanoma Focus is a good website and MacMillan also has forums that I found helpful to read for more information.