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I Have Upcoming Surgery On My Axillary Lymph Nodes. I Was Wondering What The Recovery Looks Like. Staying Mostly Positive.
Stage 3 melanoma without known origins. Clean CT. Upcoming PET scan to rule out.
Sorry brother for your struggles. Thank you for your frank appraisal. It's better to know moving forward what may be ahead.
Which Melanoma Symptom Surprised You The Most?
Yup, watch out for melanoma possibilities anywhere on you, or in you. None of mine were on my skin, or in my eyes, etc. I've had two tumors in my left brain and three in left lung. That's the only two… read more
What Sun Protection Methods Do You Use Daily? 🌞🧴
Share your favorite sunscreens, clothing, or routines to protect your skin. Your tips can help others find effective ways to protect themselves from the sun.
Comment below with your sun protection methods and let’s help each other stay safe! 💬
Wide brim hat and sun blocking sleeves for my arms
Has Anyone Been On The Chemo Pill Called Temodar (temozolomide). If So, What Has Been The Benefit Vs. The Side Effects.
Metastatic Melanoma, brain, bone, lung, etc. Immuno did not work, have been on chemo duo pills for 8 months. Body cancer doing well but brain cancer is growing expediential. Already had a few GammaKnife treatments and brain surgery to remove a tumor to identify the type of cancer. Had melanoma 25 years ago, early stage but after diagnosed with MSA (multiple systems atrophy) all hell broke loose.
Thank you for any insight you can provide regarding what to expect from Temodar.
Temozolomide, also known as Temodar, is a chemotherapy drug available in oral capsule form. It is used to treat melanoma that has metastasized (spread to other parts of the body).
Benefits
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Kaytruda Infusions Are Making Me Loose My Hair...is Anyone Else Experiencing This Side Effect? I Need A Hat Or Wig It's So Bad....
What Are Your Top Tips For Dealing With Melanoma In The Heat?
All good thanks for asking have a great weekend
Just Told My Biopsy Is Melanoma In Situ And Kind Of Freaked Out.
The said biopsy showed in situ at lateral border and have to have excision now. But I’m worried about the possibility that they say it’s not in situ but worse once they do the excision.
I was diagnosed in May of this year and I had such bad anxiety, that my doctor put me on Klonipin. It has helped immensely. I've had 5 sessions of immunotherapy and WLE. Now that I've gotten into a… read more
Are You Or A Loved One With Melanoma A Military Veteran?
How challenging is accessing medical care and veterans' benefits for melanoma?
Yes Rita, they will. The VA hospital in Nashville, part of the Vanderbilt campus just excised mine and also a lymph gland and sent them to an outside lab for analysis. Thankfully there were clean… read more
What Is The Standard Treatment For Stage IV Melanoma And What Is The Length Of Time Treated?
I was diagnosed with stage IIB nodular melanoma with a mitotic rate > 20 in 2020 primary lesion was on my back. I had WLE with SLNB which was clear, CT CAP, MRI Brain and PET scan at that time were negative. I was told by my Oncologist at the time that treatment was not approved for stage IIB other than regular scans and close surveillance. fast forward to July 2022 I developed neurological symptoms while on vacation in Costa Rica. Upon arrival back home I went to ER and was diagnosed with brain… read more
see answer to dawn 4 above from an experienced stage 4 guy
Do(or Have) The Effects Of Keytruda Increased As You Get Further In To Them. I Have Had 10 So Far.
Still very sore. Strep culture negative but Doc believes that a different bacterial infection. On a:new antibiotics (levoflaxocin). it seems to be helping. It's been over three weeks
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