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- September 14, 2024 at 6:08 am
Just checking in to say that I am still alive and NED. Found this board 24 years ago and the friends and community on this forum helped save my sanity and life.Diagnosed with melanoma in situ on right leg, within 9 months, melanoma had spread to one lymph node with extracapsillary spread.
I had a full groin lymph dissection and radiation therapy to abdomen and leg. Lymphoedema followed in my right leg.Chose not to have interferon, the only other treatment available at the time. 50 percent chance of surviving 5 years.
Hope that everyone keeps fighting this disease and keep up with your skin checks. There is always hope.
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- September 16, 2024 at 11:54 am
Great to hear from you and glad to hear you are doing well! Thank you for sharing your hope! -
- September 29, 2024 at 1:26 am
Thank you for sharing. I was diagnosed stage 1b at 40 in 2016. Stage 3b 1/12/24. 5 months braf/mek. Preadjuct. Grade 3 Adverse Event. Severe Colitis. Two month delay in between treatment and lumpectomy, Almost complete responder. 9 months steroids. 6 colonoscopies and dialations. 6 hospitalizations. 6 months enyvio which induced severe chronic back pain. Finally feel good in 8/23. 11/23 local relapse 3 more lymphnodes removed in groin. Increasing back pain. Start Gapepbtin. 4/24 severe adverse event to gapepentin which creates accute stiff person syndrome, resolved with abrupt use of Gabelentin. 7/24 in transit tumor near scar from lymphdecyomy. All local reccurances so still stage 3b. Spent this summer on ipi/nivo preadjunct. Six weeks to the day of first infusion. Rapidly spreading rash by 1:30 am fever, labored breathing, rash all over body, admitted inpatient at Moffitt with protectial DReSS syndrome not classified severe side effects. Jusr got of steroids. Surgery postponed. Was planned for 9/6. Rescheduled for this past Thursday. Saw surgeon and oncologist derm on Wednesday. Thursday Helene hits Tampa! My hometown hit, so much suffering and distruction. Surgery now to remove tumor which has shrunk but really need a break. Thank you for HOPE! I pray for hope, courage and grace every night. I am 49 and hope to be on your side of “the statistics!” Thanks for the reminder!
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