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An update on boyfriend’s stage 3 C melanoma
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An update on boyfriend’s stage 3 C melanoma

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    • April 17, 2017 at 3:54 am
    AVeryHopelessPerson
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      So I had my boyfriend get a melanoma specialist that he sees twice a week (or so) and looks at his test results. (He gets X-rays) he started on Immunotherapy and will get another dose in a week and Will be X-rayed the day after the immunotherapy. As far as we both know, the cancer hasn't spread yet but it didn't change size. (It didn't get smaller) I believe he had some lymph nodes removed when he got surgery (around the end of February) he has been in the hospital since the end of February. However my hope is slowly decaying because I keep getting thoughts about him dying. I can't stop crying while we both don't talk. I'm very afraid about what will happen next because there's no cure to melanoma and I read so many patient stories about it. 

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        • April 17, 2017 at 5:28 pm
        jennunicorn
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          What immunotherapy is he on? Not sure why he is getting x-rays. CT scans are the standard scan with PETs once in a while. Some get PET/CT at the same time, but not all hospitals do those. Why is he still in the hospital? 

          • April 18, 2017 at 3:09 pm
          Hukill
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            Usually tumors may enlarge some on immunotherapy as the tumor fills with T-cells. It could take a while and several doses before you see results and there is still the poosibility he doesn't react to the drug. Does  he have any side effects? That is always a good sign he is reacting.

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