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Colitis from Immunotherapy

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    jasonandmarsha4
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    Hi everyone!  I was dianosed with Melanoma stage 3B.  I am currently doing Opdivo treatments, which I started in February.  At the end of June, I developed colitis from the Opdivo.  My doctor stopped my treatments at that point and put me on prednisone.  He says the colitis was grade 3.  I really want to continue with my treatments, but I have to completely recover from the colitis first.  Has anyone else developed colitis from their immuno-therapy treatments?  How long did it take you to fully recover from the colitis?  Were you able to re-start treatments?  Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated!  Thank you!

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