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Round #15 of Pembro in the books!
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Round #15 of Pembro in the books!

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    • August 9, 2018 at 4:03 pm
    TexMelanomex
    Participant

      Hello my mela-homies! I hope this finds all of you waging war with the heart of the fiercest Warriors! 

      Just a quick update, round 15 complete, thyroid stable with 50mcgs of levothyroxine daily, and no notable change in fatigue or joint pain. Like I said before, a little battle damage sure beats the alternative! 

      Next round of scans in October so I have a few months of tx as usual and it looks like we are going the full two years on Pembro even though NED now for about 3 months…I'll take that insurance policy and currently my only weapon in the arsenal. 

      Please stay strong warriors, stay in this fight…it can be won.

      Tex

       

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        • August 9, 2018 at 6:39 pm
        MelanomaMike
        Participant

          Brother Tex! hell ya man, like folks take heart meds everyday or what not, if you {we} have to take Pembro {or what have you} every 2-3 weeks to stay alive then there it is there! good job man, yer NED is an inspiration to all of us, this crap can be BEAT!…Warrior On my Brother!!..yer SoCal pal, Mike..

          • August 9, 2018 at 9:31 pm
          BillB
          Participant

            Congrats Tex, I finished #18 yesterday and clean scans today.

            Bill

              • August 10, 2018 at 9:29 pm
              MelanomaMike
              Participant

                Congrats to yer #18 Bill! haha, our infusions are like lil Birthday MileStones, and if were "still" doing them it must be working, and if its working, we'll continue to do them…{did i just go in a circle?}…

              • August 9, 2018 at 10:46 pm
              Bubbles
              Participant

                Love that "NED for 3 months"….may it last for a zillion!!!  Pembro for a bit more. You got this!!!  Love, c

                • August 10, 2018 at 1:24 am
                Coragirl
                Participant

                  Wishing NED forever for you!

                  • August 10, 2018 at 12:46 pm
                  stacijane
                  Participant

                    so happy to hear everything is going so well!  I'm also NEd for 3 months now and next scans will be coming up soon!  We can win this war!

                      • August 11, 2018 at 12:55 am
                      BillB
                      Participant

                        Stacijane, congrats on NED, I’ve been wondering how you made out going to Buffalo.

                        Bill

                      • August 11, 2018 at 9:36 pm
                      iskitwo
                      Participant

                        Congrats on NED Keep up the good fight!!

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