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Round 2…Lets get it on!
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Round 2…Lets get it on!

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    • October 31, 2017 at 2:48 am
    TexMelanomex
    Participant

      Hey Warriors!

      Tomorrow is tx #2 of the Keytruda/PV-10 combo and I'm feeling fired up about putting the hurt on this bastard. Full battle mode! I was thinking about doing the treatment #2 of Keytruda "live feed" again tomorrow but I'm not sure if anyone is interested in hearing about in that way or if it will really be any different than round 1.

      If anyone wants me to do that I'd be happy to, otherwise I'll just post a synopsis in the next day or two. 

      I hope you are all fighting the good fight and staying motivated to turn the tables. I feel like Houston is becoming my home away from home with the frequency of these trips (even if just for labs sometimes) but I am finding more things to explore and enjoy down here. For anyone who is traveling for their treatments I strongly encourage you to joining miles/points/clubs for hotels and airlines etc. My  next trip will be free for both airfare and lodging because of this. I would also encourage you to explore, try new restaurants, museums, points of interest, anything to get out of the hotel and enjoy some life! 

      Time to get some rest before I take the fight to the enemy tomorrow. Sleep well warriors.

       

      Tex

       

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        • October 31, 2017 at 6:49 am
        MelanomaMike
        Participant
          Hay hay Anonymous!, since when is yer name Anon? Haha…hell ya bro, do it! That “live- feed”, you write as they juice you up right? Or YouTube? Keep up the Strength, Wednesday is the big day i FINALLY see my oncologist with my CT Guided biopsy (Lung) Results, stressin!..its all good, im gunna push KEYTRUDA! Take care TX..me..
          • October 31, 2017 at 1:52 pm
          TexMelanomex
          Participant

            Hey Mike!

            I guess I hit the anon posting button…you caught me! That's great news man, I'm glad you are getting the ball rolling tomorrow. Off to MDA now for a full day of labs, pokes, sticks, and some "healing juice" as another warrior on here called it.

            Tex

              • November 1, 2017 at 1:45 am
              ABlazek
              Participant
                Hi Tex,

                First, I wanted to say a sincere thank you for taking the time to respond to my intro post. It meant a lot to me. I was at MDA today to see Dr Ross to have my stitches out. I thought of you while I was there, since I knew you had to be somewhere in that maze today fighting the good fight. I said a prayer for you while waiting my turn in the waiting room. I hope everything went well today!

                Anne

                • November 1, 2017 at 2:29 am
                TexMelanomex
                Participant

                  Hi Anne! I wonder if we did cross paths today!? I was in and out of the Mel clinic a few times today and the waiting room was full until later in the day. Everything went very smoothly today and I hope getting your WLE stitches removed went equally smoothly! Round 2 of Keytruda down, now I am waiting for the same 48 hour "flu" that I had last time. The best part of today's visit was that the primary lymph node has already shrunk by a few millimeters after only one round of treatment. The PV-10 was rough, but not as rough as the last time and Dr. Ross noted the node is now softer (as well as smaller) and much easier to inject into. Overall, good stuff today! I pray for you as well Anne, I pray that you never need anything more than the occasional surveilvance scan! Thanks for checking in on me.

                  Tex

                • November 1, 2017 at 2:21 am
                stacijane
                Participant
                  Good luck to you! Fingers crossed #2 is as uneventful as #1.
                  Staci
                    • November 1, 2017 at 2:29 am
                    TexMelanomex
                    Participant

                      Thanks Staci! Yep, just as uneventful as the first round and nothing but good news today 🙂 Thank you for checking in!

                      Tex

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