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    • November 3, 2021 at 3:25 pm
    Ellenb626
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      Good News!  I have stage 4 melanoma, it spread to my lung.  I have been on Keytruda since July 2021 and I went for my first CT scan  in October and the good news is it didn’t grow any bigger it is still the same 1.2 by 1.1 mm.  I received by third infusion of Keytruda. My side effects so far are a rash and itching that come and go as it wants, a little joint pain but manageable with exercise.  Oncologist was happy.  So far so good.  The rash is now on my face but when you wear a mask you can’t see it.
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        • November 4, 2021 at 8:34 pm
        Christinad
        Participant
          Great news! I’m happy for you and am glad your side effects are manageable.
          • November 5, 2021 at 8:29 am
          kathycaribe
          Participant
            i had a full body rash after ipi/nivo #1 but well managed w/zyrtec, benadryl, adn 30mg pred.  good luck!
            • November 7, 2021 at 5:55 pm
            Ellenb626
            Participant
              I have managed the rash and itching with Sarna  lotion if it is not too itchy.  Triamcinalone cream (prescription) if it is too itchy. Benadryl by night, it makes me sleepy and Claritin by day.  Since I’ve been on immunotherapy mosquito bites itch a million times more and I have to take an antihistamine or else I am miserable scratching.  The weather is getting colder in New York.  But I’m sort of figured out what worked  for me and tell the oncologist when I  see him, but it starts 9 o’clock that night or the next day.  You have to roll with the punches and laugh. oh, and wear sunscreen.
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