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Affinity4Mountains

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        Thanks! So much info to assess. Hopefully will find more clarity after speaking with Doctors

        Erich

        Affinity4Mountains
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          Thanks Sandy! Hope your husband continues to do better. So he’d to reach a sign post and choose a direction for sure. How long did they make him wait when they took him off immunotherapy and put him on the inhibitors? I obviously don’t won’t to wait too long to transition if I decide to do that. I am going to the Mayo Clinic this week to seek another opinion also.
          Affinity4Mountains
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            Thank you for the information on radiation – will look into this option if the node is positive. Not sure if radiation in this area behind the liver is recommended or not due to its sensitive location.
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              Thanks for the advice! I am planning on doing the biopsy so that I can make sure I have the most options like going on the additional immunotherapy Yervoy. Only issue would be additional risk of reactions by adding Yervoy – looks like the risk goes way up. hopefully it is a false positive for cancer and ends up just being a node fighting off infection. I have researched and told by doctors that the risk of spreading cancer via fine needle biopsy is extremely low and hope this is the case.
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