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Ana Costa
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Ana Costa

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      • October 9, 2019 at 2:25 pm
      Ana Costa
      Participant
        I can’t thank you enough, Celeste, for your precious information. I had read other posts you have in the forum and I have seen how helpful and trustful you and your information are. God bless you!
        By the way, my mother-in-law didn”t do the combo. She did nivo alone, first, and a couple of weeks ago, she had the first take of ipi alone (she will have three more).
        A grateful hug from the Azores, where I live, and from Lisbon, where my mother- in -law lives.
        • October 9, 2019 at 1:37 am
        Ana Costa
        Participant
          Thank you so much for your comments, Edwin. The doctor doesn’t give much information, she said the ocular melanoma doesn”t respond the same way other melanoma types.
          I don’t know anything about BRAF, she has never mentioned it, but I realized many patients here do, it seems it is crucial…
          Tomorrow she is having an appointment with an oncologist who is a specialist on melanoma for a second opinion. Maybe she has other options…
          Thank you so much for your support. I hope you keep winning every battle that comes your way.
          • October 5, 2019 at 4:15 pm
          Ana Costa
          Participant
            It’s my first time here, but I have read many of your posts and comments and feel inspired by your optimism and thankful for the information you have generously shared. I am trying to get both – optimism and information. My mother-in-law has metastatic choroidal melanoma (primary tumour treated in 2009) and tried imunotherapy (Nivo). After 7 months, the doctor told her it sn’t working and reluctantly prescribed another type of imunotherapy last month, which apparently isn’t working (she found another node on her leg). I registered to find what treatments are being done to people with the same problem.
            Good luck with the trial Oct 8th! Be brave!
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