The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Content within the patient forum is user-generated and has not been reviewed by medical professionals. Other sections of the Melanoma Research Foundation website include information that has been reviewed by medical professionals as appropriate. All medical decisions should be made in consultation with your doctor or other qualified medical professional.

BKPmax

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 1 reply thread
  • Replies
      BKPmax
      Participant
        Dang….Wish there was a way to edit my posts! (SP errors!)
        BKPmax
        Participant
          It might yet work.
          I was stag 4 this past July. Opdivo / Yervoy made me very sick… After 1 treatment I spent around 15 days in hospital.. nausea all the time… Ugh.. Lost 45 lbs. Doctors removed the yervoy but kept me on opdivo. After steroid treatment to stabilize mw…I received 15 infusions of opdivo alone (1 every other week). After 15 infusions my scans are clear. (I had more masses than you could count!). I seemed sick, weak..like I was fading fast… Hang in there.
          BKPmax
          Participant
            How’s it going so far?
            The combo Opdivo, Yervoy made me nauseous immediately….pretty bad… but it ended-up removing all my melanoma masses.. more that I bothered to count 😉
            PS after a single combo treatment, they charged it to Optivo only, for a total of 15 infusions. …and remission. Plenty of aches and pains continue but without question – worth it!
            BKPmax
            Participant
              Thanks Tony,
              Hope you shake that beast!
              BKPmax
              Participant
                My best to you Cindy Lou!
                BKPmax
                Participant
                  Thank you! you give me hope !
                  BKPmax
                  Participant
                    Gosh, no fun. Sorry for your difficult fatigue. Hoping you improve.
                    BKPmax
                    Participant
                      Thank you!
                      BKPmax
                      Participant
                        Thank you!
                        BKPmax
                        Participant
                          My numbness is fairly constant and not very bad. I can function 100% with it. Hoping the best for your treatment.
                      Viewing 1 reply thread