Melanoma Research Foundation | clgardner | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/clgardner/activity/ Activity feed for clgardner. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:05:44 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 848737fb6a123f39cc86f5740b75ab77 clgardner replied to the topic The TIL process in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/the-til-process/#post-275566 Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:58:10 -0400 This is extremely insightful. Thank you for sharing. How long after did it take for your immune system and red blood cell count to go back to normal and resume a good quality of life? Any insight to if it’s working following your recent scans?

Thanks for giving such a detailed account. Much more informative than other articles I’ve rea…Read more

]]> 43dd20885ee29ed0fc7084a82ccfeb82 clgardner replied to the topic Possible recurrence in Lung in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/possible-recurrence-in-lung/#post-275497 Sat, 14 Aug 2021 21:17:03 -0400 Thanks Ellen,

Good luck with the Keytruda. I’ve heard lots of success stories about it and hope yours can be added to that list.

Going in for a bronchoscopy on Wednesday and the. We’ll go from there once we have the results.

glad to hear the biopsy recovery went well and is quick!

clare

]]> 147293787f2ca423541c2e84a5de4c9e clgardner started the topic Possible recurrence in Lung in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/possible-recurrence-in-lung/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:53:13 -0400 Hey everyone,

After getting some disappointing news yesterday, I’m reaching out to hear other peoples personal stories and experience with lung biopsies and treatment of lung mets in general.

My first encounter with melanoma occurred in 2013 when i was 28 years old and found an odd looking mole on my right thigh. I had it removed, confirmed to…Read more

]]> a91903e0b87e71d96bae5620bb35018c clgardner replied to the topic Who is NED for 5 or more years? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/who-is-ned-for-5-or-more-years/#post-275479 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:37:24 -0400 Hi all,

I absolutely love reading all your personal stories. It fills me with lots of hope.

Thanks you for sharing

Clare

]]> 42b6ea11868a3d1c230ba174c9c4442f clgardner posted an update: @ellenb626 - I came across your posts and it resonated with […] https://forum.melanoma.org/activity/p/6730/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:13:58 -0400 @ellenb626 – I came across your posts and it resonated with me. Wanted to ask about your lung lesion and whether they considered removing it after the biopsy confirmed it to be melanoma, or whether the preferred route was keytruda, or both? How’s the keytruda infusions going?
I had a primary melanoma on my thigh in 2013. Had a wide excision s…Read more

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