Melanoma Research Foundation | Erica82 | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/erica82/activity/ Activity feed for Erica82. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:34:10 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c6e99b9ba8dccdf9a99cfff78f4c65a1 Erica82 started the topic More than one brain surgery? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/more-than-one-brain-surgery/ Fri, 30 Dec 2022 23:05:01 -0500 Hello- I was wondering if anyone has had more than 2 brain surgeries and what their experiences were? My husband is about to have his 3rd brain surgery in 4 years. Thanks!

]]> 5bb2a594817662b0c467e719ae371dd9 Erica82 started the topic Has anyone tried Verzenio (abemaciclib) for cdkn2a deletion? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/has-anyone-tried-verzenio-abemaciclib-for-cdkn2a-deletion/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:38:25 -0400 My husband can’t do pembro again bc of pneumonitis. THey found he has a cdkn2a deletion which apparently is the same marker for a breast cancer drug called verzenio. Has anyone else tried this drug yet for metastatic melanoma?

]]> a07f924522f64ce5870613f857548923 Erica82 started the topic effectiveness of keytruda or opdivo after only partial treatment? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/effectiveness-of-keytruda-or-opdivo-after-only-partial-treatment/ Fri, 22 Jan 2021 23:41:49 -0500 My husband seems to have pneumonitis again (not confirmed yet but highly probable) after being on Keytruda for only 2 months.  43 year old male otherwise healthy.  Diagnosed initially with stage 4 in 2017.  Unknown primary origin.  Braf negative.  Brain mets. Treated with SRS and Keytruda in 2017.   The first pembro run was for about 4 month…Read more

]]> b6fbb8c93a04155105cf33a8cb1581b6 Erica82 started the topic Can you still work on Yervoy? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/can-you-still-work-on-yervoy/ Tue, 01 May 2018 15:44:03 -0400 My husband Jon (Stage 4 melanoma diagnosed last spring) has a new lesion on his right kidney and 2 other spots that have increased in size (right deltoid muscle and 8th rib) as shown on PET scan this past Friday.  He developed toxicity to Keytruda last fall so had to discontinue. Our oncologist said he'd probably put him on Yervoy if new spots…Read more

]]> d43963cadd495778017f710c1266d5e2 Erica82 started the topic Routine scans at Stage 4? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/routine-scans-at-stage-4/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:54:10 -0500 Hello- My husband was on Keytruda for 6 rounds and then develeoped pneumonitis from drug toxicity. Last Pet was 11/1 which was about a month after the last infusion. Scan showed shrinkage or complete resolution of many lesions but he still has a couple left. His doctor only ordered a CT chest for 2/5 to check status of lungs but no repeat Pet has…Read more

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