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Judy and James,

Thank you for your replies.  My father was a very active 80 year old until his diagnosis. He does not have any other major health issues, but the melanoma has really weakened him.   Like most here, sometimes you are unsure if his symptoms are a result of the disease or the treatment (in his case Zelboraf).  He is weak and fatigued, his appetite is poor but he eats what he can (his oncologist attributes this to his tumor adjacent to his pancreas), but his weight has been stable.   He has symptoms of nausea, but no vomiting.   He wants to continue to fight this.  His recent blood work showed he is anemic, so he is getting a blood transfusion today in hopes this can pep him up.  My thoughts now are to give the Yervoy a shot, since this seems to provide the most hope.  And as you said, everyone is a statistic of one.

Bill (loving son)

Judy and James,

Thank you for your replies.  My father was a very active 80 year old until his diagnosis. He does not have any other major health issues, but the melanoma has really weakened him.   Like most here, sometimes you are unsure if his symptoms are a result of the disease or the treatment (in his case Zelboraf).  He is weak and fatigued, his appetite is poor but he eats what he can (his oncologist attributes this to his tumor adjacent to his pancreas), but his weight has been stable.   He has symptoms of nausea, but no vomiting.   He wants to continue to fight this.  His recent blood work showed he is anemic, so he is getting a blood transfusion today in hopes this can pep him up.  My thoughts now are to give the Yervoy a shot, since this seems to provide the most hope.  And as you said, everyone is a statistic of one.

Bill (loving son)

Judy and James,

Thank you for your replies.  My father was a very active 80 year old until his diagnosis. He does not have any other major health issues, but the melanoma has really weakened him.   Like most here, sometimes you are unsure if his symptoms are a result of the disease or the treatment (in his case Zelboraf).  He is weak and fatigued, his appetite is poor but he eats what he can (his oncologist attributes this to his tumor adjacent to his pancreas), but his weight has been stable.   He has symptoms of nausea, but no vomiting.   He wants to continue to fight this.  His recent blood work showed he is anemic, so he is getting a blood transfusion today in hopes this can pep him up.  My thoughts now are to give the Yervoy a shot, since this seems to provide the most hope.  And as you said, everyone is a statistic of one.

Bill (loving son)