Melanoma Research Foundation | JeffWSweeney | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/jeffwsweeney/activity/ Activity feed for JeffWSweeney. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:26:48 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 1ec17b60feb3461d7fbd2e7cb0a3bbdd JeffWSweeney started the topic Clarity on Probiotics in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/clarity-on-probiotics/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:35:20 -0500 Hello.

My name is Jeff and I recently posted on this forum about my diagnosis and treatment. I cannot express my appreciation for this community and its support, it means a lot.

I am reaching out today to get some clarity on probiotics. I’m on Keytruda for my immunotherapy, and I’m very aware that probiotic supplements are a no-go and can har…Read more

]]> e33c589a27d53a033ef496d17db156e4 JeffWSweeney replied to the topic Lymph Node Came Back Positive in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/lymph-node-came-back-positive/#post-279744 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:21:26 -0500 Thank you so much for reaching out. It’s wild that you had growth off of a 1b but this disease is so unpredictable. I appreciate you offering to talk through it, and that your treatment has been going well. I live near a very strong cancer center as well, so I also feel fortunate. I’ve been investigating other treatments and plan to talk with my…Read more

]]> df66bf01d4aae7476a5b2f18bc96673c JeffWSweeney replied to the topic Lymph Node Came Back Positive in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/lymph-node-came-back-positive/#post-279743 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:14:11 -0500 Thank you so much for reaching out. It makes me feel very good to hear your story and it gives me some hope. Since I started this post my PET scan has come back clean, and I’ve started adjuvant Keytruda treatments with my second one this Friday.

]]> 8b256c55cd58a82e4dea06ff20a70fce JeffWSweeney replied to the topic Lymph Node Came Back Positive in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/lymph-node-came-back-positive/#post-279375 Sun, 15 Oct 2023 21:21:25 -0400 Thank you Ed! This was very insightful and reassuring to read. I am glad to hear your treatment was a success, and even more glad that you took the time to answer some of my questions.

As of now I am being staged at 3b pending the results of my PET scan. I’m anxious to hear the treatment approach my oncologist will endorse. Will definitely be a…Read more

]]> 66245da2ddfd2635f61c40d0cdd67e89 JeffWSweeney started the topic Lymph Node Came Back Positive in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/lymph-node-came-back-positive/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:46:09 -0400 Hello! My name is Jeff and I’m a 26 YO male in Chicago. I went to see my dermatologist about a weird lump on my knee in August, and a biopsy came back with melanoma. After having excision surgery and a sentinel lymph node biopsy, my results came back positive for melanoma in the lymph node. I have appointments with my oncologist and am getting a P…Read more

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