Melanoma Research Foundation | mbrrna | Activity https://forum.melanoma.org/user/mbrrna/activity/ Activity feed for mbrrna. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:20:31 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 bd75da02e95b0c41420280047b7d21cf mbrrna replied to the topic Is More Surgery The Only Option? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/is-more-surgery-the-only-option/#post-273765 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:41:47 -0500 Thank you Mark. Will definitely ask whether targeted therapy is an option for her, rather than additional surgery.

]]> 9b7c84ee292df573d6bb44a806ee810a mbrrna replied to the topic Is More Surgery The Only Option? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/is-more-surgery-the-only-option/#post-273763 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 23:29:31 -0500 Sorry to hear about your difficulties getting the combo therapy. I think one of the worst parts of all this is the waiting… waiting for appointments, waiting for results, waiting for treatment. My thoughts are with you and your mom.

]]> 7b096cad10f6c3432d2113c00c4248b6 mbrrna replied to the topic Is More Surgery The Only Option? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/is-more-surgery-the-only-option/#post-273761 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 17:06:21 -0500 Hi Cindy. Thank you for your response and the article. As you say, acral is a tough one. Mom’s pretty reserved but we probably should be having a discussion about quality of life, versus quantity. She’s funny though and keeps moving the goal posts – after a bout with breast cancer, she said she’d be happy if she could live to 80, then after the…Read more

]]> 9e7f5f845ca0dfa7ed0dc454c7d294df mbrrna replied to the topic Is More Surgery The Only Option? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/is-more-surgery-the-only-option/#post-273760 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 16:50:43 -0500 Hi there. Thank you for your reply. I’m coming from the same place as your mom. I will see if she’s open to speaking with a palliative doctor as well – tough questions to ask and an even harder decision to make. Thank you again.

]]> cd4c0e53ab76fb77cf14a29f0ab47b8c mbrrna replied to the topic Is More Surgery The Only Option? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/is-more-surgery-the-only-option/#post-273759 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 16:33:43 -0500 Hi. Thanks for responding. I’m sorry your mom is in a similar situation. My mom’s being treated at Sunnybrook in Toronto. She is BRAF positive. I’ll ask about the targeted therapy and see if that’s an option. Wishing you the best. Thank you.

]]> 85686c45be3cf467c554edbe444d0a28 mbrrna started the topic Is More Surgery The Only Option? in the forum General Melanoma Community https://forum.melanoma.org/forums/topic/is-more-surgery-the-only-option/ Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:28:52 -0500 Hello again.

A little history: In Feb 2018, my now 87-year-old mom had a large acral tumor removed from the bottom of her foot. It had also spread to her pelvis area. She became stable on Pembro, but had to stop after five treatments as she developed pneumonitis and now also has Sjögrens syndrome.

Her quality of life since surgery hasn’t been…Read more

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