shanemcdonald99

I have to disagree on the pain med ideas.

I got knocked out and turned into a zombie by gabapentin and not the opioid based painkiller.

I wont touch that crap again!  They gave me one of the newer gabapentin drugs. The warning labels list suicide as a side effect ! Agitation , in my opinion, would be more common with gabapentin than the opioid.   

As far as cannabis oil goes.    I have some people pushing me to try it. They have friends that will gladly sell it to me for alot of money. They have no research or data to back up their claims about its successes. And I have to buy it illegally.  I dont think so.  Its all hearsay to me.

 I will stick with approved treatments with solid scientific research administered by an Oncologist. My oncologist works 16 hours a day and has done that for over 30 years. He is completely dedicated his life to cancer treatment. I will take my chances with him and not some marijuana dealer that sells cannabis too. Dont get me wrong, I am all for legalizing marijuana for both recreational and medicinal use. It has documented medical uses.       But for stage 4 melanoma, I have to work with an expert.

These are just my pigheaded opinions. Just ignore them if they rub you the wrong way.

sincerely,

shane

I have to disagree on the pain med ideas.

I got knocked out and turned into a zombie by gabapentin and not the opioid based painkiller.

I wont touch that crap again!  They gave me one of the newer gabapentin drugs. The warning labels list suicide as a side effect ! Agitation , in my opinion, would be more common with gabapentin than the opioid.   

As far as cannabis oil goes.    I have some people pushing me to try it. They have friends that will gladly sell it to me for alot of money. They have no research or data to back up their claims about its successes. And I have to buy it illegally.  I dont think so.  Its all hearsay to me.

 I will stick with approved treatments with solid scientific research administered by an Oncologist. My oncologist works 16 hours a day and has done that for over 30 years. He is completely dedicated his life to cancer treatment. I will take my chances with him and not some marijuana dealer that sells cannabis too. Dont get me wrong, I am all for legalizing marijuana for both recreational and medicinal use. It has documented medical uses.       But for stage 4 melanoma, I have to work with an expert.

These are just my pigheaded opinions. Just ignore them if they rub you the wrong way.

sincerely,

shane

I have to disagree on the pain med ideas.

I got knocked out and turned into a zombie by gabapentin and not the opioid based painkiller.

I wont touch that crap again!  They gave me one of the newer gabapentin drugs. The warning labels list suicide as a side effect ! Agitation , in my opinion, would be more common with gabapentin than the opioid.   

As far as cannabis oil goes.    I have some people pushing me to try it. They have friends that will gladly sell it to me for alot of money. They have no research or data to back up their claims about its successes. And I have to buy it illegally.  I dont think so.  Its all hearsay to me.

 I will stick with approved treatments with solid scientific research administered by an Oncologist. My oncologist works 16 hours a day and has done that for over 30 years. He is completely dedicated his life to cancer treatment. I will take my chances with him and not some marijuana dealer that sells cannabis too. Dont get me wrong, I am all for legalizing marijuana for both recreational and medicinal use. It has documented medical uses.       But for stage 4 melanoma, I have to work with an expert.

These are just my pigheaded opinions. Just ignore them if they rub you the wrong way.

sincerely,

shane

I did ok with first 2 infusions. But after the 3rd infusion , I had to go to the emergency room and was hospitalized for 8 days due to severe side effects.

Pancreatitis was the main reaction and I also had moderate internal bleeding at 3 tumor sites .

It was a very painful experience and I was in serious condition for 3 days. I couldnt drink or eat by mouth and was unable to go  to the bathroom for several days.

I got home around a week ago and I am doing much better now. I will not be able to continue the Keytruda due to the pancreatitis.

Shane

I did ok with first 2 infusions. But after the 3rd infusion , I had to go to the emergency room and was hospitalized for 8 days due to severe side effects.

Pancreatitis was the main reaction and I also had moderate internal bleeding at 3 tumor sites .

It was a very painful experience and I was in serious condition for 3 days. I couldnt drink or eat by mouth and was unable to go  to the bathroom for several days.

I got home around a week ago and I am doing much better now. I will not be able to continue the Keytruda due to the pancreatitis.

Shane

I did ok with first 2 infusions. But after the 3rd infusion , I had to go to the emergency room and was hospitalized for 8 days due to severe side effects.

Pancreatitis was the main reaction and I also had moderate internal bleeding at 3 tumor sites .

It was a very painful experience and I was in serious condition for 3 days. I couldnt drink or eat by mouth and was unable to go  to the bathroom for several days.

I got home around a week ago and I am doing much better now. I will not be able to continue the Keytruda due to the pancreatitis.

Shane

It means " too bad " for those who do not fit the criteria.

The object of this is to smear Bristol Meyers Yervoy and steal market share away in this billion dollar game.

Why else would there be a stipulation that you had to have a "failed response to Bristol Meyer's Yervoy" , other than to taint the perception of the Bristol Meyer product and give themselves an edge.

Quite frankly, it's disgusting. I can only get the treatment if I failed on a competitor's product ?  Outrageous.

They had to beat Bristol Meyer to the market because Bristol Meyer has a follow up treatment about to be approved also. Their follow up anti pd1 treatment has had fantastic results, especially when used after, or with Yervoy. 

Bristol Meyer forced Merck's hand.

Whoever gets to market first, gets a huge advantage in this high stakes game of cancer treatment.

shane

It means " too bad " for those who do not fit the criteria.

The object of this is to smear Bristol Meyers Yervoy and steal market share away in this billion dollar game.

Why else would there be a stipulation that you had to have a "failed response to Bristol Meyer's Yervoy" , other than to taint the perception of the Bristol Meyer product and give themselves an edge.

Quite frankly, it's disgusting. I can only get the treatment if I failed on a competitor's product ?  Outrageous.

They had to beat Bristol Meyer to the market because Bristol Meyer has a follow up treatment about to be approved also. Their follow up anti pd1 treatment has had fantastic results, especially when used after, or with Yervoy. 

Bristol Meyer forced Merck's hand.

Whoever gets to market first, gets a huge advantage in this high stakes game of cancer treatment.

shane

It means " too bad " for those who do not fit the criteria.

The object of this is to smear Bristol Meyers Yervoy and steal market share away in this billion dollar game.

Why else would there be a stipulation that you had to have a "failed response to Bristol Meyer's Yervoy" , other than to taint the perception of the Bristol Meyer product and give themselves an edge.

Quite frankly, it's disgusting. I can only get the treatment if I failed on a competitor's product ?  Outrageous.

They had to beat Bristol Meyer to the market because Bristol Meyer has a follow up treatment about to be approved also. Their follow up anti pd1 treatment has had fantastic results, especially when used after, or with Yervoy. 

Bristol Meyer forced Merck's hand.

Whoever gets to market first, gets a huge advantage in this high stakes game of cancer treatment.

shane