@tangledpuppet: Your daughter is fortunate to have you as an advocate. You've impressed me with the wealth of knowledge with which you've already armed yourself.

Even though I worked for many years as an RN and assisted people through the maze of healthcare, I found myself practically frozen at first when I got the diagnosis of metastatic melanoma. My husband helped me, much as you're doing now for your daughter, in sorting out information and obtaining a second opinion. I'd not been involved at Mayo yet at that time, where I've come to find information like this that may be helpful to you: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/cancer-education-center/newsfeed-post/tips-for-seeking-a-second-opinion/

In all transparency, I have to tell you I've been doing remarkably well on my own journey to date; the immunotherapy I started on in November has shown signs of resolving the tumor that had shown up on imaging in September. I have been so encouraged by progress in the field of melanoma treatment and have found organizations like Melanoma Research Alliance and the support group offered through Mayo to be extraordinarily helpful. Let me know when you're ready to explore more in depth.

In the meantime, can you let me know how the second opinion goes?