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Keytruda is being stopped after 28 mos for metas to lungs throat cance
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@sepdvm thanks for your reply. I will be meeting with my oncologist in a few days to discuss my latest scan and also this insurance rejection. I also take supplements to help keep c at bay. I fear that I have been placing so much trust in the Keytruda that discontinuing it seems like a defeat, and defeat is not something I welcome. I know I have to redirect my optimism since reading shows that even 3 years after discontinuing Keytruda, 86% of patients are still doing fine. I always like to place myself in the "doing well" percentage, but it that were always the case, I wouldn't be dealing with the cancer. Time will-as always-tell.
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Hi @wrhdds,
What many supplements and treatments are you taking to keep your immune system supported?
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@wrhdds I understand the defeat feeling as I experienced that at the end of original chemo/radiation. I didn't like the "wait for it to come back while not doing anything to prevent it" feeling. I went right into an immune augmentation program in Freeport, Bahamas the next month and have kept it up ever since. It helps to feel you are actively fighting. I think your positive attitude will support you through this. None of us chose this pathway, but the more optimistic we can be, the stronger we are. I had a 30% 5 year survival rate starting out and I did all that I could to be in that 30%. You too will use your education, support team, and inner strength to stay on top of cancer. Check out my favorite book, by a retired Mayo palliative care physician: How Not to be My Patient by Edward Creagan MD. I like to reread it periodically to keep my spirits up.