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Melanoma: What are your tips about immunotherapy (Keytruda)?
Melanoma & Skin Cancer | Last Active: Sep 3 5:47am | Replies (111)Comment receiving replies
@jake072, you have been through the wringer. I believe @grammato3 has related reactions to immunotherapy. I can understand your hesitancy to restart treatment with Yervoy after the experience with Keytruda.
How is your recovery from surgery going? Your liver? I sure hope you're able to get some sleep again.
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@colleenyoung
Thank you for the follow up. The hepatitis had improved but returned after stopping prednisone so they have me back on it along with another immune suppressant. I am learning to manage the sleep challenge.
I had some very positive appointments this week. My oncology team includes a NP whom I normally see and meet with the MD only at significant times. I find the NP is not the best communicator. I did see the Oncologist this time. She was very positive about the complete pathological response of the lymph node tumor after the neoadjuvant flipped dose ipilimumab plus nivolumab. They are not recommending restarting the therapy. Resume scans and monitor.
She is confident the hepatitis will be resolved. I feel better that her plan matched the research I had done along with my personal thoughts and feelings about the future.
I also met with the surgery team and they were pleased with the progress on healing. No need for wound vac etc so great news there too.
It definitely is a windy bumpy road.
Thank you for the input and support and open to support others as needed.