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Squamous Cell Carcinoma post transplant

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@dotygl I'm into my 4th yar post kidney transplant. After the first year I began dermatology full body ceck which found a malignant melanoma right in the middle of my chest. I was told that MOHS was not an option for Melanoma removal so we did it the old fashioned way with a big cut on my chest and plenty of stitches to seal it up. Post op exam showed no residual. My team switched me from Tacrolimus to Sirolimus and prednisone. I was never too much of a sun person and at almost 80 years old it has been many years since I've done anything like that. We all have cancers that start up but our natural immune system stops them. The suppression of your immune system robs you of much of that. Good luck!

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Good morning @m1rmiller
It's so nice to hear from you! 😊 Thank you so much for sharing about your experience with skin cancer and your med change.
You are exactly the person I was hoping to speak with!
I think there will be a med change in my future away from Tacrolimis too.
How are you doing with the Sirolimus and Prednisone now?
(Also, do you take any additional immune suppression or just Sirolimus and Prednisone?)
Thanks a million for sharing any information or experience you now have on Sirolimus.
I really appreciate getting first hand information from someone actually taking the drug.