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Hi Joe.
Welcome to the group, glad you found us.
Good that others can assist in your questions as my journey starts with primary unknown. No indication on the skin of where it was, suspect the couple of blistering sunburns I had in the 70’s.
An aggressively growing lump in my breast was Melanoma. Mastectomy on September 2018. After the mass was removed (6cm) and identified, started Opdivo. Additional metastases (Mets) presented, Opdivo considered a fail for me. Moved to a Chemo+Keytruda combo, and had good results. My first clear scan came off chemo, remained on Keytruda. Second PET scan, body is clear, but they found 3 brain mets. Meet with neurosurgeon on Tuesday.
Be diligent, it is a nasty cancer!!
Good luck... Barb
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@bdpp Checking in with you, to see how you are doing since your doctor's visit on Sept 14?
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Hi Barb,
So sorry about your Mets.
Yes, it is nasty!
My brother in law was what Sloan Kettering called a chronic cancer patient.
He began with a Melanoma on his leg.
It was large.
Soon after that he had another.
The surgeon explained that the cancer was a jumping bean.
Once open, it jumps to another site.
In all, he had 5 surgeries.
2 on the leg, 2 on the brain and 1 in the groin.
Sadly, they could not get it due to all the veins, muscles, etc.
Now this was over. 40 years ago.
He went to the Bahamas which was using immunotherapy with success.
He was too far gone.
Now they do have treatments, which the US did not have then.
Prayers...
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)