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Penile melanoma --Melanoma is NOT just skin cancer!
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Hi Colleen---The doc increased the pain med to every 4 hours---after a couple of days on it, he was able to cut back to every 6 hours to maintain. So far-so good on the Keytruda. No side effects! He is having a problem with nausea, but that was going on before the treatment. He is afraid to go out anywhere to eat because he is afraid of getting sick--and he loves to eat out!!!!! He does not seem to feel good today--just very quiet.
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@texastribble As you know, there will be "up" days and "down" days. Getting the hang of what each day or hour may bring, seems to be the hardest part. Can he take the Keytruda at night so the nausea can be slept through? That how I do my chemo, but I have not had any nausea. I was told to keep ahead of the nausea, not wait until it's there. Can he do that? And if I remember, there are certain smells of sights of food that are not appealing right now, or don't taste "right" due to the assault on our system. It's a guessing game each day how we might be affected.
Ginger