In Treatment For Melanoma

Can immunotherapy resume after prednisone for muscle inflammation?

I'm currently on Opdualag immunotherapy. They postponed my last infusion because of inflammation of my core muscles based on my symptoms and bloodwork. HIGH LDH HIGH CRP HIGH CK I'm now on a 5 week course of prednisone. Anyone have this happen? We're you able to resume your IT (immunotherapy) after prednisone? I also have to be followed up by a rheumatologist to come up with a plan so I can resume immunotherapy. Hinting that they might need to add another med to conteract what immunotherapy is doing to my muscles. Anyone out there that might have similar issues like this?

How is recovery from lymph node removal for melanoma?

Hi all.....Im Debi....just had 2 lymph nodes removed in my groin and 1 in my knee....metastatic malignant melanoma. Recovery is tough...drain still in ...hopefully it will come out tomorrow. Anyone else with this surgery....Start immunotherapy in August.

How long does it take to get cancer test results back?

William T Hope you are doing well and finally got your results

How do Black patients cope with a new skin cancer diagnosis?

Hello,Everyone I have just been Diagnosed With Skin Cancer,Want to know if anyone on here can relate to newly Diagnosed patients of Color ❤️🙏🏼

How long does it take to get scan results after cancer treatment?

Had Scan yesterday, now the grueling wait for the results. A little nervous because my last Signatera blood test was not the best. Did three rounds of Opduolag so hoping that is helping. Hope everyone else is doing well with their treatments and has a nice 4th of July.

How are William T and Beverly doing after treatment?

William T and Beverly. How are you doing?

How does Bactrim affect you after 3 weeks of treatment?

started blactovi 3 we eels ago

Has anyone experienced colitis from immunotherapy treatment?

Has anyone experienced colitis side effect from immunotherapy treatment? How long did it last how did you manage the symptoms??

What side effects should I expect from Opdivo and Yervoy combination?

Hi everyone. I was Dx with melanoma lesion in L arm wth positive sentinel node bx started on Keytruda for 8 months before recurrence in L axilla detected on pet scan Changed to opdivo plus Yervoy. 1sr treatment was last Friday. What side effects have people experienced when did they start and how often did you experience them?? Has anyone had good success on these drugs I was put in them as a before surgery option to try to reduce size of tumors in hopes of reducing extent of node dissection

How do you cope when waiting for treatment to start feels endless?

Just checking in to see how everyone doing? Still waiting on my liver counts to come down so I can start my Opdualag. I had a port out in in February and still haven’t been able to use it yet and this Prednisone is a nightmare. Haven’t had a good nights sleep since been on it. They dropped me from 80 to 60 this week and my levels are down but they still want to wait one more week and see if they come down more. Plus, going on 3 weeks since brain MRI and no results, frustrating as hell! Anyway, hope you all are hanging in there and doing well, just needed to vent.