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7 days ago#4 I was given a port...I decided to not look at side effects as I wanted to listen to my body and not what I read. I did have an odd symptom in my room hand so they did an ultrasound of my arm and hand. I remember the technician going back to my arm pit and takilolng a lot of pictures. I had a blood clot! In a rare place, most likely from my port. So now I'm on Eloquis. So much more to share but this is getting too long... Anyways, 6 months to live, but could be more. I am a very positive person.. Oncologist said that could help. Long story short.. after 2 immunotherapy treatments (too late for chemo or radiation). They were all gone. More to tell but I am running out of space!
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7 days agoPorts can indeed increase the risk of blood clots, which is why it's important for cancer patients to stay aware of any unusual symptoms like what was experienced. What an incredible outcome with the immunotherapy treatments - this kind of positive result can offer hope to others in the melanoma community who may be facing similar situations.
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