Pregnant, Diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma—Any Hope?

This diagnosis brings overwhelming challenges, especially during pregnancy, and it's completely natural to seek hope and connection with others who understand. Many people in this community have faced similar journeys and found strength in sharing experiences, treatment insights, and emotional support with one another. Consider connecting with others here who may have navigated comparable situations - their stories and advice could provide valuable perspective during this difficult time.

I hope everything goes ok for you 🙏🍀

Hang in there Molly. Radiation showed positive signs for my metastatic melanoma and the immunotherapy as well. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic melanoma of the right breast, they removed the tumor and 22 lymph nodes, one testing positive. It has since gone to my T9 vertebrae and rib bone. Had radiation on both sites with positive results but the battle goes on, my T9 showed to be more active my last scan but not bigger and the lesion on my rib got smaller from the radiation. Was on Opduolag but switching to Opdivo and Yervoy next month. Wishing you well

Thanks I just hope It goes well for me and the dual immunotherapy works well

You are welcome and just Keep the faith and stay positive, been fighting this crap for three year and it gets frustrating and tiresome but Treatments have come a long way, you got this!!! This is a great place to ask questions and chat with people going through the same thing.

I’m scared of never getting to watch my child grow up

It is so scary, I have those thoughts as well, not seeing my kids or grandkids continue to grow. I stopped looking things up because it just scared me more. I try to stay busy as I can to keep my mind occupied but when I was first told “you have cancer” I lived with so much fear, it consumed me some days but I kept moving, I went to the gym, helped friends with jobs, worked in the yard, etc. At first I sat around and kept waiting to feel sick but then the more I did the less I thought about it. I mean it’s always there but I figured I am not giving in to this, I am going to keep going. It is still surreal every time I pull into an appointment and see Cancer center because we all have known people with cancer but never think it will be us. I am so sorry for the ramble, I just know what those early days were like. There will be hard days and good days just don’t let the hard days win. Again I am so sorry to ramble on, reach out any time and keep us posted on how your treatments are going

I will thank you!

Hi Molly, just checking in to see how you are doing with the immunotherapy and how you are holding up? Hope all is going well with your treatments

I just completed second infusion, I’m very fatigued. I’m still scared because I keep feeling more skin lesions

It will take it out of you, I always feel beat the first couple days then gradually start to feel a little better. Just in time for the next one 😆. Have they found more lesions? What do they have you on for immunotherapy, if you don’t mind me asking. I was on Opdualag but they are switching me to Opdivo and Yervoy at a higher dose than what I was on so I am a little nervous to see how bad the side effects will be. Hang in there and don’t let the bad days win! Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Opdivo and yervoy and I feel like I keep feeling more skin lesions

Much luck to you Molly!!!

Thank you!