A quick history of my melanoma
Dick_K
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A quick history of my melanoma.
Diagnosed December 1998, stage I b on my left cheek, wide local excision, sentinel node biopsy, ok, good to go.
September 2009 a persistent cough turns out to be stage IV melanoma in my lungs.
December 2009, fail IL2.
March 2010 start stage 2 clinical trial for vemurafenib. Hypermetabolic activity stops in December 2010 and tumors stop shrinking February 2010. (Probable remains as scar tissue.)
September 2014, melanoma stage I a removed from my back with wide local excision.
August 2019, stopped taking vemurafenib, 9 1/2 years after starting.
October 2019 and January 2020, follow up scans and blood work are all good.
Diagnosed December 1998, stage I b on my left cheek, wide local excision, sentinel node biopsy, ok, good to go.
September 2009 a persistent cough turns out to be stage IV melanoma in my lungs.
December 2009, fail IL2.
March 2010 start stage 2 clinical trial for vemurafenib. Hypermetabolic activity stops in December 2010 and tumors stop shrinking February 2010. (Probable remains as scar tissue.)
September 2014, melanoma stage I a removed from my back with wide local excision.
August 2019, stopped taking vemurafenib, 9 1/2 years after starting.
October 2019 and January 2020, follow up scans and blood work are all good.
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Glad to hear your recent blood work and scans are clear.. hope that path continues for you.0
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Looking pretty good I think Dick. Thanks for posting.0
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