Melanoma - metastasied to Lung

Rmcp

Any information on experiences treated with immunotherapy, Keytruda?

Molly72

My melanoma was treated by extensive surgery, immunotherapy did not exist way back then.
I lived!

alivenwell

Everybody is different. I know one person who had cancer at various places and immunotherapy was too much. Yet I hear of incredible successes.

alivenwell

I presume you're referring to the moh method where they find cancer marks and cut them out.

Molly72

No, it was not Mohs surgery. It was much, much more extensive than that.
I was in the hospital for many days with removal of many lymph glands and two sites for skin graphs beside the site of the cancer. Then I had a cast on my arm to insure the graft was immobile.
I still have the severe scars from those operations 50 years later.
More recently, I have had four Moh's surgeries for Basal Cell cancers. Those were done in the dr's. office under local anesthesia.

alivenwell

I had 3rd-degree burns on my leg and also need skin grafting. Cannot do any scratching at all.
I did wheelchair races before that. Artwork was done on the cast to occupy my boredom.
I had two cancerous lymph nodes removed from my abdominal wall. The area had cut clean edges. Sounds like you need a set of markers. Art has always been therapeutic for me. I had skin grafts, too. They now have far better methods of healing skin. I know somebody in her 80s on had moh surgery on a perfectly wrinkle-free forehead.

Terri

I have Stage IV that did well with TIL and Yervoy. It is not gone but I am still here!!!!

Terri

Check out AIM for melanoma site it has great information

Terri

I had mets to the lung too. They took out my middle lobe right lung. That is one way to handle it. I know people on Keydruda that have had great results. I believe you need to be BRAF positive.

alivenwell

I often wonder if our lung issues are from our vehicles, smoking, asbestos, unhealthy lifestyle, or some other cause.