Keith59

I wish u smooth and safe recovery. U will be in my prayer.

How are you doing? Recovering from the wedding bliss? When is your next round of treatments?

Hi Keith, thinking about you and praying for you today. I know it will be a beautiful day!

Good luck tomorrow...have a great time. Will we see pictures??? Grace

Do you hear wedding bells yet? I hope you have a wonderful time at the wedding! Post pictures of you all dressed up!!

I just read that your youngest daughter is getting married this weekend. Blessings on all of you...enjoy that father-daughter dance! Grace

To respond about chemo fatigue, it is like no other. You can be fine & 15 minutes later weak, sick as a dog, rest, take a nap & possibly get up, be confused, go to the kitchen, effort to get something prepared, either take a bite or not at all, go back to bed for bone pain, chills, night sweats. Cancer hurts. I almost lost my mind dealing with the bone pain. No one certainly warned me! LOL

Thank you Keith59

Oops Keith- please forgive me I made a mistake about you having a Whipple procedure. That was someone else on your wall. I am also new on WhatNext so I will get the hang of it soon! Sorry!

Hi Keith59,
I notice that you say are in NED- what does that stand for? It sounds like a good thing! I am new to the melanoma lingo- I hope you have a safe Whipple on Monday too! I have no idea what that is either! Peace and Great Health to you! You seem like you have gone through a lot and have a wonderful strength and spirit!

Good morning Keith...I was just reading an online newsletter I receive from Dana Farber Cancer Center here in Boston and I thought of you. There is an article on pembrolizumab or MK-3745.
It is showing great results in patients with advanced or inoperable melanoma to the extent that it is now being fast-tracked to approval. It is reportedly well-tolerated and has very manageable side effects.
You may already be aware of it but just wanted to share this with you "just in case." Your presence on the site is wonderful. Have a great day! Grace

Good morning Keith, how are the side effects coming from the new treatment? Can you tell anything else going on from the treatments? If I remember right, this was the first one of those you have had? Just curious. Hope all is well.

Hi, Keith59. Thank you for the story you posted. I like your comments and look forward to reading them. Very best wishes to you and your family. Prayers are coming your way.

Keith, thanks for sharing your story and pictures with us ... and mostly, thanks for sharing your time and energy with all of us. I really enjoy your posts and look forward to your thoughts and encouragements to everyone. Hoping and praying for you!

Keith, thank you for being open and sharing your positivity! Hugs and prayers, Pam

Keith I just wanted to personally thank you for the prayers for my cousin..This is a wonderful web site of hope and information..I too will send prayers your way Sincerely Cathy (Me2)

Hey Keith, how's the new treatment treating you ? Having any side effects or can you tell anything is different?

Hugs, healing vibes and prayers hope your treatment goes well.

Thanks Keith I was diagnosed in 2009 with Stage IIIB Nodular Melanoma. Had two surgeries and year long treatment of Interferon. Hope all goes will for you. Best of luck my friend.

Dear Keith. Thank you for your comment it means a lot to me. I read your story and I'm super glad all is going well for you. You inspire me with your positive attittude too. We will be great and it will be just a memory someday : ) have an amazing day and keep being awesome .

Hope the scans are spectacular today! Let us know what you hear when you can. Make the most of the day while in Nashville, I will be making that same trip next month myself.

Read your post in response to Greg's question. . .just wanted to say good luck with your scans today ! ! ! : )

Thank you for the support! :-)

Loved what you said about Hope and ultimately it's faith in God, for me right now I'm living on faith!

Hi Keith59

Welcome to What Next. I am glad you found all of us here at What Next.
All of us are here to answer any question you might have as well as help you how ever we can. From a patient point of view and experiences with all types of cancer. We have been there done that it you will.

All the people on What Next are a great group of people.

You can learn a lot on here.

So ask your questions we are happy to answer them for you.

Stay strong. Hang in there. Keep in touch.
And smile.

Hi Keith 59 and thankyou. I pray for you too. As much as I hate this horrible disease, my life would not have been touched by such a brave and wonderful soul. Our dear friend will remain in our hearts forever.

Hi there welcome to this new journey in life that will affect you and your family. Remember you will your good and bad days but stay strong my friend! This is a great site to met and speak to others that share the same/similar situations. I try to be be on at a regular basis so I can try to support you with what I have gone through!
Cheers
Linda

I think that is a very good idea. My own approach has been to silently try to stay away from the topic and realize a question about my health is not asking for a long accounting, the kind I talk about with my wife. But I need a reminder occasionally and your post did that. Thanks, Keith.

I am honored that you have chosen to follow me. I look forward to learning more about you and your journey. Hugs, healing vibes, and prayers
Sue-Rae

Hi Keith,

Just answered your post about melanoma of unknown origin. If you would ever like to be in touch about this I would be happy to be emailed personally. I have not been spending much time on this site recently. Email address is buffcody@ameritech.net