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Flu like symptoms

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    • May 26, 2017 at 2:41 am
    Shannon B
    Participant

      Has anyone else experienced flu like symptoms prior to being diagnosed? My husband has been NED 10 1/2 years, MUP, 1 positive node, lymph node dissection only. Had a lump come up on the back of head that we were watching. Started running a fever 3 weeks ago and thought he had a bug. Noticed 2 more lumps pop up and made an appointment with family doc and melanoma doc. Tested for Lymes and Mono but negative. Treated with doxycycline just in case. Another lump popped up before we made it to oncologist. Biopsied 1 lump, lymph node positive for Mel. Still having awful flu like symptoms, fever, severe fatigue. Scans coming up on Wednesday and meet with docs again Thursday. Anyone else experienced this? I'm assuming it's caused by tumor formation? Thanks for any help!

      Shannon B

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        • May 26, 2017 at 7:52 pm
        Toby0987
        Participant

          Before diagnosis I was sick the entire summer before-fevers cold symptoms etc.-I was 37 and rarily sick. It got so bad my Dr gave me a spinal tap. Keep in mind I pass out when I get close to needles so it was bad for me to authorize the tap be done. I finally got a bunch of roids and felt somewhat normal-couple months later found out I was 3b melanoma. So what I don't know is-was it the virus I had in the summer that caused melanoma or were the symptoms I was feeling from my body fighting the cancer

          • May 27, 2017 at 2:20 pm
          messedmelanocytes
          Participant

            I thnk there is somehting to this. My Dad was be ridden with flu like symptoms about 4 months before he died of MM.

            It would be interesitng to know if any others have seen or experienced a simialr connection.      

              • May 27, 2017 at 4:23 pm
              jennunicorn
              Participant

                Was he on any treatment at the time?

                • May 28, 2017 at 8:12 pm
                messedmelanocytes
                Participant

                  No, he had had lymph nodes removed about 4 months prior to that and they showed 50% infected. He was advised no further treatment needed. He thought he was home free after that. 

                • May 29, 2017 at 4:20 pm
                Franny
                Participant

                  I get nausea and severe fatigue…

                  Franny

                    • May 29, 2017 at 4:24 pm
                    Shannon B
                    Participant

                      Are you undergoing treatments when this happens?

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