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Good scans on Nivo

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    • July 13, 2018 at 2:41 pm
    iskitwo
    Participant

      I have had 2 months of Nivo and did scan last week. I got the results this week and no new mets and currents spots are almost gone!! Side affects have been very minimal so far and praying it stays that way.

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        • July 13, 2018 at 4:00 pm
        KellyH
        Participant

          That’s great news!!!!!! So happy for you!!!!

          My son has also just had 2 months of treatment on Nivo for adjuvant therapy for his stage 3a tumor.  He has had no side effects as of yet…knock on wood…4 treatments down..22 more to go!!!! 

          It is hard for me to know if it’s working for him because he is not having treatment for existing tumors…it’s for that one cell that may be hiding somewhere just waiting to come back. So hearing people with more advanced disease having such great success at the same stage of treatment gives me hope that it is doing its thing and fighting off any remaining cancer cells!!!! 

          Thank you for posting your wonderful news!!!!! Praying that you continue to have such positive results!!!!! 

          Kelly 🙂 

           

            • July 13, 2018 at 4:37 pm
            iskitwo
            Participant

              I was diagnosised in 10/2016 with 3A and not a lot of options other than yervoy or watch and scan. I was so glad to see Nivo appoved for stage 3 and so glad you son is on it. 

              • July 15, 2018 at 12:50 am
              KellyH
              Participant

                I agree!!! We are very lucky it was approved recently. From what I have read on this forum alone there is great success with Nivo!!!!! It gives me such hope!!!!!

                so glad you are having success with it as well!!!! 

                Kelly 🙂

                 

              • July 13, 2018 at 5:13 pm
              Bubbles
              Participant

                Wonderful!!!  You got this!!  celeste

                • July 14, 2018 at 1:12 am
                AMcReader
                Participant

                  Such great news! Keep the good news coming; we always love to read it!

                  • July 14, 2018 at 3:48 am
                  BrianP
                  Participant

                    Awesome news.  Congrats.

                    • July 16, 2018 at 3:14 pm
                    mrhudgens
                    Participant

                      Great news, and  congratulations!  Mind if I ask where your spots were and what stage you are?

                        • July 16, 2018 at 4:58 pm
                        iskitwo
                        Participant

                          I went form stage 3A to stage 4 in April and started Nivo in May. I had a small spot on the abdomin under the skin that tested positive for mel (mostly gone now after starting treatment) and then a 3mm in lung (not sure if mel but didn;t show up on this scan). I had the 9mm lung met resected in April that moved me to stage 4. 

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