My dad has stage 4 melanoma. Initial diagnosis was found when finding two tumors in his brain – 2 craniotomies, WBR and gamma knife have been his treatment methods so far. They cannot find his original source and as of now do not see any other signs of melanoma in his brain or the rest of his body. Next set of whole body scans scheduled for end of March.
My dad has stage 4 melanoma. Initial diagnosis was found when finding two tumors in his brain – 2 craniotomies, WBR and gamma knife have been his treatment methods so far. They cannot find his original source and as of now do not see any other signs of melanoma in his brain or the rest of his body. Next set of whole body scans scheduled for end of March.
His Dr. gave him the option of taking Temodar as a "preventative" measure. He could either do a strong dose x number of days straight and then take a break or take a lighter dose daily for 30 days. Radiation was really rough on him and he's just now starting to feel better again (although still has trouble with eating due to the taste of food) Although we'd rather he not sit back and just wait for the cancer to show up again, he's hesitant about taking the Temador because he's worried about the side effects and how they will make him feel. For those of you taking/who have taken Temodar, what have your side effects consisted of and how bad? Also, what type of a dosing schedule were you on? Daily for a month straight or larger dose x number of days straight then break?
Thank you for any feedback – I'd really like him to "try" the Temodar but he's really worried about the potential side effects.
