Hello Family, long see no time! {no im not dislexic lol} I hope everyone here is "stable" at the least, like i am, "stable" for the most part, as some of you already know me {im fairly new here & do not write much} iv been fighting Melanoma since my 1st diagnosis back in 2008 {stage 3b} with 6 surgeries so far {1 on average every 2yrs or less all inwich where in left leg {Primary} including Lympnode groin area} ya know the drill alotta of you's, , do a surgery move on, another bug pops up, dig it out, move on….Last year in June around the time of surgery #6, a CT revealed "1" tumor in each lung, surgery was offered, i didnt jump on it right away, i "slept" on it for about a month, called the surgeon back to say lets do it, he said fine, ordered "another" CT Scan huh, the tumors have doubled in size {right was like 2.4cm, left was like 1.2cm plus a few more sprouted in each lung as well, like "MM" in size {forget actual sizes} so, surgery was cancled, Did lung biopsy, confirmed Melanoma, Immunal Therapy was brought up & i jumped on the Pembrolizumab band wagon {Keytruda} on November 22nd {2017} i believe, and today i have had 5 infusions so far and just had my first CT scan to check its progress, results was bitter sweet, some tumors disapeared, some shrank, some did nothing at all, some got bigger & i "concieved "2 new" little baby ones!, so ya, bitter sweet. Plan B if my next 2 infusions do not show progress, we will start Opdivo & Yervoy as a combo. Somethings gotta work, my "Key" or "Solution" is out there & im ready for whatevers to come. My Thyroid acted up after infusion #4, T4 was low, my TSH was 45.31{way high apparently} so, Oncologist alowed a short break inbetween #4 and #5 bags of Pembro……
So, as i do for you, pray for me {the ones that do anyways}, were gunna need it cuz some Melanoma bugs are VERY strong & relentless, evasive & cunning & we have a few of those bastards in us. Warrior On, and keep yer Boots on cuz it's on like Vietnam…I love you guys, ill try and write more…yer pal, Mike..
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