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      • June 3, 2018 at 9:04 pm
      1badhg
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        I have been on Keytruda since July of last year, had 13 infusions.  On about the 10 th infusion, I started to have swelling in my hands, thought I had broken one.  Doc, said it was a side effect of drug and they have calmed down quite a bit.  Had CT scan in Nov. and all the melanoma is gone.  Was going to continue treatments unti July, 3 more and then last week had a reaction to treatment in lungs.  Went to emergency room and they diagnoised with Pneumonia, spent 3 days in hospital with massive IV antibodies.  Turns out it is not that but Pneumonitis caused by treatment.  At home on oxygen and have appointment on WED.  Doc said that it is a reaction to drug.  Up until this point I did not have respect for how powerful the drug was, because side effects were minimal.  Got my fingers crossed and hope the treatment for the pneumonitis brings everything to normal.  

        • February 9, 2018 at 4:46 pm
        1badhg
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          I have been on Keytruda since July, the drug has done a great job and has killed all of the tumors I had.  Had tumors under arm in chest, and had spread to my clavical.  I have not experienced any bad side effects.  But the last few weeks I have had bad pain in both my wrists and hands. Don't know whetherit is a side effect or not.  Doc said that it could be and suggested usual over the counter anti inflammatory medication.  I have about 6 or 7 more treatments to go and considering the outcome so far, I will tough it out.  For everyone reading this don't give up and try to beat this thing.

           

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