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      Banders
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        For me the combo has been huge.  After getting diagnosed last September and then having Yervoy the cancer was spreadying by this Febuary.  I was in increasing pain and spitting up blood.  

        Started March 18 and in 3 days stopped spitting up blood and then over a week or two the pain went down.

        I saw the results of my first PET scan since I started taking the combo this morning and the results were amazing.  Every single tumor and area has decreased.  Several very large cancerous areas are gone.  It's by far the best news I've recieved since all this started.

        I've had no side effects and no spots on my skin, which you need to be on the lookout for.  Literally, the only thing I notice is that my stomache is a little upset after I take all three three pills in the morning, but it doesn't get upset when I take the 2 Tafinlar alone at night.

        I just hope this continues and it works as well for you or anyone else.

         

        Banders
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          For me the combo has been huge.  After getting diagnosed last September and then having Yervoy the cancer was spreadying by this Febuary.  I was in increasing pain and spitting up blood.  

          Started March 18 and in 3 days stopped spitting up blood and then over a week or two the pain went down.

          I saw the results of my first PET scan since I started taking the combo this morning and the results were amazing.  Every single tumor and area has decreased.  Several very large cancerous areas are gone.  It's by far the best news I've recieved since all this started.

          I've had no side effects and no spots on my skin, which you need to be on the lookout for.  Literally, the only thing I notice is that my stomache is a little upset after I take all three three pills in the morning, but it doesn't get upset when I take the 2 Tafinlar alone at night.

          I just hope this continues and it works as well for you or anyone else.

           

          Banders
          Participant

            For me the combo has been huge.  After getting diagnosed last September and then having Yervoy the cancer was spreadying by this Febuary.  I was in increasing pain and spitting up blood.  

            Started March 18 and in 3 days stopped spitting up blood and then over a week or two the pain went down.

            I saw the results of my first PET scan since I started taking the combo this morning and the results were amazing.  Every single tumor and area has decreased.  Several very large cancerous areas are gone.  It's by far the best news I've recieved since all this started.

            I've had no side effects and no spots on my skin, which you need to be on the lookout for.  Literally, the only thing I notice is that my stomache is a little upset after I take all three three pills in the morning, but it doesn't get upset when I take the 2 Tafinlar alone at night.

            I just hope this continues and it works as well for you or anyone else.

             

            Banders
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              Hello:

               

              I was diagnosed stage 4 mid September 2014.  Did the 4 rounds of Yervoy and it sopped things for a while, but by early January of this year I was having increasing pain and spitting up blood.  Up to that point I had been going to my regional cancer center in central Illinois, but I went and saw Dr. Gajweski (sp) at the University of Chicago.  He said this combo would be the standard treatment for where I was at.  I remember being surprised when he said I would probably feel the effects very quickly.

              He was right.  Within 3 days I stopped spitting up blood and the pain went down.  I've been on the combo now for almost 3 months without any side effects.  I've been doing regular MUGA heat scans and so far those have been good.  I have a PET scan in two days, my first since starting these drugs, and I'm really interested/excited to see the results.

               

               

              Banders
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                Hello:

                 

                I was diagnosed stage 4 mid September 2014.  Did the 4 rounds of Yervoy and it sopped things for a while, but by early January of this year I was having increasing pain and spitting up blood.  Up to that point I had been going to my regional cancer center in central Illinois, but I went and saw Dr. Gajweski (sp) at the University of Chicago.  He said this combo would be the standard treatment for where I was at.  I remember being surprised when he said I would probably feel the effects very quickly.

                He was right.  Within 3 days I stopped spitting up blood and the pain went down.  I've been on the combo now for almost 3 months without any side effects.  I've been doing regular MUGA heat scans and so far those have been good.  I have a PET scan in two days, my first since starting these drugs, and I'm really interested/excited to see the results.

                 

                 

                Banders
                Participant

                  Hello:

                   

                  I was diagnosed stage 4 mid September 2014.  Did the 4 rounds of Yervoy and it sopped things for a while, but by early January of this year I was having increasing pain and spitting up blood.  Up to that point I had been going to my regional cancer center in central Illinois, but I went and saw Dr. Gajweski (sp) at the University of Chicago.  He said this combo would be the standard treatment for where I was at.  I remember being surprised when he said I would probably feel the effects very quickly.

                  He was right.  Within 3 days I stopped spitting up blood and the pain went down.  I've been on the combo now for almost 3 months without any side effects.  I've been doing regular MUGA heat scans and so far those have been good.  I have a PET scan in two days, my first since starting these drugs, and I'm really interested/excited to see the results.

                   

                   

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