Greetings Mark and all,
I thought I was going crazy when small round depigmented spots showed up first smack dab on my forehead of all the great places. Then they started becoming more and more, moving to the sides of my jaw, neck, shoulders, arms, chest, back and one for good measure on my leg. When I first noticed them I asked my doctor what they were and if they could be related to the treatments. Doctor was dismissive and advised that I put mild bleach on them as they’re just a skin fungus. I wasn’t convinced so I started searching the literature and found, like others have posted, it’s quite uncommon but is a possible side effect of the Opdivo. I also took it as a sign that my immune system is kicking some melanoma butt… really kicking it so much that it’s now affecting my skin pigmentation… a small price to pay for health. However, I was concerned for the conifnued health of my skin as I am very fair skinned and burn easily as it is. I have noticed a progression of the spots over the last 4 months and wonder if I’ll turn into a backwards Dalmatian when all is said and done. Do they stop forming after a while? Most of all I’m just so happy to learn that this is something from the treatment so I’m not a crazy cancer patient looking for things to associate with the treatment.
Much thanks for all the information, and perseverence to you all.
Jessica
