liseabraham

Hi, my husband just had his third Yervoy treatment and I would be glad to share his experience vis a vis side effects. The first infusion caused him the most abdominal discomfort. We are not sure if it was because it was new and we did not know how to conteract the symptoms but here are a few things that helped him. Basically his abdominal discomfort was caused by gastritus so his gastroenterologist put him on a course of Dexilant 60 mg daily. Also he takes Carafate orally before each meal (this coats the stomach). He also finds that some of the abdominal pain is alleviated by eating small meals several times a day. His oncologist gave him various medications for nausea and diarreah but he has not suffered much from these side effects. I hope this is helpful to you and good luck with your Yervoy treatments.

Lise (wife to Ed Abraham)

Hi, my husband just had his third Yervoy treatment and I would be glad to share his experience vis a vis side effects. The first infusion caused him the most abdominal discomfort. We are not sure if it was because it was new and we did not know how to conteract the symptoms but here are a few things that helped him. Basically his abdominal discomfort was caused by gastritus so his gastroenterologist put him on a course of Dexilant 60 mg daily. Also he takes Carafate orally before each meal (this coats the stomach). He also finds that some of the abdominal pain is alleviated by eating small meals several times a day. His oncologist gave him various medications for nausea and diarreah but he has not suffered much from these side effects. I hope this is helpful to you and good luck with your Yervoy treatments.

Lise (wife to Ed Abraham)

Hi, my husband had his second Yervoy treatment last Wednesday. His side effects started about ten days into the first treatment. They are mostly abominal pain and discomfort, tierdness and loss of appetite. He was diagnosed with mm July 14, no primary found. There are metastises to the brain and lung and chest area. His brain mets were gamma knifed and we will get an updated MRI in a couple of weeks.

Good luck with your first Yervoy treatment.

Lise

Hi, my husband had his second Yervoy treatment last Wednesday. His side effects started about ten days into the first treatment. They are mostly abominal pain and discomfort, tierdness and loss of appetite. He was diagnosed with mm July 14, no primary found. There are metastises to the brain and lung and chest area. His brain mets were gamma knifed and we will get an updated MRI in a couple of weeks.

Good luck with your first Yervoy treatment.

Lise

Hi Lynda, my husband also tested BRAF negative. He was recently diagnosed with malignant melanoma to the brain and lung and chest area. He just had his first Yervoy (ipi) treatment. As Yervoy is now passed by the FDA he had no problem being covered for it's use but he has medicare so I don't know about your situation. You should check with your oncologist and ask if your husband can be put on Yervoy without first having done chemo.

Good luck

Lise

Hi Lynda, my husband also tested BRAF negative. He was recently diagnosed with malignant melanoma to the brain and lung and chest area. He just had his first Yervoy (ipi) treatment. As Yervoy is now passed by the FDA he had no problem being covered for it's use but he has medicare so I don't know about your situation. You should check with your oncologist and ask if your husband can be put on Yervoy without first having done chemo.

Good luck

Lise