Terri's Journey:
- 1 Clinical Trial Icon Clinical Trial
- 2 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
- 3 Celebration Icon Celebration
- 4 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 5 Decision Point Icon Decision Point
- 6 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 7 Oh No Icon Oh No
- 8 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 9 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 10 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
- 11 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
Patient: Skin Cancer - Melanoma
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: over 9 years ago, Female, Age: 59, Stage IV, BRAF mutation positive: Yes, c-kit positive: Don't Know
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
almost 5 years agoTIL
Clinical Trial
Went every month for a year , across the country to National Institute of Health. I received the treatment over a 3 week period in November, 2011.
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
almost 5 years agoChemotherapy and immunotherapy combined (biochemotherapy)
Drug or Chemo Therapy
It was a horrible experience. I went to Kaiser Riverside in 2010.
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
almost 5 years agoAnniversary
Celebration
I made it to my 30th anniversary.
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
almost 5 years agoSurgery to remove cancer that has spread
Procedure or Surgery
Right lung removed due to cancer spread. Lymph node dissection.
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
almost 5 years agoStopping therapy for now.
Decision Point
I feel I need to rest while my cancer is "stable". There is little they can do.
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
almost 5 years agoSurgery to remove cancer that has spread
Procedure or Surgery
Right middle lung removal and left buttock tumor. It was really big and it made my left leg hurt.
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
over 4 years agoCancer has spread/Metastasized
Oh No
Found a large lump on my left arm. Biopsy pending. Positive for melanoma . Melanoma found in right buttock. Surgery removes a pound or so melanoma tumor.
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
about 4 years agoSimple removal surgery
Procedure or Surgery
Two softball sized tumors removed yesterday
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
almost 4 years agoSurgery to remove cancer that has spread
Procedure or Surgery
Two softball sized melanomas removed: one on left arm, one on right thigh.
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
almost 4 years agoImmunotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
I am taking Yervoy. I have not completed course yet. Next week will be 3rd dose.
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Terri
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Experience with
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
over 3 years agoProcedure or Surgery
Huge melanomas removed from left arm and right leg. Over a pound of tumor removed. Dr. Said it was fat. Oops.