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I am about to start my second round of Pembro for Melanoma

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I am about to start my second round of Pembro for Melanoma it’s a six weekly treatment and I am having it at Home where a nurse comes to my home and gives me the treatment ,I was wondering if if there is anyone on here that would be willing to chat with me it’s all very worrying. At the moment and I don’t think I am coping as well as I should I have had a few side effects which haven’t been to bad but I seem to have lost my appetite and don’t really fancy a lot of food and as I am diabetic 2 I would like some advice on what to do with this effect thank you for listening and I hope to hear from someone soon good luck to all on here and God bless xx Margaret x

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    Hi Margaret,

    I can't help you with personal experience of diet & the drug treatment as I was diagnosed Stage 3 long before the drugs treatments were available.

    I've sent you a private message with some helpful information including the details of Melanoma Focus - they have a nurses helpline where you can chat about your concerns. Also, do you have a Macmillan or Maggies centre near you or at your hospital? Contact them & they will chat with you about your concerns. Google to see if there are any cancer support groups in your local area where you can meet & chat. You can also contact your specialist cancer nurse at the hospital & ask them for advice, especially about your diet, diabetes and drug treatment. Good luck, I hope you start to feel more settled with the treatment regime very soon. 

    Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)

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