Hi Kyla73, 

Thank you for sharing your metastatic melanoma story - I hope you won't mind but I have edited the title of your thread slightly to include the words 'metastatic melanoma'; this will ensure your thread is more easily spotted by others who have deal with a similar diagnosis in the past. It's great news that scans post surgery and lymph node biopsy were so positive and I hope that the immunotherapy treatment will be a success. It's normal to be worried when starting a new treatment and I thought I would share with you information from our website on targeted cancer drugs and immunotherapy for stage 3 and 4 melanoma. 

How unfortunate that you are having to deal with a third infection on your scar site 10 weeks post surgery - I hope that it will heal completely and that the pain subsides too. I can imagine you are feeling rather frustrated that this is taking over your life and I keep everything crossed for you that things will improve with immunotherapy. You have come to the right place to meet others affected by melanoma as many members of our forum have extensive experience of melanoma - one name that inevitably springs to my mind is the lovely AngieT and I hope that someone who has been through something similar before will drop by and share their story with you. It helps to talk to others who are or have found themselves in a similar boat. 

Wishing you the very best of luck for the start of your treatment!

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Kyla73, 

Thank you for sharing your metastatic melanoma story - I hope you won't mind but I have edited the title of your thread slightly to include the words 'metastatic melanoma'; this will ensure your thread is more easily spotted by others who have deal with a similar diagnosis in the past. It's great news that scans post surgery and lymph node biopsy were so positive and I hope that the immunotherapy treatment will be a success. It's normal to be worried when starting a new treatment and I thought I would share with you information from our website on targeted cancer drugs and immunotherapy for stage 3 and 4 melanoma. 

How unfortunate that you are having to deal with a third infection on your scar site 10 weeks post surgery - I hope that it will heal completely and that the pain subsides too. I can imagine you are feeling rather frustrated that this is taking over your life and I keep everything crossed for you that things will improve with immunotherapy. You have come to the right place to meet others affected by melanoma as many members of our forum have extensive experience of melanoma - one name that inevitably springs to my mind is the lovely AngieT and I hope that someone who has been through something similar before will drop by and share their story with you. It helps to talk to others who are or have found themselves in a similar boat. 

Wishing you the very best of luck for the start of your treatment!

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator