Hi,
My boyfriend is 31 and was initially diagnosed with stage 3b melanoma in October last year. He had surgery on his leg and then started Immunotherapy in February. Which he was going to have for a year.
Unfortunately, the immunotherapy didn’t work (the cancer grew in his leg) and gave him the worst possible side effect which was a swollen brain. He was really ill (slept 22 hour days for 6 weeks) he couldn’t walk and barely talked. This delayed the whole process as he couldn’t start a new treatment until he is better (he’s on the strongest steroids). He’s now been diagnosed with stage 4, terminal cancer. He will have surgery on his leg mid June then they will need to find another treatment. The doctors are concerned they won’t be able to contain the cancer.
I’m incredibly sad, I just wondered if there was any hope? I don’t know what’s going to happen, I’m shocked that the cancer has grown so much in his leg as before he only had dots of it.
I just need to hear some positive news
Hi and a warm welcome to the online community
I'm really sorry to hear that your boyfriend's melanoma has recently been restaged to stage 4.
It's understandable that you're really sad about this and I wondered if you'd like to join us in the melanoma group where you can share the experiences of other people with stage 4 melanoma.
To join the group just click on the link I've created and then choose 'join this group' on the page that opens. You could then copy your post from here into a new discussion there after selecting 'start a discussion'.
When you feel up to it, it would be really useful if could pop something about your boyfriend's journey so far into your profile as it helps others when answering or looking for someone with a similar diagnosis. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Edit Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
I'll perhaps see you in the melanoma group later.
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