Hello, although I'm new to this group I'm not new to the online community, I was diagnosed with endometrioid carcinoma last June and the community helped me through some tough times.

Hi Jane,

You have had quite a journey so far. Hopefully your diagnosis will prove to be a   "best-case" scenario and you will have no cause for further worry. In the event of a "worst case" scenario as suggested in your post, I'm answering just to give you reassurance that nodular melanoma is treatable.

I was diagnosed with stage 3 nodular melanoma with mets to the lungs in early 2020. I underwent the 1 year Keytruda immunotherapy regimen and now have been classified as complete remission and cancer-free after numerous CT-scans and PET-scans. I was lucky and had very few reactions other than colitis and itchy skin, but reactions vary in the individual patient.

Hang in there and stay as positive as you can in an understandably worrisome time. I found that taking care of my body, getting plenty of sleep and keeping a positive mindset helped greatly. Wishing you the very best.

Dave

Oh Dave, thank you so much for your kind and reassuring message,  I'm so glad you took the time to reach out to me,  sometimes we get set in the darkest of places and often just a few kind words and reassurance makes such a big difference thank you again and I wish you well on your journey.