Hi Cheris,
In sum, my experience has been:
Diagnosed Stage IV September 2013
Braf/Mek combo (Zelboraf + Mek) October 2013- June 2014
Ipi July 2014 – September 2014
Scans in January 2015 showed activity in my small intestine–three nodes and a partial intassusception.
I now know that the intassusception was caused by a tumor that ultimately created a complete blockage last week. Shame I was on an airplane to New Orleans when it happened. I am recovering from a laparoscopic resection and will begin PD-1 on 2/23/15, if all goes as planned.
Which it sometimes does and sometimes doesn’t……go as planned, that is.