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  • November 30, 2012 at 9:53 pm #20817
    erinmay22
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    Hey Folks –

    I completed dose #4 of Ipi on Tuesday! Scans set to be done Dec 21st. No major side effects yet (other than some itching but no rash, minor stomach irritation, fatigue, etc).

    Just curious how folks first scans went? In May I had a lesion in my small intestine (along with a group of enlarged nodes). Started Zelboraf. Had decrease in size in July, but then growth again in Sept. Decision then was to stop Zelborarf and do surgery. Had resection of small bowel to remove tumor (and 1 lymph node). Started Ipi the week before surgery. Trying not to have anxiety as I wait for the next set of scans – but it’s hard sometimes :) Hoping since they got the major tumor and the lymph node with clear margins that things will continue to be clear – but we all know how unpredictable this stuff is!

    Have a great weekend!

    Erin

    December 1, 2012 at 12:48 am #57869
    Catherine Poole
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    Hope all goes well with your scans Erin! We’ll all be thinking of you.

    December 2, 2012 at 4:03 am #57870
    dkmc
    Participant

    Good luck Erin! Don took a long time before his scans all clear & NED. He progressed first. It took about 6 months in all. Hang in there. Karen

    December 9, 2012 at 2:28 pm #57871
    Shirley Z
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    Hi Erin,

    Always thinking of you. Praying for good scans. Stay strong!

    Shirley Z

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