Interferon Side Effects

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    • September 26, 2015 at 8:32 pm
    Tracyd715
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      Hi everyone. My husband who is stage 3 finished the 20 day round of interferon this past Monday. He had been battling dehydration and nausea the whole time. Halfway through they added steroids and Ativan to his treatment. Wasn't doing any better since finishing Monday so they put him on fluids for 5 days. Ended up at the ER this morning because he still couldn't eat or drink with the nausea and hasn't slept much the past week. They did a CT scan on his abdomen and found lesions on his liver, spleen and lungs. They are hoping the cancer didn't spread but I thought that I read somewhere that this could also be an interferon side effect? Has anyone heard of or experienced this?

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        • September 27, 2015 at 9:30 pm
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          Sounds like he has disease growing and he needs to get on newer meds.  Ask the doctor about PD1 or Braf drugs and pronto!

          • September 27, 2015 at 9:30 pm
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            Sounds like he has disease growing and he needs to get on newer meds.  Ask the doctor about PD1 or Braf drugs and pronto!

            • September 27, 2015 at 9:30 pm
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            Participant

              Sounds like he has disease growing and he needs to get on newer meds.  Ask the doctor about PD1 or Braf drugs and pronto!

              • September 28, 2015 at 1:26 pm
              Gene_S
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                Make sure you are seeing a melanoma specialist.

                • September 28, 2015 at 1:26 pm
                Gene_S
                Participant

                  Make sure you are seeing a melanoma specialist.

                  • September 28, 2015 at 1:26 pm
                  Gene_S
                  Participant

                    Make sure you are seeing a melanoma specialist.

                    • September 29, 2015 at 7:05 pm
                    Tracyd715
                    Participant

                      We have a melanoma specialist who is working with the oncologist in town. My husband is having another brain Mir now and will be set up for another pet scan. It's so discouraging because he just had both done in June and everything was clear. They are going to put him on Keytruda (?) after the tests and the interferon is more out of his system. Dr said he was giving him 6-12 months. Praying nothing spread to his brain.

                      • September 29, 2015 at 7:05 pm
                      Tracyd715
                      Participant

                        We have a melanoma specialist who is working with the oncologist in town. My husband is having another brain Mir now and will be set up for another pet scan. It's so discouraging because he just had both done in June and everything was clear. They are going to put him on Keytruda (?) after the tests and the interferon is more out of his system. Dr said he was giving him 6-12 months. Praying nothing spread to his brain.

                        • September 29, 2015 at 7:05 pm
                        Tracyd715
                        Participant

                          We have a melanoma specialist who is working with the oncologist in town. My husband is having another brain Mir now and will be set up for another pet scan. It's so discouraging because he just had both done in June and everything was clear. They are going to put him on Keytruda (?) after the tests and the interferon is more out of his system. Dr said he was giving him 6-12 months. Praying nothing spread to his brain.

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