Lesion pain?

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- September 13, 2017 at 3:01 am
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dp2lp2
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I'm looking for pain management strategies for melanoma lesions in my foot/ankle. I had my primary removed from my heel in January 2016 (iiic) and resently started the ipi/nivo combo after failing a keytruda trial. I'm currently stage iv with multiple recurrences, in transit lesions, and a new nodule on my lung. I've been told my disease is very aggressive and I am starting to worry about chronic pain. Since I'm relatively young (41) with young children, I'd like to maintain my quality of life as long as I can before everything potentially starts going downhill.

Thoughts? Words of advice?

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- - September 14, 2017 at 12:17 pm
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  marta010
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  Hi – my husband has been working with a palliative care doc intermittently throughout his 5 year battle when he has pain management issues. I would highly recommend making an appointment – likely your oncologist can make a referral or recommendation. Take care.
  
  Ann

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