FDA report, and next surgery date moved closer.

Today I notified the FDA and the med distributor (for the medication I had for multiple sclerosis) of my melanoma diagnoses, believing that it could be related to the four years of daily injections I took for multiple sclerosis – injections designed to attract and distract my immune system from attacking my central nervous system.  They have already linked one other of the disease modifying drugs (DMDs) for suppressing the immune system and allowing the body to be more susceptible to melanoma. It is important to let the FDA know of unreported side effects.

Today I notified the FDA and the med distributor (for the medication I had for multiple sclerosis) of my melanoma diagnoses, believing that it could be related to the four years of daily injections I took for multiple sclerosis – injections designed to attract and distract my immune system from attacking my central nervous system.  They have already linked one other of the disease modifying drugs (DMDs) for suppressing the immune system and allowing the body to be more susceptible to melanoma. It is important to let the FDA know of unreported side effects.

I was also able to hasten my next surgery date to this week instead of the end of next week. It's a new, separate site of melanoma, and not something I'm comfortable delaying. There's also a third site, on my leg, which came back as squamous. That will be removed as well.

The  other "seven sites of suspicion", which the dermatologist 'froze' with cryosurgery last week, are not healing. I'll ask the surgeon about that when I see him in the next few days. The heat and humidity haven't helped with the healing, I"m sure.

I'm praying that this new round, so soon after the first round of surgery, will be less invasive and smaller in size. If you've read my earlier post, you know that the first atypical malignant melanoma site on my back resulted in three surgeries and only after the fourth biopsy were the margins clear, which left me with a sizeable wound, closed with more than 50 stitiches in the shape of a Z. It was pretty alarming when I finally saw it in the mirror at home.

I am feeling lethargic and nauseated, but am blaming that on the heat. Staying indoors, near the air conditioner.  Feeling lucky that I can do that.