Kelley888

Thanks Melody, it does. The stabbing pains tapered off after a day or so, but that gut-burn has persisted. My gut feels raw and sore. The docs seem mostly concerned about eliminating the possibility of colitis … while I have had diarrhea for a while, it is not bad enough to raise flags. I’ll chalk it up to yet another odd side effect. Or a sign that the medication is doing it’s job and destroying those rogue cells 🙂

I only put my North shirt on in the third … I was on the sofa in pain and did not feel like moving. I forced myself to get up and put it on when they fell behind and … boom! game changer! Hahahaha

Thanks so much for your feedback Melanie!
I read that “intense abdominal pain” is one of the common side effects of Keytruda. I told my oncologist about the abdominal tenderness (I have had it off and on from the beginning). His concern is colitis, so I watch for other symptoms of that.
I have left a message for callback from my oncology nurse about these new sharper pains, and I predict that once again I will be warned to be on the lookout for other signs of colitis. This drug is still so new that I think that even the experts are still not certain about what symptoms mean what! I have learned a lot from the anecdotes I have found on this forum, — valuable complementary information from people who have lived it!
I really hope that the new pain is a sign that my body has turned its attention to all the lesions in my abdomen.
I was just in TO last weekend — I have my We The North shirt ready to wear for tonight’s game 🙂
Thanks again … it is comforting having a forum like this to turn to.