tracievh

I see my surgeon Wednesday and I thought I would mention to him about the scan at 6 months to see what he thinks. Do you get petscans or Ct scan?

Wow, that is amazing! I am glad I found this forum with supportive and knowledgable people. I should consider myself lucky that I have access to opdivo right away. It seems like its been very successful. I will look at the link for sure. 🙂

Thank you for the encouraging words! 🙂
My oncologist does specialize in melanoma and he has a few trials one of which I am part of. My surgeon has a special interest in melanomas and came highly recommended. The oncologist and surgeon have worked together for many years now.
I get an infusion every 28 days. So the 12 treatments are basically over a course of a year.
My husband just reminded me that my oncologist said we’d do the scan just before the 6th treatment unless something new came up, and that he felt I was doing good and did not want to expose me to multiple scans unless needed. He did mentioned that I would need to be watched and have scans after treatment ends. Same for dermatology check ups; which are every 3 months for me.