I'm so sorry to hear this My MIL is currently battling malignant melanoma too, hers was found in her brain at first. Please don't give up hope, there are a few new drugs approved recently that can buy some time. There is one called Zelboraf that works in 50% of patients. If your doctor doesn't come up with a treatment plan, I would get a second opinion at a large university hospital. Take care and I wish you and your mom the very best.
I've never heard of this, thanks. I hope things have changed a lot in three years.
You're welcome. It's not a cure, but an extra couple of years is better than nothing. I *think* it just got approved this year. My husband is having a really hard time dealing with this, so just know you are not alone and it sucks.
I'm so sorry, em. I'll be thinking about you guys.
Good job getting a grief counselor. I wish I had talked to someone sooner about my mom's health.
((Hugs))
I told my mom I had made an appt. Mom: "WHY???" Me: ? Mom: "Are you going to tell him about the time that I accidentally forgot you at that birthday party?"
This is hilarious-- your mom sounds awesome.
I'm really sorry to hear your update. Definitely take care of yourself. Another piece of advice (you may know this already)-- my mother's oncologist suggested that we check www.clinicaltrials.gov once we had a confirmed diagnosis. I think it's a clearinghouse for clinical trials across the country (you can see I have great inferential reading skills). We never got to that point with my mother, as we didn't learn the type of cancer until very late in the game, but it was definitely something that we would have done to expand treatment options and possibilities. My mother had a great doctor who definitely understood the limitations of what he, personally, could do in terms of treatment (she was in a smallish city without a strong university hospital, so she would have had to travel for anything more experimental or advanced). I don't know where your mother is located, or if this could help at all, but I thought I'd pass it along.
Best of luck to you and your family. You are all in my thoughts.