Chaotically Precise: Life, Love, and Melanoma

The story of living in spite of melanoma, CLND (X 2!), metastasis, vaccines, anti-PD-1, lung removal, and stereotactic radiation. (With a little adenocarcinoma ex-goblet cell carcinoid thrown in!!!) The story of life with family and friends. {Posts under ~ Sew Chaotically, Travel Chaotically, and Chaotic Cookery also housed within! A girl's gotta have fun!}

Monday, January 8, 2018

Sew Chaotically! - A Plethora of Christmas pillows!!!

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I made a pile of pillows!!  Well, pillow cases...as Christmas gifts for all my peeps! For The Hills For Fred and Irina Fo...
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Sunday, January 7, 2018

Long term outcomes with Dabrafenib/Trametinib (BRAF/MEK combo)

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While dabrafenib as a single agent for 4 months did not prove to be effective as an adjuvant, targeted therapy has saved lives of melanoma ...
Thursday, January 4, 2018

Four months of Dabrafenib as adjuvant ~ not a good plan

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As most of you are probably tired of hearing, I've been yelling about the need for adjuvant treatments for patients with Stage III and ...
Monday, January 1, 2018

Where I've been, where I'm going ~ Fractals!

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I have always felt it is hard to know where I'm going if I disregard where I've been.  At the same time, I really dislike focusing ...
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Sunday, December 31, 2017

Durable responses to pembro. The 'C' word (CURE!!!!!!!!!!) used by melanoma researchers. And....HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

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This is how to leave 2017 with a bang!!!!! We know that among melanoma patients there is a roughly 15% response rate to ipi and about a 40%...
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Saturday, December 30, 2017

SLN biopsy. Delay of 40 days = WHAT???? (Plus some general guidelines)

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While there is controversy around whether or not to do a complete lymph node dissection - with newer research indicating little to no incre...
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Sunday, December 24, 2017

About DAMN time!!! Opdivo approved as adjuvant for resected melanoma with lymph node involvement or metastatic disease!!!!

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Even before I wrote this little story, as I was getting my last dose of Nivolumab in June of 2013,  Love Potion...or Patient...#9!!!!!   wh...
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Who am I? That is a question the rest of you could probably answer better than I. I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, pediatric nurse practitioner, cook, teacher, gardener, lover of words and music, occasional seamstress, and homemaker. I do have a couple of talents of questionable merit: I can create a decent meal in less than 30 minutes. I can feed and/or soothe almost any baby. And I can remember practically any song I've ever heard. For the rest, I'd rather those who know me decide.
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