I started getting this treatment in July 2020 after surgery and radiation in February had not caused the Merkel Cell Carcinoma to stop spreading throughout my lower body. Surgery on my neck and shoulder was not too noticeable however removal of the lymph nodes caused severe loss of feeling. On December 23 2020, the Oncologist met with me grinning from ear to ear. “It’s gone” he said. I will probably continue with Pembrolizumab aka Keytruda for another year or two. Initially they gave me two years but now who knows? I’m only 80!
Congratulations!
ONLY??
Why yer just a wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper!
Praise the Lord for the good news!!