Introduction

Late February of 2012 Mark was diagnosed with stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma Cancer. This is written for our family and friends who have so caringly expressed a desire to know of the current situation. We so appreciate the love and support that has been shown to us and we lovingly empathize with and pray for many of you that have had or are currently going through trials of your own. In love, hope and faith, Mark and Ane

Friday, June 6, 2014

He Feels Great! -by Ane

It's been almost two months since Mark started the new meds - Tafinlar and Mekinist.  One is a new version of the BRAF inhibitor that he took before and the other is a MEK inhibitor.  The combination is working amazingly well!  We know the tumor in his adrenal gland shrunk right away since it stopped hurting within days of starting the medications.  In another month or so Mark will have some type of scan to see the status of the tumors.

The side effects have been minimal - so much better than with Zelboraf.  There is hardly any sun sensitivity or skin growths that were such an issue before.  He has experienced some joint pain, but not much.  That didn't happen with the Zelboraf for several months, so some of the side effects don't show up right away.  It seems that his hair is thinning, but not too much yet.  He started losing weight and lost about seven pounds, but that has stabilized now.

All in all Mark feels GREAT and nothing slows him down!
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