Melanoma, Metastatic
"Have Stage 4 metastatic melanoma. Started on Keytruda after new metastasis showed up. After 2nd infusion, side effects started to become very painful - lots of muscle and joint pain, couldn&#039;t move my arms hardly. Also have a lot of nerve issues in my arms and hands. When I went for my 3rd infusion (they&#039;re done every 3 weeks) my oncologist said I needed to stop treatment and start on a steroid to calm down my immune system, which Keytruda revs up into high gear to go after the melanoma. It&#039;s been two weeks on Prednisone, and the side effects from the Keytruda are still strong, so I can&#039;t resume treatment and still have to stay on the steroid. Bummer, because it actually made the tumor on my leg disappear, which Ipi (Yervoy) didn&#039;t."