My mother has the same thing. She was diagnosed a little over a
year ago. It started with a mole on her leg, which they removed
along with a couple of lymph nodes in her groin. Six months
later she was given a clean bill of health and told if anything
changes contact her oncologist.
Five months later her groin swelled and became
inflammed with fever. She returned to her oncologist and he
took a biopsy, which verified stage IV metastic melanoma.
All I know is that since starting her chemo in August 2006 all she
craves is Orange Juice. She won't hold anything else down, but
the orange juice always stays down and she's been drinking a ton
of it. We return for another PET/CT scan on Monday, so I will
keep you posted as to whether her chemo and orange juice has
helped to shrink her tumor. Just wanted you to know. Charlene