u/Queeniesselfcare

My father was diagnosed with stage III melanoma in his right side submandibular lymph nodes back in February yet, despite multiple visits and many different attempts, nobody was able to spot a primary cancerous mole anywhere. He had one round of immunotherapy about a month after, which fortunately seemed to work as the tumor was shrinking, and a few weeks ago they surgically removed the affected lymph nodes. There's just so much that's starting to go wrong , though. Not only did the immunotherapy give him recurring liver issues, but the steroids he took to combat that ended up resurfacing a tachycardia problem which he had surgery for. Now, after getting those lymph nodes removed, his blood work shows abnormally high amylase (about 1300), and my parents‘ PCP is worried about some other lower than average values that may point to internal bleeding. Not to mention, we still don't know if the cancer is gone or not. I'm so sorry for venting but there really seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel right now. It feels like every single piece of good news inevitably begets something bad. Has anyone else dealt with a similar cascade of complications?

i just got my septum piercing done yesterday (barbell) and the place seemed clean and sterilized. after a few hours and a plane flight home it had pretty much stopped hurting completely unless i touched it. i sterilized it this morning for the first time with saline solution and it didn’t even burn that much, but just an hour ago i took my temperature and found out i have a fever of about 100 F. i'm not feeling that sick and my nose isn't red or swelling, my piercing just hurts when i touch it, and there's some small white-yellowish discharge around the wound. could it be infected?