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HI there,
The only question I can answer is about Opdivo. I started getting Opdivo through a clinical trial in 7/2013. I will be getting my 70+ infusion today (I lose track of how many biweekly infusions I have had!).
The only side effect I have had is a thyroid that quit working properly. It has been easy to control with a daily medication.
Unlike many, I have no aches and pains or rashes. I will be fatigued the day of and the following day after an infusion. I am not so tired, however, that I can't make myself do whatever I really want to do. Some people apparently have diarrhea. I haven't had that either.
Good luck!
GinaFlorida
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HI there,
I have been on Opdivo since 7/2013. I began it through a clinical trial.
Since I have been getting it, the worst side effect is that my thyroid quit working right. I just take a pill every day for that.
I am somewhat fatigued on the day of and the day after a treatment - nothing like I experienced with chemo.
Some friends have had rashes and some nausea. I have had neither.
When I began Opdivo, there was little hope for me. Since I started, my tumors have remained completely stable. (They have NOT gone away, though the radiologist often references them.as scars).
I go every two weeks for the hour long infusion.
Good luck.