Finished OpDivo Treatment

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Finished OpDivo Treatment

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- April 16, 2019 at 4:08 pm
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Raco
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WHOOOOOP WHOOOOP LAST Treatment 3/21/2019. NOW CONSIDERED N.E.D

I also have been back to my Dr. April 4th for blood work and to see him for further instructions.
He said he was pleased with my treatments and all my scans which were normal.
My biggest complaints have been PAIN, LOOSING All MY HAIR and ITCHING.
I am on Prednisone 10mg a day for now and will start decreasing over the net few week and see if any pain comes back. Keep Fingers Crossed. ( anyone else had symptions last past final treatment?)

What a journey kinda strange not going to treatment every other Thursday but Im sure Ill get over it.

Wishing all my hair will return lol.

My wish and hope that we all can get to the place where we are NED.
Raco

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- - April 16, 2019 at 4:31 pm
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  Raco
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  Finished OpDivo Treatment 3/21/2019
  SORRY FIRST ONE POSTED AS ANONYMOUS
- - April 16, 2019 at 6:46 pm
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  mandyjill
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  I didn't know Opdivo would make your hair fall out.
  - April 22, 2019 at 4:04 pm
    
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    Raco
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    I to have hair loss. Started about the same time as my treatments, small dime size bald spots on back of head only. which started getting bigger and bigger, at the same time, my eye brows, mustache atarting thinning. my head finally got to the point of all the small spots starting to connect and most of my hair on the back of head fell out. everywhere else it thinned a whole lot. SO, yesterday, 10/16/2018 I got my hair removed, BUZZZ CUT. Now you can really see the areas that had littlt ot no hair but over all I am pleased. Does not look like I have Mange anymore, just a bald head.
    
    Its really crazy how these Meds work on our bodies. I have alot of other symptions but they are coming and going except for Muscle bone Ache and being tired ALL the time.
    
    Opdivo since April 5th 2018 just had my last treatment of 26. Finished March 21st 2019
    
    Best of luck to you.
- - April 17, 2019 at 3:18 pm
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  Hukill
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  I had 5 combos and 52 nivo by itself, the last one in August of 2018 and I still have all 6 side effects and they have not gotten better.

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