It's been an interesting week. Since a week after my first infusion of Yervoy and Nivolumab at Hopkins, I was getting intermittent high fevers, nausea and vomiting, and a few other minor side effects. My onc said we are going to delay my second treatment until I get rid of the fevers. Then last week they became not so intermittent at all… Ended up in my local ER Thursday night, and sent home after some fluids, anti nausea meds, and Tylenol. Friday morning I wake up with 103.3 fever and vomiting, so it was off to Hopkins I went. I have never stayed in a hospital before, so I was a bit nervous, but their staff and nurses are exceptional, and made me feel right at "home"!
I pretty much stumped the doctors as to why they couldn't get my fevers and nausea to go away. They tried the beta blockers again, and stopped after two days. They tried three days of IV antibiotics and no change. Every test and ct came back as normal. So they chalked this one up to a side effect of treatment, and started me on steroids (on day 2 of antibiotics) and just like that, I'm on the mend! The last night of fevers was no fun… 103.5 most of the night, and nurses packing ice packs all around my body every half an hour… Minor bump in the road, and a week's "vacation" in a fantastic hospital.
However, my onc says he is extremely hesitant about keeping me on the trial, as he does not want to put my body through this again. He is thinking we will just stick to the Nivolumab, but I will meet with him Monday to discuss my options. I would prefer to stay on the trial, but I do know that Nivolumab alone is a very good option. Now that I'm feeling better than I have in weeks, I'm just ready to get this show on the road again!
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