Will I be abler to work while on immunosuppressants?

I go today for my 4th Opdivo infusion.  I think I would have missed some work since I started this, but I would still be working.  I am 66 and retired but I watch my grand daughters, 3 and 5 at their house.  They live 2 hours away so I spend a couple of nights a week there. I have missed exactly half of that time since diagnosis.  One of the hardest things for me is not being able to predict my schedule very well.  I've had a good 2 weeks since last infusion , but woke up this morning with a fever that is climbing. I see people at the Cancer Center getting chemo, not infusion, and I know how lucky I am.

While on the combo ipi and nivo I missed probably 1 – 2 days of work each week for about 2 months. After the 5th and final combo I had 52 doses of nivo and worked full time. Everyone reacts different. I had many side effects, 6 or 7 at a time, but all were mild and I worked and never skipped a dose.

Hi, assuming you mean immunotherapy, as others have said, it varies for everyone. Some have sailed through and not missed a beat, others have had to deal with some side effects. I missed about a week when I got diabetes and ended in the hospital. I would have missed more time if my job didn’t allow me to work from home when I need to. Of course, that doesn’t count days off for scans and treatment. 

Hope this helps. Good luck!

I assume you are talking about immunotherapy.  I was on a clinical trial of Opdivo/Yervoy for about a year.  I had a few days where I went it late, but never missed any full days.  But everyone reacts differently.

Just to make sure you are looking for the correct information when you are searching,   immunotherapy agents (Yervoy, Opdivo, Keytruda) are NOT immunosuppresants.

They are actually the opposite of immunosuppresants; they are designed to "rev up" the immune system so it can attack the melanoma cells.

Hello, my husband just had his 27th Immunotherapy today, and when he was 1st diagnosed he was very ill,so until they got things under control he did miss some work, but it has been 16 months and he has been back to work for 13 months, really Hs never missed a day. Of course Everyone reacts differently. Prayers thy you do well.

Michele