Infusion Day

Up at 5:00 am this morning to get ready for my monthly infusion of Opdivo along with lab work and a visit with the Oncologist or one of his NPs or both...  I never know how that office visit will turn out.  I will be bring with me info on clinical trials at MD Anderson to see if the Oncologist might be interested in signing me up even though my cancers are not growing...

According to my internal constitution, drinking coffee stimulates my bowels and since my movements have not been completely normal, I wanted that action to take place in a comfortable environment in case there is an accident.

I have nothing to report except the Xarelto med that was added which is causing me difficultly in clotting no matter how small the cut may be.  If this keeps up, I will need to reach out to my Cardiologist.

I typically ask for and receive an early appointment so I can get a parking place and that puts me back on the road around 10:00 or 10:30.  A test must be performed on my blood before Opdivo is administered and that usually takes an hour or so.  Then with normal delays at the 3 stages of my visit, I am usually in the recliner by 9:30 or so.  My infusion only take 30 minutes.