I'm guessing it's because I'm a poor candidate for surgery alone as the left kidney has blown out.Could it be a backup, 'just cause'? Throw some chemicals at it for insurance.
Well, they want me back at the Mayo on Thursday for "systemic therapy" which I take to mean opdivo. I've asked the medical oncology doctor but, haven't heard back yet. Thing is opdivo is usually proscribed after surgery or other treatment has failed but, I haven't received any yet. I just went back to work today so, the timing sucks but, at least I'm moving forward.
Thanks for the info.Nivolumab is a common immunotherapy, as both first and later-line therapy. It's even likely to be approved in the adjuvant setting for resected high risk melanoma (i.e., cancer free after surgery, but high risk of recurrence) due to a very successful clinical trial reported last month
A good resource to check out, if a bit on the technical side, are the NCCN guidelines. They compile information from pharmaceutical and off-label trials to create standardized guidelines (and catalog the evidence in a central repository). Drug labels aren't always updated with the latest trials and indications since they can only be amended if the company that markets it pays for it's own clinical trial.
I wish I could enlist you in the military and then kick you out honorably. The best thing I'll ever get from my service is health care. Only gotta worry about wait times and prescriptions, and even those are $5-7-12 for any medication depending on generics or not.I just had my consult at the Mayo and been proscribed a drug called Votrient. They're waiting on future scans to see if it's worth the trauma to remove the kidney as the actual cancer spots are quite small apparently. I don't actually begin taking the drug until October 30th. The good news is the insurance covers it with 0 copay. Yay!
I just had my consult at the Mayo and been proscribed a drug called Votrient. They're waiting on future scans to see if it's worth the trauma to remove the kidney as the actual cancer spots are quite small apparently. I don't actually begin taking the drug until October 30th. The good news is the insurance covers it with 0 copay. Yay!
I already work for the DOD.I wish I could enlist you in the military and then kick you out honorably. The best thing I'll ever get from my service is health care. Only gotta worry about wait times and prescriptions, and even those are $5-7-12 for any medication depending on generics or not.
Oh, nice. I'm not too aware of DOD employee benefits. I remember on active duty absolutely everything on bases was free to me. Being able to keep similar healthcare and being out is helpful to me.I already work for the DOD.
Good luck today! Hoping for good news :^)Update. The neurology docs give me a clean bill of health but, the oncology doc will tell me tomorrow if the cancer drug is doing what it's supposed to. I also see the wound care specialists regarding the ulcers on my leg. The general thought is they're a side affect of the drug and having bad venous valves. I just want to find a way to get back to work.