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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I started on Opdivo and had very little side effects in the beginning. My pet scan in 6 months showed that may cancer had spread and more spots showed on my liver. At this time they added Yervoy with the opdivo. This combo was just approved right before i stated taking it. I had two dose of the combo drug and got very sick. I experienced most of the rare side effects. 1st it was the colitis which
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Reviewer: Roses3113, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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My dad had been fighting for over a year, started in lung, mets to other areas. 6 mo's of chemo and 3 separate rounds of radiation (80 days total). My dad started opdivo 12/21/17, second dose 1/4/18. After the second dose, he started going downhill bad. He wasnt this bad after 6 mo's of chemo!!!! After the 3rd dose, his abdomen started bloating in the liver area, he got weak, then had
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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After 2 weeks of administering this drug, my husband was dead. I truy believe Opdivo was the reason.
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