25th infusion

You da man!

What some guys won't go through for a little feminine affirmation.

Great news fox. Glad to hear it.

BTW, is MDX-1106 going to get a more user-friendly name at some point? It sounds like a Soviet missile defense system.

Todd

What some guys won't go through for a little feminine affirmation.

Great news fox. Glad to hear it.

BTW, is MDX-1106 going to get a more user-friendly name at some point? It sounds like a Soviet missile defense system.

Todd

Love it

So happy for you!! and Hopeful for us all.. Chuck's Oncologist is getting us a schedule for infusions because once the IPI part is over we go to every 2 week infusions of just Anti PD1.. Chucks second infusion of both drugs in Monday.. he is very very hopeful about this course of treatment..his first scan after starting the treatment should come sometime at the begining of June.. I have started dreading scans.. but hoping this changes.. Fox you and other like you are an inspiration to us all.. Thank You!!

Congrats Fox. Now the next time please ask the good Dr. when she thinks the FDA will spread the joy for the rest of us. - BDS.

foxhd said:

Nivolumab

That is the name of MDX-1106.  I am happy to the core. The biggest side effect is that I am selfishly involved in my current treatment and am not as up to date in all the other treatments everyone else is recieving. I am just so thrilled not to be dead. I fully apologize for not being up to date and able to concentrate on all the options the rest of you guys are involved in. Expecting to be dead a year ago kind of takes the wind out of my sails in terms of knowing about other drugs people are using. I sometimes feel like the first guy climbing Mt. Everest. On the way up the goal excludes others who fall to the side and die in the snow. But I must concentrate on the prize. However, the point is to stay positive. Focus on the good. Eliminate the negative. Don't waste any valuable time you could spend with your loved ones. If one path is unnegotiable, find another. I often reitierate that it took me 4 oncologists before I found the wonderful woman who is saving my life. If I start from day one of symptoms, it is 5. Please don't forget that all forum participants. Keep pushing. Know your options. I got lucky. Maybe you will too. But it won't happen if you aren't aggressive. I don't take credit for being here. I hope that never comes across.  This is not the treatment I thought I was seeking. It is just amazing that the other Drs. never proposed this option to me. What the hell did I know about kidney cancer? Dr. Kluger at the Smilow cancer center at Yale New Haven knew what to do. I hope I didn't hurt her when I squeezed her yesterday. There is hope. Whatever treatment you recieve, do your best. Know that staying alive will make future options available. Nivolumab is being considered for a 2015 availability. Keep the faith. I will and forever share my Karma. Believe me. I love you guys. And this goes for all cancer victims. Actually anyone ill. One more very important point. I am not cured. But I AM living with cancer.

Hugs to you, Fox.

foxhd said:

Nivolumab

That is the name of MDX-1106.  I am happy to the core. The biggest side effect is that I am selfishly involved in my current treatment and am not as up to date in all the other treatments everyone else is recieving. I am just so thrilled not to be dead. I fully apologize for not being up to date and able to concentrate on all the options the rest of you guys are involved in. Expecting to be dead a year ago kind of takes the wind out of my sails in terms of knowing about other drugs people are using. I sometimes feel like the first guy climbing Mt. Everest. On the way up the goal excludes others who fall to the side and die in the snow. But I must concentrate on the prize. However, the point is to stay positive. Focus on the good. Eliminate the negative. Don't waste any valuable time you could spend with your loved ones. If one path is unnegotiable, find another. I often reitierate that it took me 4 oncologists before I found the wonderful woman who is saving my life. If I start from day one of symptoms, it is 5. Please don't forget that all forum participants. Keep pushing. Know your options. I got lucky. Maybe you will too. But it won't happen if you aren't aggressive. I don't take credit for being here. I hope that never comes across.  This is not the treatment I thought I was seeking. It is just amazing that the other Drs. never proposed this option to me. What the hell did I know about kidney cancer? Dr. Kluger at the Smilow cancer center at Yale New Haven knew what to do. I hope I didn't hurt her when I squeezed her yesterday. There is hope. Whatever treatment you recieve, do your best. Know that staying alive will make future options available. Nivolumab is being considered for a 2015 availability. Keep the faith. I will and forever share my Karma. Believe me. I love you guys. And this goes for all cancer victims. Actually anyone ill. One more very important point. I am not cured. But I AM living with cancer.

#25 - Congratulations!  Thank you for continuing to WOW us with that positive attitude.

And P.S. - we love you right back!

Blueraidermike said:

You inspire me

Long time lurker, finally registered on the site to contribute.   I have watched you and love your attitude!    I am going to be apart of the the phase one trial with nivolumab /ipilimumab combo.     Should start in about 8 weeks.   

Will be interested in following your particiipation in the upcoming trial.  Good luck!

foxhd said:

Nivolumab

That is the name of MDX-1106.  I am happy to the core. The biggest side effect is that I am selfishly involved in my current treatment and am not as up to date in all the other treatments everyone else is recieving. I am just so thrilled not to be dead. I fully apologize for not being up to date and able to concentrate on all the options the rest of you guys are involved in. Expecting to be dead a year ago kind of takes the wind out of my sails in terms of knowing about other drugs people are using. I sometimes feel like the first guy climbing Mt. Everest. On the way up the goal excludes others who fall to the side and die in the snow. But I must concentrate on the prize. However, the point is to stay positive. Focus on the good. Eliminate the negative. Don't waste any valuable time you could spend with your loved ones. If one path is unnegotiable, find another. I often reitierate that it took me 4 oncologists before I found the wonderful woman who is saving my life. If I start from day one of symptoms, it is 5. Please don't forget that all forum participants. Keep pushing. Know your options. I got lucky. Maybe you will too. But it won't happen if you aren't aggressive. I don't take credit for being here. I hope that never comes across.  This is not the treatment I thought I was seeking. It is just amazing that the other Drs. never proposed this option to me. What the hell did I know about kidney cancer? Dr. Kluger at the Smilow cancer center at Yale New Haven knew what to do. I hope I didn't hurt her when I squeezed her yesterday. There is hope. Whatever treatment you recieve, do your best. Know that staying alive will make future options available. Nivolumab is being considered for a 2015 availability. Keep the faith. I will and forever share my Karma. Believe me. I love you guys. And this goes for all cancer victims. Actually anyone ill. One more very important point. I am not cured. But I AM living with cancer.

Glad to hear you are doing as good as you are Fox

Ditto to everything you said, foxhd. I have had 17 infusions of another anti-PD-1 drug, MK 3475 (lambrolizumab) for NSCLC and no diarrhea, no fever, no breathing problems, no nothing! -just some itchy red spots. A year ago I also thought I wouldn't see my daughter graduate from college. Yet I just ordered the tickets for the ceremony in June! Driving across L.A. in rush hour traffic every three weeks is a pleasure, just to get my MK 3475. Yes, I still have Stage IV lung cancer, but nobody knows it from looking at me. My drug has just been given breakthrough status, so hopefully we'll see it become available in a couple of years. I come on this site because  I don't know hardly anyone else with lung cancer in an anti-PD-1 trial. And I also worship my smart onc at USC/Norris who got me in this trial. My first onc never said a word. Second opinions are a must. And I take every opportunity to spread the word.