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@amywells thanks for the suggestion. My first round should be 6 hours....seems like a long time but Dr wanted to do the infusion slowly. Also- I have never done any drugs (not even prescription) so I wonder if that will affect me- like hit me harder. Another concern is that my boobs (little) have gotten big and tender-everyone says it's hormones. and my feet sometimes swell. other than that- I feel ok.

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@barbarazabcik My first infusion was also over the course of six hours...they want to make sure you don't have an allergic or other adverse reaction (they give antihistmines and steroids first). After the first time my treatments took 4-5 hours from start to finish. Regarding never having taken prescription drugs...seems like that would be a real advantage...your liver and kidneys must be in tip-top shape!