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Started immunotherapy maintenance: What side effects can I expect?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Mar 15, 2022 | Replies (51)
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@ta52

You have to have humor, Dutch; it always helps. When the nurse set my IV on Monday knicked a vein. When she came back after a few minutes, pulled back the heated blanket and saw a lump about the size of a large grape at the injection site she went into full panic mode. You don't want a panicy nurse so I just said "now you can call me Lumpy" and that did the trick. There are times when you just have to do the unexpected and laugh at cancer.

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jan 27, 2021

@ta52- You devil, you! I had a port. Wouldn't that be more comfortable for you? It takes no time at all to be placed. Anyway one of my nurses, while inserting the needle into my port turned to answer a question that my husband asked and I inhaled very loudly- as if I was injured. She turned to me with the biggest eyes. I had her attention though! lol

There was a guy who would show up with donuts and a comment for everything. Finally, one day, even the nurses couldn't stand it so they increased some medicine in his infusion that put him out. You do have to survive anyway you can! haha

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dutchw | @dutchw | Jan 27, 2021

You’re absolutely right, laughter is a wonderful medicine!!! A friend of ours made me a dumb looking head band out of styrofoam and string with my name and date of birth on it. I wore it into the infusion room and just pointed at my forehead, whole room cracked up...

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