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3a, First Nivo Injection done

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    • August 20, 2017 at 5:44 am
    guynamedbilly
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      I had my first Nivo injection thursday and have not had any side effects at all.  I was nervous about it, which is nothing new since my diagnosis over a month ago, and my blood pressure was up.  In the end, there was nothing to it.  On a previous post, some were curious how I got approved for Nivo at stage 3a, and I am following up.  

       

      I asked my oncologist about how I was approved so quickly, and she said they have had a lot of patients approved for it over the past two weeks, and only one rejection.  She acted like a lot of it depended on the insurance claim agent they tallked to, so maybe Bluecross is just especially good in this regard.  Either way I'm very happy and feel lucky to be near to Vanderbilt.  

       

      If there is anyone needing this option, maybe now is a good time to get your doctor really trying to get it through insurance.  Good Luck

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        • August 23, 2017 at 1:27 pm
        Andrea in Nashville
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          I am up for my third Nivo injection on Friday at Vanderbilt! I feel so lucky that BCBS approved it!

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