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That is great to hear, Mark. My husband was in DC a week ago and remarked how people actually seem to be taking it seriously around there. Pretty much everyone he saw was wearing a mask. However where we live, which is about 25 miles away, you would never know there was a pandemic, aside from a bunch of shops and businesses that are boarded up. You are in a great location in DC, I love the Cathedral. My husband did mention that the arboretum seemed to be open and didn’t have a lot of people, so we may go check it out this weekend. Thanks!

Hi there, OP here. I actually live in Virginia, just south of Washington, DC. In DC and all the DC suburbs, the rates are high, however, my county/area’s numbers are somewhat low compared to the rest of the DC Metro area. I’m glad because our Governor used to be a physician, so he is taking it VERY seriously, but even though our area has relatively low rates compared to the rest of the metro area, people still don’t seem to take it seriously. My husband went to go pick up dinner one night and some of the restaurants HAD PEOPLE EATING IN THE RESTAURANT! WTH? We feel like it’s a matter of time that things will be shut down again, especially in the fall.

Another frustration is my family and my parents who live an hour away. I haven’t seen them in MONTHS, and they do not seem to be taking this seriously at all. They still go to the store every day, go out to eat in restaurants, and even went to the beach out of state, as if there is nothing going on. Oh, and did I mention they are BOTH HIGH RISK?! They have invited me over for barbecues and gatherings, but I have to explain to them ad nauseum that I cannot come over to their house because I’m so high-risk AND, they happen to live in one of the DC Areas that is still considered a “hot spot,” so I wouldn’t be able to drive to their area anyways! I keep asking them to take things seriously and remind them that if something DOES happen and one or both of them gets sick, I cannot come and help. One of my friend’s parents recently died of Covid — and it was sudden! 3 days after getting infected with the virus they passed away, and my dear friend couldn’t travel to see them to say goodbye because they are high risk. My poor friend is just devastated, and I’ve asked my parents to please take this seriously, but they are stubborn and set in their ways and just think nothing will happen to them. And in the meantime I’m stuck at home trying to work and keep myself from going insane!

Anyways, thanks for listening to me!

Hi there, OP here. I was told by my Oncologist that Opdivo is in your system for several months after an infusion, which is why he wants a CT and follow up with me in 3 months after I finish to see if it’s still working. Hope this helps. Sorry your doctor isn’t knowledgable with Melanoma. I had a health scare two weeks after I first started treatment and had to go to the ER—horrible headache and nausea. The ER was in the same health system as my Oncologist is, and even though it was in my file that I was getting treatment for Opdivo, the ER doctor was completely clueless and chalked my symptoms to stress and “nerves.” They did a CT scan even thought I told them I had one 2 weeks prior that came back clear and they gave me morphine for my headache! 2 days later I followed up with my Oncologist and Primary Care and it turned out I got the flu!