This past Friday I started my 2nd clinical trial. You may remember that I am participating in the FONT II trial. I had to stop the drug portion early due to a cervical cancer scare (thankfully everything is OK), but I'm still being followed on that one. This newest study is another drug trial, but this time I have no idea if I've gotten the drug as it's a randomized study. It's a 3-armed study (placebo, half dose and full dose), and it lasts 252 days. I'll have 4 IV-infusions and then follow-up labs/surveys for the duration. The infusions are 28 days apart, so my next one is scheduled for the end of April.
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| My nurse. We're kindred spirits :) |
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| The tools required for the job |
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| Warming up the veins |
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| The IV |
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| The vampire's request |
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| the bag |
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| the setu[ |
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| and a selfie |
So far, I don't feel any different. My urine is still ridiculously foamy, and I'm swollen. Hopefully I got the drug, and hopefully it works to reduce my protein. Fingers crossed :)
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