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by byteCoder 2993 days ago
Yes, for the two days of high dose IL-2 every 8 hours, it was pretty bad. My experience was limited to nausea, fever, sweating, and bed-shaking rigors. I've heard that some patients experience hallucinations.

Note: IL-2 was administered after I received my lab-grown white blood cells. It acts as signal to one's immune system to activate. It was used to jumpstart my immune system after it had been replaced.
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bengarrr 2993 days ago
I wonder how a combination of aggressive immunotherapy and "sickness" counteracting effects of cannabis (for the nausea, fever, sweating) would do in making the immunothrerapy more effective and tolerable.
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byteCoder 2992 days ago
Since the treatment was performed on site at the National Institutes of Health using Federal research dollars, this wouldn't have been an option. So, I have no idea.
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homero 2993 days ago
Was there an option to be sedated? I wouldn't handle fever and shaking that bad, I'd panic.

Also I don't think I'd be eligible, I have ulcerative colitis which is autoimmune.

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