On Friday I had my first infusion of immunoglobulins. I was told to show up at the Infusion Center at the Med Center outpatient area at 8:30, and I was there on time. I don’t know what I expected the Infusion Center to be, but it turned out to be part of the Cancer Institute, the place cancer patients go for chemotherapy. Ugh. I checked in and had a seat in the large waiting area. Although there were more than 50 empty seats, the two sickest men there came over and sat next to me. One had a mask and the other one coughed. Ugh. Before long my sister came and I moved to sit with her. She was there for a chemotherapy treatment for ovarian cancer.

At about 9:30, I was called to go back to the infusion area. I was hooked to an IV, and given two Tylenol pills for the headache I was promised. The nurse first drew blood, and then he started the infusion drip. The Doctor’s order was for the infusion to take three hours, and it did. The Doctor came by to check on me about midway through the treatment.

The bad headache and flu-like symptoms started for real about half-way through the process. The headache lasted for the next several hours but by the next morning, I was back to “normal”. I believe I feel a little better today but am not “cured” yet. It could be a plecebo effect. I didn’t expect to see immediate results.