I Got The Monoclonal Antibody Infusion

[wizzard166]

I posted a couple of days ago about whether or not I should get the Monoclonal Infusion a few days after being exposed to a two year old who had a fever and was sick with cold like symptoms and whose rapid test showed a Positive result. The answer was resoundingly yes. So yesterday I had the Infusion, and my exposure was on Monday and I never got tested and had no symptoms.

I'm intiating another post, so more people see it; instead of adding a comment of mine to my first thread.

I got the infusion at Boca Regional yesterday as planned, and it went well. No side effects at all. It took around 25 to 30 minutes through the IV Drip, and then they put me in an observation room for about forty five minutes.

The main thing I'm a little concerned with, and maybe the larger numbers of others on our site will know more about this, is they told me I was not getting the Regeneron. They said their supplies were forcing a change, and instead I was getting the monoclonal antibody infusion they used "Before Regeneron". They told me the name and it is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies: Bamlanivimab and Etesevimab.

I asked the Nurse if this was not as effective as Regeneron and she didnt really know, but she said that it seems that Regeneron is not being very effective with the new Omicron Variant. She said the one I was getting might be better. Later I used Google to search Regeneron and Omicron Variant, and the news is populated with stories about it not working well with Omicron. Maybe the older version I received will actually be better with Omicron. I tried to Google the Monoclonal Antibodies I got, and all I can find is it was authorized by the FDA under the Emergency Act. I didnt find anything on how well it had worked in trials.

Carl

[GMa27]

Interesting...hope you do well & avoid catching anything you were recently exposed to. 💕

[scarolinagirl]

I took my brother to the hospital last year with COVID. They gave him an infusion of Bamlanivimab. There were only 2 hospitals in our state offering it. The others acted like I was ígnorant for asking if they offered the treatment. They hadn't heard anything about it. We had friends who took the Bamlanivimab treatment and did very well after contracting COVID. I was really impressed with the results! I know it helped my brother.

[BoomrangSuj]

Older won't be better for newer variant. 🙏🏽

washingtonpost.com/health/2...

[LeoPa]

If you caught it you'd have symptoms by now. You're in the clear.

[Pin57]

Thanks for posting your MABs journey, interesting to hear the steps etc. A sidebar is maybe you have enlightened even say just one of us on HU not in-the-know that MABs are available and are important to timely seek when situation with Covid arises.

Hope you have a great recovery Wizzard and your journey resumes very well!