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I had my loading dose on 09/15/2022 with my first maintenance dose two weeks later. My schedule is an infusion every eight weeks. My previous treatment was Soliris having begun the treatment in late 01/2020. Soliris enabled me to live a relatively normal life. Since going on Soliris I have had no exacerbations at all. Because of the success of the Soliris treatment it was with a little bit trepidation that I made the switch to Ultomiris. I did have quite a bit of confidence that Ultomiris would prove successful since it works in the same manner as Soliris. I went to Ultomiris with no expectations that it would work better than Soliris but would improve my life just by the simple fact that I did not have to plan my life around a biweekly infusion schedule. So far this has been the case with my symptoms, energy and overall health the same as on Soliris. Possibly my ability to swallow as slightly improved. I have had zero side effects in the seven months I have been on Ultomiris. The only downside is the social aspect of seeing my infusion nurses every two weeks but I will take the eight week schedule as an overall acceptable tradeoff.