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IVIG's

  • amberyard
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  • Lowest count 0-1k highest count 1,247,000 11/2/21. 189,000 N-Plate 527 Weekly CBC
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12 years 8 months ago #33211 by amberyard
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I had two rounds of IVIG's when I was in the hospital this weekend. Just wanted to know if any side effects, they said flu like symptoms. I feel very weak worse than when I was in the hospital. Any info would be great....

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  • I developed hemolytic anemia in 1999 and ITP in 2005. Treatments have been splenectomy, prednisone, IVIG, and Rituxan.
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12 years 8 months ago #33214 by dru
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After IVIG I had a very bad headache and felt weak and nauseous for about 2 days. I gradually started feeling better. I think it is common to feel kind of bad after. I definitely felt worse after the treatment than before but it did raise my platelets for a while.

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12 years 8 months ago #33215 by Vdeutsch85
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I felt the same way last time. That is one of the reasons I opted out last week. Hope you feel better soon and it keeps your counts up!

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12 years 8 months ago #33219 by amberyard
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I feel much better than I did this morning and yesterdays. Temp is about 99 which is high for me but they said not to worry if under 100. I have a CBCA tomorrow and re check on Thursday.

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12 years 8 months ago #33220 by dru
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Yes, I had a slight fever also, hope you feel better tomorrow.

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12 years 8 months ago #33228 by jeffrey71
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Amber,

When I had my IVIG I did not notice anything until the 2nd day (dose). I actually ran a little over 8 miles with the port taped down! After the 2nd dose I had a low grade headache for about 3 days. Just enough to be a nuisance. Tylenol took care of it.

Glad you are feeling better!

Jeffrey

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12 years 8 months ago #33241 by amberyard
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The headache started last night and still here today. Thanks for the information.

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12 years 8 months ago #33245 by CindyL
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I had no issues with it until after I had my spleen out. Then, it got bad, so I asked for a slower drip and that helped.

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