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Anyone out there in MS land ever gotten a GAMMA GLOBULIN SHOT? They gave it to us in boot camp when I was in the MARINES. We were told nothing as to what it was or why. Probably another fine government test. Any way, our problem is the Immune System. It's too active, how did it get this way? Here's what I found on HealthBoards Message Board. posts
Gamma Globlin is not a vacine. It is an immune stimulant. It is made into a thickish serum. Just wondering what is in it besides the medical stuff. Does anybody have information on what ingredients(other than the obvious) are in gamma globulin shots and intravenous immunoglobulin? Searches on the web talk about the protiens involved and what it is excactly, but do not talk about what added ingredients are in the serum, like aluminum, etc. Description Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) [IGIVI, Gammagard® S/ D*, is a solvent/ detergent treated, sterile, freeze-dried preparation of highly purified immunoglobulin Gy (IgG) derived from large pools of human plasma. The product is manufactured by the Cohn-Oncley cold ethanol fractionation process followed by ultrafiltration and ion exchange chromatography. Source material for fractionation may be obtained from another U. S. licensed manufacturer. The manufacturing process includes treatment with an organic solvent/detergent mixture, 12 composed of tri-n-butyl phosphate, octoxynol 9 and polysorbate 80. Now I'm still new to all this and probably taking a shot in the dark here. But, if your given something to stimulate. Which means boost to me, and you don't need it. This can't be a good thing. Even though I posted this. I'm realy not sure what this all means. I guess if I knew the cause of it all it would be easier. But boosting the immune system for no reason in boot camp makes me wonder if that's where it all started. Posted on 10/28/09, 05:10 am |
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We were given GG shots in the Philipines in '68-'69 prior to each 45 day TDY trip to SEA. Feels like a pancake or wallet slipped inside your butt cheek? These are only rumors, as I never "actually" got one. I learned to forge the Medics scribbled initials. It was just one of the "informal common practices" in the military back then. Get away with what you can. Anyway...
1. It was for preventing several things - Mlaria, Hepatitis, etc. 2. It hurt like hell. Perpetuating said forging above. 3. It was only for SEA, the PI, Japan, Okinawa, etc. didn't require it. 4. Only the Air Force used it anymore. All the other branches had given up on it YEARS AGO. Obviously THIS was false. ;) 5. Some of what it contained was an anti-depressant just to get you over there. (Most of us had volunteered, so this was again, the briliant mil thinking.) Any truth to these? I wouldn't know. Just that I never had one in all my TDYs. And I'm here to tell you about it. Does THAT make it unnecessary, don't know, but you could make the case. I hope this helps in your research. Good luck. ~theGuardian. 
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Never had a GG injection. Got the measles when I was a child and I think they gave GG to my parents to keep them from getting measles. I remember them complaining about how painful a GG shot was. Seems to be mostly a thing of the past ... still used but not nearly as much as several years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma... I did not find anything connecting GG injection/infusion with MS.
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I tried to find out what the Army gave me. They told me that "It's none of your buisness, your goverment property now and we'll do what we please".
I've had lawyers on this for a couple of years now and still no answers....
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If you went to Desert Storm you may have gotten peridiostigmine bromide tablets which some suspect as a link to cns disorders
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Don't know if I ever got this shot or not. Guess I better check my records. Interesting.
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