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354232 Results for "IVIG treatments"

  • Rituxan

    Posted by: kimberlyromano 01/04/2017 Last Reply By: DrowsyAussie 01/23/2017
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    Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone is currently on Rituxan and how well is it working for you? My wife was diagnosed with MG 5 years ago. She has been on IVIG treatments for 2 and a half years...
  • IVIG FREQUENCY

    Posted by: revelationman1911 10/10/2013 Last Reply By: revelationman1911 10/14/2013
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    Im just wandering how many times do you get IVIG. Is it once a week, twice,etc....i have read that some people get IVIG treatments 5 days a week, skip a week and start the process over. IS THIS...
  • Imuran and IVIG

    Posted by: deleted_user 08/15/2012 Last Reply By: deleted_user 08/19/2012
    4
    hey friends just wondering if anyone has taken Imuran and also had IVIG treatments. I've just started Imuran and I start IVIG treatments at the end of the month?Any info would be great!!!Thanks!!!
  • Ambivalence and Frustration

    Posted by: deleted_user 02/02/2013 Last Reply By: vieve 02/26/2013
    10
    It has been about ten weeks since my last IVIG infusion, and I'm just beginning to experience more difficulty chewing, swallowing, and talking. Time for another infusion. I'm imagine others feel...
  • Disability through employer

    Posted by: jessicadrummond 05/28/2016 Last Reply By: pamelaward 06/29/2016
    21
    I just realized that I've been paying into long term disability insurance through my employer. What are the chances they would approve me? Does anyone else have experience with this? It's through...
  • Insurance Issues

    Posted by: TinaMichelle 07/26/2010 Last Reply By: stimpy 08/05/2010
    17
    I was just wondering, especially after reading Fezzy's last discussion entry, how many of you are having "issues" with your insurance covering IVIG treatment? Cigna approved me for IVIG treatment in...
  • IVIG treatment

    Posted by: MissSophie 01/16/2014 Last Reply By: Megwyn 01/17/2014
    2
    In July I ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. My hematologist had been trying to figure a lot of things out. So he assembled a team of medical specialists. A GI, Pulmonologist, Infectious...
  • IVIG treatment

    Posted by: brendacaytonwhite 04/18/2013 Last Reply By: deleted_user 04/19/2013
    1
    With my lousy memory, I can't remember if I have posted since having the IVIG infusion. It was five days of sitting in a recliner for 6-8 hours while having the blood by product given to me by IV. ...
  • IVIG treatments

    Posted by: deleted_user 10/08/2008 Last Reply By: deleted_user 10/29/2008
    4
    I got diagnosed with hypogammaglobulinanemia several months ago. I've had serious health problems for the past 5 years or so. This year I've had 10 sinus infections, several ear infections,...
  • IVIG--Feeling pretty darn good!

    Posted by: deleted_user 11/25/2011 Last Reply By: deleted_user 11/27/2011
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    Had another IVIG treatment today... Only took the nurse 5 times to hit a good vein.. but other then that I think this is the best I have felt in a long time.I have been getting IVIG treatments every...
  • IVIG TREATMENTS

    Posted by: alfredsr2 04/13/2016 Last Reply By: Barbel 04/13/2016
    3
    HELLO all. I am looking to see if anyone has had a situation like mine and if so has it worked. I was diagnosed OCT 15. I have been on 60mg of mestinon and 60 mg of prednisone for much of that...
  • So glad I found this site.

    Posted by: deleted_user 07/21/2010 Last Reply By: PrincessButtercup 07/23/2010
    13
    I seem to have the same story most of y'all have. HORRIBLE! I thought I was so alone in this and I'm so glad I found this support group.After being sick almost my whole life, I was finally diagnosed...
  • What happens next?

    Posted by: deleted_user 09/30/2010 Last Reply By: deleted_user 10/03/2010
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    I have just had IVIG treatments done on Tuesday and Wednesday, My neuromuscular specialist said I would feel much better, I guess I should have asked her for some clarification of that!If you have...
  • Rocking and rolling sensation

    Posted by: daviecaregiver 01/21/2020 Last Reply By: Rhanson 01/22/2020
    2
    Hi, My brother was diagnosed with MG last year. He was treated with IVIG treatments initially and then prednisone which caused a psychotic episode for which he was hospitalized for. His neurologist...
  • IVIg treatment

    Posted by: marycanelas 03/13/2009 Last Reply By: deleted_user 03/15/2009
    2
    I just wanted to share that I have SLE, Sjogrens, Occular Myasthenia Gravis and MS. I have been on 50 grams of IVIg ( its an infusion given over 4 hours at my home by a VNA weekly) I had a port o...

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