Guest guest Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 In a message dated 2/5/2004 7:03:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, Vaccinations writes: > Subject: Re: Re: HepB vaccine in newborns > > I have one, too. My current pediatrician argued that should my baby ever > need a blood transfusion there was " no guarantee " that the blood wouldn't be > tainted with HepB. :-( > > Does anyone know - do pediatricians get " kick backs " from pharm. companies > for the number of vaccines dispensed? Just curious. > Nicki > Well although there are federal laws against it, I know that the " well-child visits " (immunization visits) are the only time the dr would be seeing my son free of charge via the insurance company benefits. Does the dr do this out of the kindness of his heart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Dear , Thank you so much for your advice! It sounds like you were on prednisone and Imuran and when they took you off Imuran, you were still taking prednisone. I am only taking Imuran, so when I go off, I will not be taking anything. This scares me. He said that if I relapse that I would start all over again, 30 mg prednisone plus 50 mg Imuran, then tapering the prednisone. The effects of this the first time were not great, and going through it again does not seem very appealing....plus, relapses are more difficult to control. I responded well to the initial treatment and my LFT's never wavered up and down like they predicted, but went to normal and have stayed there. I may be different with this disease, but I don't think it was cured. I wish I could consult with Dr. Goldman but I can't find her. I thought that this disease never went away, so why take the chance. I will do this with extreme caution. Take care, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 I thought that I would be weaned off the prednisone and would be on imuran forever.... Maybe I misunderstood. I'm still new to all of this. Been taking meds since February. started at 20mg of pred - " levels " were only between 100-200 (down from 300-400 in december), and they still aren't normal. I see my doc on Monday. I'm down to 15 mg of prednisone now. 100mg of imuran. I want off the prednisone! Cora > Dear , > > Thank you so much for your advice! It sounds like you were on prednisone > and Imuran and when they took you off Imuran, you were still taking > prednisone. I am only taking Imuran, so when I go off, I will not be > taking anything. This scares me. He said that if I relapse that I would > start all over again, 30 mg prednisone plus 50 mg Imuran, then tapering > the prednisone. The effects of this the first time were not great, and > going through it again does not seem very appealing....plus, relapses > are more difficult to control. > > I responded well to the initial treatment and my LFT's never wavered up > and down like they predicted, but went to normal and have stayed there. > I may be different with this disease, but I don't think it was cured. > > I wish I could consult with Dr. Goldman but I can't find her. I thought > that this disease never went away, so why take the chance. I will do > this with extreme caution. > > Take care, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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