Re: Strep throat and Enbrel

[Guest guest]

- When Caroline was on Ebrel our rule of thumb was to never administer

it if she had a fever over 101 or if she was being treated for an infection.

I would check with your rheumy, but generally you can restart the Enbrel

after the strep clears or the anit-biotics kick in (24-48 hours)

Good luck. Sorry to hear about the Strep!

Alia and Caroline, age 3, poly and uveitis

Strep throat and Enbrel

Hi, Our 12 year old son is due his enbrel injection today (Friday)

but the quick strep test done last night was positive. Started him

on atibiotics last night. I'm getting conflicting info. on if I

should give him his injection today. By the way, this will just be

is 4th injection. Does anyone have any experience with taking/not

taking the enbrel injection while having strep throat?

Thanks -

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[Guest guest]

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is right now on an antibiotic for bronchitis.. I think that the general

belief is that if they have any kind of active infection you need to hold the

enbrel. At least that is what her rheumy has us doing for now..

Hugs,

Emilie and (5 Poly)

Strep throat and Enbrel

Hi, Our 12 year old son is due his enbrel injection today (Friday)

but the quick strep test done last night was positive. Started him

on atibiotics last night. I'm getting conflicting info. on if I

should give him his injection today. By the way, this will just be

is 4th injection. Does anyone have any experience with taking/not

taking the enbrel injection while having strep throat?

Thanks -

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[Guest guest]

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Check with the rheumy, but my guess is that, at the very least, you'll need

to delay the injection.

I hope he feels better soon.

Liz

Strep throat and Enbrel

Hi, Our 12 year old son is due his enbrel injection today (Friday)

but the quick strep test done last night was positive. Started him

on atibiotics last night. I'm getting conflicting info. on if I

should give him his injection today. By the way, this will just be

is 4th injection. Does anyone have any experience with taking/not

taking the enbrel injection while having strep throat?

Thanks -

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[Guest guest]

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I skipped Nicks enbrel last week ( 2 shots) as he was on anti-

biotics for a sinus infection. I think the reason the rheumy had us

hold off though was more because he was running a high fever.

I dunno. what did your rheumy say??

HUgs Helen and (7,systemic)

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<pueblowalkerfamily@c...> wrote:

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> Hi, Our 12 year old son is due his enbrel injection today (Friday)

> but the quick strep test done last night was positive. Started

him

> on atibiotics last night. I'm getting conflicting info. on if I

> should give him his injection today. By the way, this will just

be

> is 4th injection. Does anyone have any experience with taking/not

> taking the enbrel injection while having strep throat?

>

> Thanks -

[Guest guest]

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Our son is in the 3 yr safety study for Enbrel at Cincinnati Childrens

Hospital Medical Center.The principal investigator is Dr. Lovell.The study

is

funded by the National Instiiute for Health.

A serious infection that goes into the literature is one that causes one to

be admitted into a hospital.

The joy of Enbrel is you have some leeway.You can give half the weekly dose

48-72 hours apart or give the total dose 1x weekly.

Our advise from Dr.Lovell was no Enbrel until 24 hours fever free or 24 hours

after an antibiotic.

My son was SICK,SICK,SICK at first, for about the first year.Turned out

his adenoids were chronicly infected,got rid of those and his tonsils and it

has been 1 yr since he seen his ped for an actual sick visit.That is way cool

and he has only missed 2 days of school this year and only because I have been

programed to watch for the unknown terrible to happen.Bad habits are hard to

break.

Hugs

Becki and 6systemic