Re: Which SUBQ pump do you use?

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We use the CADD Prizm and we get a 50 cc cartridge. They sent a new type of

needle this week. It's white and has wings. It looks very similar to her

Huber needle when she had her port. Easier to tape to her stomach and the

needle lodges better in her skin. I'll post a picture of it and that way

people can see both types we've used. CADD is way too easy and walks you

through the steps and priming.

Ursula Holleman

mom to (11 yrs old) and Macey (9 yr. old with CVID, Diabetes

Insipidus, colonic inertia)

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[Guest guest]

We haven't done subQ at home but when Nick was on TPN (IV nutrition) we used the

CADD pump. He was on 24 hour feeds but once a day we had to put on a new IV

bag. If was very easy to prime and use.

Amy, mom to:

, 21 months old. CVID, MSPI, GERD, Asthma.. On claritin, flovent,

xopenex, and IVIG sub Q every two weeks (Carimune NF)

visit Nick's website:

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Which SUBQ pump do you use?

For those of you doing subq at home, could you tell me which pump you are

using and how many cc's you can load at one time? We have been given the

Graseby pump, but can't seem to load more than 25cc's at a time, which means

that we have to change syringes half way through it. I'm not thrilled with

that plan. I'd like to have something that we can just set and leave alone

until it's done. We also couldn't even get the Graseby pump to work with

the particular subq set we're using so we have some work to do before

Friday's infusion.

I'd like to try the CADD pump, but our nurse seems to think they're too

complicated (and expensive).

Thanks for any and all info!!!

Mom to Conner (10, Asperger's, MD, partial seizures, asthma, GERD, and

immunodeficiency-CVID),

Hayden (10, PDD-NOS, IBS and moderate hearing loss/aided),

Evan (10, mild hearing loss/unaided),

and Kelsey - surviving triplet (8, hearing - but not listening!)

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I used a cadd pump all the time in the home care/hospice setting. I didn't

think they were hard to use. Maybe the nurse just isn't that comfortable with

that one. Just a thought.

Quoting S <tripletsand1@...>:

>

> For those of you doing subq at home, could you tell me which pump you are

> using and how many cc's you can load at one time? We have been given the

> Graseby pump, but can't seem to load more than 25cc's at a time, which means

>

> that we have to change syringes half way through it. I'm not thrilled with

> that plan. I'd like to have something that we can just set and leave alone

> until it's done. We also couldn't even get the Graseby pump to work with

> the particular subq set we're using so we have some work to do before

> Friday's infusion.

>

> I'd like to try the CADD pump, but our nurse seems to think they're too

> complicated (and expensive).

>

> Thanks for any and all info!!!

>

>

> Mom to Conner (10, Asperger's, MD, partial seizures, asthma, GERD, and

> immunodeficiency-CVID),

> Hayden (10, PDD-NOS, IBS and moderate hearing loss/aided),

> Evan (10, mild hearing loss/unaided),

> and Kelsey - surviving triplet (8, hearing - but not listening!)

>

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> Primary Immune Deficiency. Opinions or medical advice stated here are the

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- how much sterile water do you use to disolve the med? We use 10

cc's per gram so it just barely fits into the 50 cc cartridge. They make 100

cc cartridges though, we use them at work for epidurals. If you stick with

the 50 ccs of sterile water and add it to 6 gms of powdered med then you

might get a stronger concentration than you want. 10% Gammagard S/D is what

we use and concentrated any stronger might put it higher than 10%. This

could lead to more site irritation and longer dissimination time in the

stomach fat. The CADD cartridge tubing is just screwed onto the end of the

luer lock 60 cc syringe and I push it all in then take out the air and hook

it up to the 2 extension tubes that are attached to the needle tubing.

Wala. Poke, Poke and we're done.

Ursula Holleman

mom to (11 yrs old) and Macey (9 yr. old with CVID, Diabetes

Insipidus, colonic inertia)

http://members.cox.net/maceyh

Immune Deficiency Foundation - Peer Contact for GA

http://www.primaryimmune.org

IDF Patient/Family Handbook

http://www.primaryimmune.org/pubs/book_pats/book_pats.htm

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I would really love to get approval to switch to the Cadd pump, but the

nurse kept talking about what a pain it is to have to fill the cartridge

after you withdraw the Carimune. I can't imagine that it's all that

difficult. If we still have trouble on Friday then I'll push the issue a

bit. Conner is getting 6 grams per week and that would easily fit into a

50cc cartridge. Thanks for the info!

Mom to Conner (10, Asperger's, MD, partial seizures, asthma, GERD, and

immunodeficiency-CVID),

Hayden (10, PDD-NOS, IBS and moderate hearing loss/aided),

Evan (10, mild hearing loss/unaided),

and Kelsey - surviving triplet (8, hearing - but not listening!)

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