Guest guest Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 , I can understand your fear of IV's when you have poor veins. I have very small veins and had to have an infusaport inserted on my left chest wall. I can tell you it is a good thing. I love having the port because they can draw blood and use it for IV access. Talk with your doctor and he can suggest things for long term IV use if you are having frequent IV. As far as, Rituxan... I can only tell you from a nurse stand point. I use to give Rituxan to patients in the hospital. Rituxan is a chemotherapy drug that suppresses the B- cells. Some possible side effects can be hives,red skin, sweating, nausea and low bloodpressure. If you expirence any symptom during your infusion tell the nurse or doctor right away. It is important to discuss any concerns with your doctor. Danni ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 Hi , I wanted to chime in an second Danni's opinion about the port. I too had one put in for Remicade treatments. My veins were not accessible and then my hand would swell, bruise and hurt like the dickens after a treatment. I had a port put in last year and it is wonderful. They gave me some numbing cream to put on before each infusion and I can barely feel anything. If you are going to be doing a long term infusion thing I would recommend talking with the doctor. It really has made a difference. Good luck, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 Hi , I wanted to chime in an second Danni's opinion about the port. I too had one put in for Remicade treatments. My veins were not accessible and then my hand would swell, bruise and hurt like the dickens after a treatment. I had a port put in last year and it is wonderful. They gave me some numbing cream to put on before each infusion and I can barely feel anything. If you are going to be doing a long term infusion thing I would recommend talking with the doctor. It really has made a difference. Good luck, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Good luck Gail and let us know how it goes. I certainly hope things get better for both you and your husband shortly. It at least sounds like you guys laugh about it, which sure does make thing easier to handle sometimes. Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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