Re: Re: wondering about rocephin

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How long are you going to be on the rocephrin. that is horrible re your line.

I too only flush with my med once a day. but it never backs up on me. I will

check into twice a day. Thanks. please let me know how long you were on and

how long you herx i having been suffering terribly for a week and a half..

any ideas how to stop the insomnia?

thanks

patty

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Gee my PICC line has clogged a couple of times and they have used a clot breaker

(can't remember the term they used), something like tpa, to unclog it. I had to

go to the ER a couple of weeks ago because mine had sprung a leak and they had

to repair it. The IV nurse from the hospital does this, not the ER staff.

Sorry you hvae to go through another insertion.

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From: <DMGPMG1@...>

> How long are you going to be on the rocephrin. that is horrible re your

line.

> I too only flush with my med once a day. but it never backs up on me. I

will

> check into twice a day. Thanks. please let me know how long you were on

and

> how long you herx i having been suffering terribly for a week and a half..

> any ideas how to stop the insomnia?

> thanks

> patty

Hi Patty,

My rocephin treatment is open-ended at this point. My current script is

until March but my llmd said probably at least six months. In the beginning,

I was on the IV for about a week and then my gallbladder flipped out so I

had to stop for a week, re-tested levels, and then I re-started with no

problems. After about a week and a half back on the IV, I started herxing

very badly. That lasted for about two weeks... the last few days haven't

been great... still herxing... but it's better and tolerable. (As you can

see, I'm on the computer reading and typing instead of suffering in bed.)

I take elavil (started at 1/4 of 10mg tab and later increased to 1/2 tab) at

night a few hours before bed and when I get really bad insomnia, I take

Sonata which is really great because you take it and then you're OUT. The

best thing is that it only stays in your system for four hours so you're not

a zombie the next day. Basically, the sonata puts me to sleep when I need it

and the elavil helps me sleep deeper and better. The elavil has really

helped. My SO takes 1/4 a tab and finds that that dose is adequate for him

while I had to increase to 1/2 a tab to get results.

Hope that helps! If you hang in there, I will too ok?

Jen :-)

jen@... ~*~ http://munn.com/~jmunn/

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Hi Jen,

Can you use only half of the Heparin........and flush it twice a

day?............don't need too much for flushing.

Conniek nwnj

Leave no stone unturned.......and ask questions!

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From: " conniek " <conniek@...>

> Hi Jen,

> Can you use only half of the Heparin........and flush it twice a

> day?............don't need too much for flushing.

> Conniek nwnj

I guess I could do that. I don't know if you know, but they come in

pre-filled syringes. It's supposedly a very diluted amount. I could always

just use half the syringe tho... My llmd says to definitely flush twice a

day so maybe I'll trust him. I get blood drawn every week so I should just

relax about it I suppose!

Jen :-)

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