From: "Trudy Ogilvie" <[email protected]> To: "C E" <[email protected]> CC: [email protected] Subject: [TMIC] Washington Post article/Intravenous immune globulin Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:16:24 -0500 Did anyone get a chance to read the Washington Post article I sent out. A young teenager was given intravenous immune globulin." at Children's hospital after he was diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis, when the steroids didn't work. Two weeks later he walked out and has made the basketball team at his college. I asked my neuro about this and she said that it was too late for me, but if I insisted she would help me work with Medicare (theyreally give you a hard time!) to give it a try. Tho she said I would have tohave these infusions every 8 weeks or so for the rest of my life? She did say that she doubted very much that it would help at all..... Has anyone here ever had these infusions...?? Carol I was wondering if you could talk to your neuro? Just a thought! Also I use the same quote as you but it's only on my Hotmail account.. It was nice to see it again! Trudy
yes I have had that treatment twice; having had ItP this procedure helped
raise my white blood cell count. It didn't help me otherwise; the treament
last 4 to 5 hours intravenously from 3 to 5 days at a strech. If you go to
the hospital to have the trreatments my hemotologist recemmended I have
someone with me on my way home. Scince the "bag" is keept cold prior to use
they usually cover you up with a blanket. otherwise I had no side effects.
the nurse who gave me the treatment was gorgeous so the day went by fast
- [TMIC] Washington Post article/Intravenous immune globulin Trudy Ogilvie
- RE: [TMIC] Washington Post article/Intravenous immune g... Gerry Surette
