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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / February 2006Pegasys syringe leakage
Has anybody else has a problem with leaking Pegasys fluid during injection, between the syringe and needle connection? (NOT the small leakage at the injection site) Last night during my eighth injection, lots of Pegasys leaked. I'm sure that I did everything correctly; I inserted the needle into the syringe and removed that damned needle cap. I pointed the syringe up, I mildly tapped the syringe, pressed the injector until I hit the 180 mark to clear the air (a couple drops of fluid came out of the needle tip, as expected). After jabbing the needle into some stomach fat, I slowly pressed the injector. Quite a bit of fluid leaked out between the joint of the needle and syringe as I pressed the injector, even as I tried harder to make sure the needle was perfectly inserted into the syringe. I'm making just a wild guess when I say that I lost one third to one half of the Pegasys fluid, but when I look as this as an engineer, I would speculate that all of the fluid in the syringe took the path of least resistance. To top that off, I and my whole family have a stomach virus, so I can't even take the usual 24 hours of sickness after the injection as a way to tell if I took in any Pegasys. I had some minor panic and called the 24-hour Roche PegSupport hotline. The nurse told me to talk to my doctor on Monday. It seemed like the nurse on duty has heard this story many time times in the past, which pisses me off even more. That hotline was once again totally useless. Have you had this problem??? I my TX totally messed up? Is Roche outsourcing that needle to some third-world country for a cheaper, yet badly flawed product? >Has anybody else has a problem with leaking Pegasys fluid during >injection, between the syringe and needle connection? (NOT the small [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >Is Roche outsourcing that needle to some third-world country for a >cheaper, yet badly flawed product? Are you twisting the needle assembly onto the syringe, or just pushing it straight on? You therapy wouldn't be totally messed up from one botched injection. It doesn't *help*, that's for sure, especially if you're a slow responder, and it isn't something you want to repeat. But if you're that concerned, one option is to use another injection set now, and get a replacement for the botched one. Even if you managed to get nearly all of the dose in (and it just *looked* like you lost a lot) an extra shot isn't going to kill you, just do it somewhere you haven't hit lately. Or, chill until first thing Monday morning and talk it out with your doc. Otherwise, considering how many kits have been and are in use around the world, it'd surprise me that there's something intrinsically wrong with the design of a basic syringe and sharp. And you can bet any support agent has heard countless instances of every possible problem imaginable, so they're unlikely to get too worked up about a botched shot. Consider switching to Redipens... Cheers /greyhackles >>Has anybody else has a problem with leaking Pegasys fluid during >>injection, between the syringe and needle connection? (NOT the small [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > > /greyhackles Maybe they pulled the syringes you got off some dusty backshelf in some seldom used warehouse and they were like 10,000 years old? I would reshoot and talk to the doctor later because the first shots are the most important because the initial response is the most important as an indicator as to treatment outcome. Good luck with treatment. Doug >>Has anybody else has a problem with leaking Pegasys fluid during >>injection, between the syringe and needle connection? (NOT the small [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >Are you twisting the needle assembly onto the syringe, or just pushing it >straight on? Bingo. Twist and Shout. It seals it well. You'll even hear a "creak" as it locks on tight. > Has anybody else has a problem with leaking Pegasys fluid during > injection, between the syringe and needle connection? (NOT the small > leakage at the injection site) Are you the guy taking the Viagra? >> Has anybody else has a problem with leaking Pegasys fluid during >> injection, between the syringe and needle connection? (NOT the small >> leakage at the injection site) >> >Are you the guy taking the Viagra? So it was his other syringe that was leaking? >>> Has anybody else has a problem with leaking Pegasys fluid during >>> injection, between the syringe and needle connection? (NOT the small [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > So it was his other syringe that was leaking? Well, he did say it wasn't at the injection site... Hey MaxDad, That thing you describe happened to me a few times during my tx. I worried about it. But in the end, the dragon was toast after 48 weeks. My advice is to be sure not to squeeze around the injection area at all if you are able. I always psyched myself up a bit, and tried to be as relaxed as possible. How many shots are you into the treatment? cactus jammies > Has anybody else has a problem with leaking Pegasys fluid during > injection, between the syringe and needle connection? (NOT the small [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Is Roche outsourcing that needle to some third-world country for a > cheaper, yet badly flawed product? |
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