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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / November 2006Maybe didn't get a full dose of interferon
When I pulled out the redipen a small stream of liquid shot out. How worried should I be about this? >When I pulled out the redipen a small stream of liquid shot out. How >worried should I be about this? Not very. The amount lost usually appears more substantial than it truly is. In the future, after bottoming out the plunger, allow a few seconds before removing the syringe or redipen... Cheers /greyhackles >>When I pulled out the redipen a small stream of liquid shot out. How >>worried should I be about this? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >In the future, after bottoming out the plunger, allow a few seconds before >removing the syringe or redipen... Thanks for your reply. I feel better. >Cheers > >/greyhackles > In the future, after bottoming out the plunger, allow a few seconds before > removing the syringe or redipen... > > Cheers > > /greyhackles Yeah, thats what I do, I leave the syringe in for about 10 seconds and haven't had a problem with anything leaking since starting that. Ally Also, don't squeeze the skin area when you push in the needle. Just hold it, because if you squeeze the 'flap of skin" or "belly roll" you compress the tissues somewhat, and therefore resist the absorbtion of the IFN solution. cactus jammies (it happened to me a couple of times, I did have a negative PCR at end of tx) ====================== >> In the future, after bottoming out the plunger, allow a few seconds >> before [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Ally >>> In the future, after bottoming out the plunger, allow a few seconds >>> before [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >cactus jammies (it happened to me a couple of times, I did have a negative >PCR at end of tx) While we're on this topic....Heppers on the 48-week treatment plan should be sure to use no fewer than four non-overlapping shot "zones", and try to avoid hitting the same spot more than once a month. One of the studies I read recently pointed out a dramatically higher rate of injection site reaction for 48 weekers vs 24. It didn't speculate as to the specific cause of such reactions (and note, these specifically are not bacterial infections resulting from poor shot-time hygiene) but my guess is the immune system gets increasingly cranky about dealing with the glycol molecules in the Peg-IFN and eventually will attack it in situ. Having experienced one such event myself, I can say you *really* don't need the distraction - never mind the pain and treatment and the funky scar it leaves - especially when it happens around week 41 as mine did and you're already in a precarious state. I made the mistake of trying to get by with just using the right and left "belly" zones, always a few inches away from my navel. The last 7 weeks were all thigh shots as a result...and I have this weird bulls eye scar now to remind me ;-) Cheers /greyhackles NO SCRATCHING! Its a good idea, if you can remember, to trim your fingernails properly. Your skin will be drying or otherwise suffering from the treatment, but not everyone has this problem to the same extent. So, moisturizer is a very good idea. Aloe Vera lotion for moisture and mild solutions of Tea Tree Oil lotion are good for keeping the itchy patches isolated between injections. You really don't wind up with a scratch reaction across your belly. It went away in my case after I learned about moistureizers and non-drying topical anti-bacterials (T-T-O). I learned about that on this support newsgroup. You may wind up with transient (temporary, moving) dry patches of skin. I wouldn't mess around with something that has obviously become infected, though. cactus jammies ------------ > One of the studies I read > recently pointed out a dramatically higher rate of injection site reaction [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > /greyhackles greyhackles <greyhackles@NOSPAMyahoo.com> <fvhpk2lqsc6n9tg5thf0snj8ed43ucf4gu@4ax.com> : >>>> In the future, after bottoming out the plunger, allow a few seconds >>>> before [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > >/greyhackles http://www.hepnet.com/inject.html this is a helpful card for those on treatment. i used it to give my (now ex)boyfriend his weekly shots. -- mhm 35x6 smeeter 37(?) wsd40 we are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars wilde |
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