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Hepatitis C Main Forums => On Hepatitis C Treatment => Topic started by: zeena on October 31, 2014, 02:21:02 pm
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tried to get IV twice this week just a liter to flush meds through... both times I clotted up so quickly they couldnt run the IV s. is this a common side effect of these drugs?
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I have no info on this but feel compelled to ask if the medical professionals supervising your treatment had anything to say?
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Hi Petra,
Its possible I jumped the gun on this.At the beginning of treatment I ended up in the ER with a slight fever, and UTI .But, primarily dehydrated.I needed a wheelchair, and I am not a weak person.They were seamless in their care of me.My doc s office, a little less seamless.My head doc said that IV fluids have shown in studies that people feel less side effects and feel better. Especially if drinking enough water is a challenge. Which is for me because I am in sales on a selling floor.Last Tuesday I went in all ready for a slow drip. 2 1/2 hours.The shunt went in , then the IV and around an hour later a doc came to check and said it wasnt going and the reason was a blood clot had formed.So, I go a second time a few days later, and no fluids go thru again. I wanted to see a doctor before I left that day, but he was busy.I am committed to drinking 4 liters of water a day now. docs want to put me on anti anxiety meds, but I am in last month of meds, and dont want any new meds introduced. even a little and I mean a little xanax can exhaust me the next day.The docs know that riba has strong side effects, I am very clear with ::I can handle stress, its the surprise stress that floors me, like 2 bad IV s in one week.:I have been going there for 20 yeARS for another problem I have had for 30 years, and its kind of like a second family, yet not. I hope there is no residual effects from the first IV . they didnt put any thinning agents in when they took the IV out.just bad service, I need a new place for an oil change. (haha)
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just came from a run at the beach! if you can, exercise! aches disappear, gloomy fear disappears, forget about antianxiety meds. give me oxygen!!blessings to all!!
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Hi Zeena,
Make sure you drink plenty of water - especially on days when having blood drawn or IV's. Chug-lug lots of water. It will hydrate you, enlarge you veins and make the blood work easier.
Best wishes, Mike
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thanks mike!thats my first real explanation for what happened.thanks again
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Hi Zeena,
I've had so much blood work in the last few years - including therapeutic phlebotomies using a 20 gauge needle - I felt like a pin cushion.
Drinking plenty of water prior to the blood work makes all the difference for a good draw v. a bad one..
Also, RIBV can dehydrate you and you have to compensate for this by re-hydrating with water. The rule of thumb is to drink 1/2 your body weight in oz per day. So if you weigh 160 lbs, you would drink 80 oz of water per day.
Best wishes, Mike
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have doc check for hyperviscosity next time you go in.