Longest time on iv's

jdprecious · Jun 17, 2008

If you have ever been on iv's before, what is the longest consecutive time you have been on them?

I was reading last night about another CF'er and I was wondering why they didn't just leave this person on IV's permanently if that was what the body responded to. Off of iv's, the person's numbers went down in a matter of days.

Either way, was just wondering what your experience has been. Thanks for sharing!

jdprecious · Jun 17, 2008

If you have ever been on iv's before, what is the longest consecutive time you have been on them?

I was reading last night about another CF'er and I was wondering why they didn't just leave this person on IV's permanently if that was what the body responded to. Off of iv's, the person's numbers went down in a matter of days.

Either way, was just wondering what your experience has been. Thanks for sharing!

jdprecious · Jun 17, 2008

If you have ever been on iv's before, what is the longest consecutive time you have been on them?

I was reading last night about another CF'er and I was wondering why they didn't just leave this person on IV's permanently if that was what the body responded to. Off of iv's, the person's numbers went down in a matter of days.

Either way, was just wondering what your experience has been. Thanks for sharing!

jdprecious · Jun 17, 2008

If you have ever been on iv's before, what is the longest consecutive time you have been on them?

I was reading last night about another CF'er and I was wondering why they didn't just leave this person on IV's permanently if that was what the body responded to. Off of iv's, the person's numbers went down in a matter of days.

Either way, was just wondering what your experience has been. Thanks for sharing!

jdprecious · Jun 17, 2008

If you have ever been on iv's before, what is the longest consecutive time you have been on them?
 
 I was reading last night about another CF'er and I was wondering why they didn't just leave this person on IV's permanently if that was what the body responded to. Off of iv's, the person's numbers went down in a matter of days.
 
 Either way, was just wondering what your experience has been. Thanks for sharing!

Sevenstars · Jun 17, 2008

I think I've been on IVs consecutively for 6 or 8 weeks.

There are a lot of reasons they don't leave people on IVs that long. First, after a bug is exposed to a med repeatedly, it eventually develops resistance to it. I'm not sure how this comes into play with just KEEPING someone on a medicine, but I know that doing things like stopping a med before you are done with the course is very bad. Next, IV drugs are very potent and especially harsh on the liver, kidneys, and even your hearing (Cowtown just posted about this). So leaving someone on IVs indefinitely would probably nuke their other organs which is never a good thing. The side effects can be tiring and wear a person down, as well. So eventually, even if they are "helping" the lungs, they might lose weight and just become weak due to the tummy problems that frequently accompany IVs.

I'm sure there are more reasons but those are the most obvious ones to me.

Sevenstars · Jun 17, 2008

I think I've been on IVs consecutively for 6 or 8 weeks.

There are a lot of reasons they don't leave people on IVs that long. First, after a bug is exposed to a med repeatedly, it eventually develops resistance to it. I'm not sure how this comes into play with just KEEPING someone on a medicine, but I know that doing things like stopping a med before you are done with the course is very bad. Next, IV drugs are very potent and especially harsh on the liver, kidneys, and even your hearing (Cowtown just posted about this). So leaving someone on IVs indefinitely would probably nuke their other organs which is never a good thing. The side effects can be tiring and wear a person down, as well. So eventually, even if they are "helping" the lungs, they might lose weight and just become weak due to the tummy problems that frequently accompany IVs.

I'm sure there are more reasons but those are the most obvious ones to me.

Sevenstars · Jun 17, 2008

I think I've been on IVs consecutively for 6 or 8 weeks.

There are a lot of reasons they don't leave people on IVs that long. First, after a bug is exposed to a med repeatedly, it eventually develops resistance to it. I'm not sure how this comes into play with just KEEPING someone on a medicine, but I know that doing things like stopping a med before you are done with the course is very bad. Next, IV drugs are very potent and especially harsh on the liver, kidneys, and even your hearing (Cowtown just posted about this). So leaving someone on IVs indefinitely would probably nuke their other organs which is never a good thing. The side effects can be tiring and wear a person down, as well. So eventually, even if they are "helping" the lungs, they might lose weight and just become weak due to the tummy problems that frequently accompany IVs.

I'm sure there are more reasons but those are the most obvious ones to me.

Sevenstars · Jun 17, 2008

I think I've been on IVs consecutively for 6 or 8 weeks.

There are a lot of reasons they don't leave people on IVs that long. First, after a bug is exposed to a med repeatedly, it eventually develops resistance to it. I'm not sure how this comes into play with just KEEPING someone on a medicine, but I know that doing things like stopping a med before you are done with the course is very bad. Next, IV drugs are very potent and especially harsh on the liver, kidneys, and even your hearing (Cowtown just posted about this). So leaving someone on IVs indefinitely would probably nuke their other organs which is never a good thing. The side effects can be tiring and wear a person down, as well. So eventually, even if they are "helping" the lungs, they might lose weight and just become weak due to the tummy problems that frequently accompany IVs.

I'm sure there are more reasons but those are the most obvious ones to me.

Sevenstars · Jun 17, 2008

I think I've been on IVs consecutively for 6 or 8 weeks.
 
 There are a lot of reasons they don't leave people on IVs that long. First, after a bug is exposed to a med repeatedly, it eventually develops resistance to it. I'm not sure how this comes into play with just KEEPING someone on a medicine, but I know that doing things like stopping a med before you are done with the course is very bad. Next, IV drugs are very potent and especially harsh on the liver, kidneys, and even your hearing (Cowtown just posted about this). So leaving someone on IVs indefinitely would probably nuke their other organs which is never a good thing. The side effects can be tiring and wear a person down, as well. So eventually, even if they are "helping" the lungs, they might lose weight and just become weak due to the tummy problems that frequently accompany IVs.
 
 I'm sure there are more reasons but those are the most obvious ones to me.

Emily65Roses · Jun 17, 2008