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Who's on IVs right now?
- Thread starter ladybug
- Start date
What are you on?
<b>Tobra 24 hrs.
Meropenum every 8 hrs.
Vancomycin every 12 hrs.</b>
How long have you been on it?
<b>One week</b>
Does it seem to be working?
<b>Yes</b>
Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?
<b>If I infuse my Vanco any faster than 2 hrs. I get itchy
Sleepiness</b>
Are you at home or in the hospital?
<b>Home as of Saturday (day 5 of IVs) </b>
What are you doing while you're on IVs?
<b>Sleeping, resting and thinking about organizing/straightening. I was going to go back to work but have decided to go on short term disability.</b>
<b>Tobra 24 hrs.
Meropenum every 8 hrs.
Vancomycin every 12 hrs.</b>
How long have you been on it?
<b>One week</b>
Does it seem to be working?
<b>Yes</b>
Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?
<b>If I infuse my Vanco any faster than 2 hrs. I get itchy
Sleepiness</b>
Are you at home or in the hospital?
<b>Home as of Saturday (day 5 of IVs) </b>
What are you doing while you're on IVs?
<b>Sleeping, resting and thinking about organizing/straightening. I was going to go back to work but have decided to go on short term disability.</b>
What are you on?
-I just stopped Tigecyclin and Amikacin- both every 12 hours
How long have you been on it?
-I was on them for a week and had to stop due to dramatic weight loss
Does it seem to be working?
-It helped but I need to go back to the ID docs to figure out something else, I am still having difficulty breathing because the course of treatment was not long enough
Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?
-Horrendous nausea/vomiting constantly. I lost 11 pounds
Are you at home or in the hospital?
-my apartment at university
What are you doing while you're on IVs?
-Going to my classes, working, cleaning up after my roommates
-I just stopped Tigecyclin and Amikacin- both every 12 hours
How long have you been on it?
-I was on them for a week and had to stop due to dramatic weight loss
Does it seem to be working?
-It helped but I need to go back to the ID docs to figure out something else, I am still having difficulty breathing because the course of treatment was not long enough
Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?
-Horrendous nausea/vomiting constantly. I lost 11 pounds
Are you at home or in the hospital?
-my apartment at university
What are you doing while you're on IVs?
-Going to my classes, working, cleaning up after my roommates
L
luke
Guest
What are you on?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">I'm on Tobramycin every 24 hours and Merrem every 8 hours </span ft>
How long have you been on it?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">2/18/8</span ft>
Does it seem to be working?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">Maybe a little.</span ft>
Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">a little gastro the first day but I seem to be OK now</span ft>
Are you at home or in the hospital?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">always at home...the perk of a RN wife!! </span ft>
What are you doing while you're on IVs?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">Work, sleep. I pride myself on not missing work...why would this be any different? </span ft>
a quick question...I know a few of you have mentioned showering with your port access. What are you using to cover it?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">I'm on Tobramycin every 24 hours and Merrem every 8 hours </span ft>
How long have you been on it?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">2/18/8</span ft>
Does it seem to be working?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">Maybe a little.</span ft>
Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">a little gastro the first day but I seem to be OK now</span ft>
Are you at home or in the hospital?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">always at home...the perk of a RN wife!! </span ft>
What are you doing while you're on IVs?
<span class="FTHighlightFont">Work, sleep. I pride myself on not missing work...why would this be any different? </span ft>
a quick question...I know a few of you have mentioned showering with your port access. What are you using to cover it?
luke- when i shower with my port i do one of two things. If I have a large-sized tegaderm I can put gauze over my dressing and just slap the tegaderm over it. It works very well, provided the tegaderm is large enough (the hospital gives me the super big 10 inch by whatever ones) to cover the whole dressing plus at least an inch on all sides. If I don't have any of those, I use a thick plastic ziplock bag (usually the ones my IV supplier sends stuff in, as long as there aren't any holes in it) and cut it to fit. Then I just medical tape the heck out of the edges. It works fairly well most of the time.
findingher
New member
<b>What are you on?</b> Aztreonam, cefepime, and meropenum. I do two weeks of each, then switch to the next med. I'm currently doing aztreonam.
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How long have you been on it?</b> Since April of last year.
<b>Does it seem to be working?</b> I haven't been in the hospital, so yes.
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Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?</b> When on aztreonam, I'll break out into one hive. Usually one, single hive. How weird is that?
<b>Are you at home or in the hospital?</b> Home! I started constant home IV so I could live a "normal" life again.
<b>What are you doing while you're on IVs?</b> Twiddling my thumbs <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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How long have you been on it?</b> Since April of last year.
<b>Does it seem to be working?</b> I haven't been in the hospital, so yes.
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Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?</b> When on aztreonam, I'll break out into one hive. Usually one, single hive. How weird is that?
<b>Are you at home or in the hospital?</b> Home! I started constant home IV so I could live a "normal" life again.
<b>What are you doing while you're on IVs?</b> Twiddling my thumbs <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
juliepie, doesn't amikacin stink?? i got a bit of hearing damage from it. it has the craziest side effects. i was on amikacin and cefepime in october, then i had to go back on it late november. they had to stop the amikacin early because i was getting vertigo and the hearing damage. do you think thats why you got such bad side effects?
krisgabes, I experience ringing in my ears, I need to go for another hearing test in the near future. That's pretty much the only side effect from the amikacin. The tigecycline was awful though! but then again, vertigo sounds just as bad- if not worse- than the nausea! UGH, I can't imagine! I guess that's what happens with the heavy-hitters. Take the good with the bad- at least the amikacin doesn't cause stinky pee! That's an adorable pug in your picture, by the way! Definitely put a smile on my face <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I finished mine yesterday. First time in a little over two years. Up until I moved to Australia back in 2003 I did them evey three months, but the climate there did wonders for my CF, and I haven't had as much need for them since. Now that I'm back in Norway I guess I'll eventually have to start doing them more regularly.
<i>What are you on?</i>
Tobramycin and Ceftazidim, and lots of it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
<i>How long have you been on it?</i>
Did 12 days, just finished yesterday morning.
<i>Does it seem to be working?</i>
They worked a charm. I wasn't really that sick to begin with, but have been a bit worse than usual the last couple of months, so figured it was time for a tune up.
<i>Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?</i>
You bet I have. Nothing to drastic. Every time I start treatment I get an extremely irritating itch in the place your not supposed to scratch, at least not in public. Luckily it usually only lasts a few days. It is beyond annoying. I also get really sore around the joints on my fingers, all 12 days, and then some.
<i>Are you at home or in the hospital?
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Luckily I do all my IVs at home. The hospital pharmacy mixes all the meds, and I do everything else myself. I use a butterfly and easy-pumps twice a day.
<i>What are you doing while you're on IVs?</i>
While I'm doing them I just try to sit as still as possible while I watch tv. The rest of the time I do my usual routine (work, sleep, eat, work, sleep, eat... And play a lot of Xbox 360)
<i>What are you on?</i>
Tobramycin and Ceftazidim, and lots of it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
<i>How long have you been on it?</i>
Did 12 days, just finished yesterday morning.
<i>Does it seem to be working?</i>
They worked a charm. I wasn't really that sick to begin with, but have been a bit worse than usual the last couple of months, so figured it was time for a tune up.
<i>Have you suffered any side effects, and if so, care to share?</i>
You bet I have. Nothing to drastic. Every time I start treatment I get an extremely irritating itch in the place your not supposed to scratch, at least not in public. Luckily it usually only lasts a few days. It is beyond annoying. I also get really sore around the joints on my fingers, all 12 days, and then some.
<i>Are you at home or in the hospital?
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Luckily I do all my IVs at home. The hospital pharmacy mixes all the meds, and I do everything else myself. I use a butterfly and easy-pumps twice a day.
<i>What are you doing while you're on IVs?</i>
While I'm doing them I just try to sit as still as possible while I watch tv. The rest of the time I do my usual routine (work, sleep, eat, work, sleep, eat... And play a lot of Xbox 360)