you get some relief from it. I know I would not be walking at all were it not for IVIG.
Here's a link to a site put out by the Immune Deficiency Foundation for nurses..It should help give you some of the basics.
http://www.primaryimmune.org/pubs/nurse_guide_igiv.pdf
This might be helpful as well:
http://www.resourcenurse.com/feature_ivig.html

Be sure first, that you have NOT had a flu shot in the last 6 months. Tell your prescribing doctor ASAP if you have had one.

Next, to be safe and have an easier time of getting the needle into you for the infusion, the day before you start, drink lots of extra water. If you are starting infusions in a hospital, don't worry about pre-medications. If you are starting infusions at home, have a bottle of Tylenol and of Benedryl handy for pre-treating. These will help you not get either a rash [very itchy] or a headache [real bad ones] due to the infusion....these are common reactions.

IF anything doesn't seem/feel right, do not hesitate to bring it to the nurse's attention right away. If you are at home, be sure to set you and the nurse down comfortably in front of the TV to kill time. It's interesting the first few times, after that it's a necessary boring time spent.

Hope this helps! - j