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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 1,471
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 1,471
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Plasmaphoresis is the process of SLOWLY removing your blood from your body and removing the plasma - taking out all of the bad antibodies - and recirculating the blood back in - in essence "cleaning" your blood. I had a "line" placed in my jugular - that really scared me I'm a BIG baby!) I was in the hospital getting that done for 5 days and then 4 days of IV IG. I still feel rough, but know it will get better I'm still very weak - can barely get off the sofa, but I can walk, talk, eat and swallow - something that I wasn't able to do before. I'm on 40 mg of prednisone and 1000 mg of cellcept and 480 mg of mestinon just to get around, but that is MUCH better than what I was on before.When you get a chance, drop me a line and let me know how you are doing Erin
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Originally Posted by alissa1979
Hey! I hope your treatment goes well for you. Once again, I have another question. What is plasmaphoresis? What symptoms of MG do you have now?
I will be thinking of you! God will give you courage and it all will be okay! |
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