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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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Hi JCPA!
Hi JCPA! Looooove the icon - beating the dead horse! It gave me a good laugh!
Maurice is so flippin smart! IV IG is a bit less invasive - they go through your arm to administer it, PE (for me @ least) requires a jugular cath - yuck! That is one of the reasons I really don't like it - that and the fact that IV IG works great for me!
That being said, they have both been known to HELP so many people and (in my humble opinion) are wonderful! Again, some people don't react as well, others do GREAT! You DO want to be somewhere with actual knowledge and a great staff - my dr won't let me even have it @ home - that is an option for some people - but he doesn't feel that there is anyone qualified to do it HERE in San Antonio, Texas!
You need to be your biggest advocate here - tell your dr or nurse if you feel funny - ask questions - what are they getting paid for? Don't be afraid to ask ANYTHING! I prolly drive my neuro crazy, but I go with my list o' questions to my appointments! Granted, I believe I have the best, most wonderful, amazing Dr in the whole world b/c he actually LISTENS and explains things to me like a normal human - none of the "talking down" to me!
Feel free to ask ANYTHING on this site as well - most of us have "been there, done that"! I know for me it has been a life saver! There are so many smart and very caring people here!
I understand your fear, sweetie! I really do! MG is scary! Having to take all of this in is scary, but it does get better! It really does! When I had my first dose of IV IG I cried the enitire time they placed the line and was shaking like crazy - -thought I'd never get over it - now I just hand them my arm and tell them "Go for it!"
Big hugs!
Erin
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Originally Posted by JCPA
 Hate to beat a dead horse here...heeheee. But is a plasma exchange the same thing as an IVIG????
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