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Old 03-18-2014, 08:46 AM #1
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Good luck, I hope it works great for you! One thing I was blessed with is huge veins. They look horrendous on my hands but nurses love them.

I hope this will make your infusions much easier.
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Good luck, I hope it works great for you! One thing I was blessed with is huge veins. They look horrendous on my hands but nurses love them.

I hope this will make your infusions much easier.
Good morning.....I have great, big veins in my arms too.....and you're right....I tell the nurses to pick either arm and they are so excited. They said my veins would shrink after chemo but mine didn't

Have a good and pain free day.

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Hope this is just the answer for you to be able to continue the Ty infusions - happy healing!
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Thanks guys

My veins used to be fabulous - it's only in the cooler weather and the last few months that they have gone on strike. Ironically, they look great right now - but appearances can be deceptive - most of them are scarred, so the cannula can't advance when they get it in.

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gosh lynn, i hope this all goes well for you. the access should be much better.
how is the T working for you?
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Hi Judy

Loving the Ty - no side effects, only once a month (unlike the Interferons) and no relapses for a really long time. I have been using it for four years now and I am JC+ but in Australia they don't test the titre levels, so I don't know how susceptible/unlikely I am to get PML.

I just know I want to keep using it for as long as I possibly can.
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Hi Lyn,

I hope you recover quickly and feel better soon! I'm hoping you will end up loving the port -- it will certainly make getting Ty easier. The last couple of times I had Ty and/or blood taken it took them 2 times. What a pain! (Literally and figuratively).
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