Oh forgot to mention.......my infusion is pumped in by little machine, not dripped using a pole.

Have they told you to take it out 30 minutes before the infusion?

They don't infuse the stuff right out of the fridge because your body can go into shock. That's exactly what the nurse told me the first time I learned what to do with the Gamma stuff.

A man delivers it to my house. the bag of Gamma is enclosed in a pouch and the pouch is in a box with cold keeprs right on top of it. The pouch with the Gamma says 'put Gamma into refrigerator". So that is what I do. I then take the cold keepers and put them in my freezer.

Then (and I have all this written down and attached to the wall in my kitchen so I know what to do). I am to take the bag of Gamma out of the fridge 30 to 45 minutes before the nurse arrives. Alan is to take his pre-meds 30 minutes before this infusion.

See, how much you learn so fast. ?????

So you'll do fine.

Melody

Hi!
Mike put my gamma in the fridge after your last message. He's kept saying that he thought the stuff should be refridgerated, even tho it says on the box that it doesn't need to be in the fridge. I wonder what the difference is between the gamma stuff I have and what you have?? The brand I have is Octagam. I'll remember to remove it 30 min before the nurse arrives.

Alan's IVIG thing is called GAMMIMUNE.

Melody

Gosh I wonder how many different ones there are?? LOL

I just read your post and you indicated that you have 4 bottles and the nurse puts the stuff into the IV bag.

In Alan's case, his is already mixed in the IV bag.

I wonder why some people get bottles and I get a pre-mixed solution already to go??

Anybody know??

Melody

It takes my nurse 15 min to get the bottles of stuff into the bag.......then when she gets me hooked up etc......that's over 30 min. besides the IV time......so it sure makes for a long afternoon!

So in Nebraska, the stuff comes to you in bottles and the nurse has to mix it up, but where I live (in NYC), it comes pre-mixed???

I wonder why?? What about all you other folks who have had the IVIG, did it come pre-mixed like me, in a refrigerator bag with cold keepers, and instructions to put it in the fridge???or did it come like Roxie's and they told her "no need to refrigerate".

I am now puzzled.

Melody

I live in Houston, TX now........but I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska.....home of the Huskers! :)

glad to hear the IVIG is working for you Roxie.. and what about that Mel ..she is just so knowledgeable!!

I have a question for either of you .... or someone else if they know..

what is IVIG?