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Avatar f tn I just read some stuff Quix posted in 2008 about having solumedrol at home...scary. Today I went to the neuro and he said I am getting worse. I knew I had 2 new lesions, but some other things have been happening. He gave me an order to have home health come and do it, but unless they administer it and stay with me each of the 3 days, I think I'd rather be more comfortable at the hospital as out patient as I usually do. Tomorrow I also get to go get a foot brace for drop foot..how fun.
Avatar n tn Does anyone have any information on side effects of IV solumedrol? I have taken it before, but that was several years ago. I just finished a 3 day course and today is day 5. I am feeling very stiff and am having much more difficulty walking. Water retention may be a factor, although I am on a low salt diet. I have travel plans next week and am hoping to feel better by then. If anyone has any recent experience with this please reply.
645390 tn?1338555377 So today is 2nd day of solumedrol, plus about 3 other IV meds, for migranes and nausea. Tomorrow is my last day, and it will b 6 hours. As I am in the middle of the infusion, my PCP calls, and tells me my chest xray from yesterday shows pnemonia. Ok, so solumedrol with pnemonia.. I am no doc, but pretty sure that is not a good mix. I started with this chest infection about 5 days ago. Always something. I need to sleep, that might help.
Avatar f tn I think, although its been a year that I had 150mg, and I was usually in there about 2hours max although by day 2 the iv site was very inflamed so they put me a pick line in ( a more substancial iv in the upper inner arm which had to be put in with an ultrasound), I am wondering if he is concerned about any possible reactions,as I recall getting my vitals done at the beginning and end only. Maybe tomorrow now they know you were OK they will get it in a little quicker.
Avatar f tn I had home infusion for IV solumedrol the second time I was put on it. My husband was alos in Iraq when I had to do that home infusion, what a coincidence. I had my first dose in the hospital and frankly, would have been really anxious to do that for the first time ever at home. If you are not in bad shape as far as walking, which I was at the time I was hospitalized, you don't necessarily need to be in a hospital to have it, but you should have been sent to an infusion center.
Avatar f tn I have just started a 5 day infusion course and I have a really dumb question. Should I continue with Rebif during treatment ? Dx 1988 but it's been at least 10 yrs since last steroid infusion...
Avatar f tn ve only had one relapse, a year ago which resulted in my MS diagnosis, but I was hospitalized for the 5-day IV Solumedrol. It was 4 x per day -- every 6 hrs. The reason for the hospital stay was the need for round-the-clock infusions (no infusion center available at all hours), PLUS Solumedrol can raise blood sugar to dangerous levels, so I had blood sugar tested every 4 or 6 hrs -- got up to 145 once, and 130 twice (I'm not diabetic). I was given insulin shots then.
Avatar f tn Hi T- Did you have any reaction to the first 11 Tysabri infusions? I=Did you also have the IV Solumedrol each time? Generally speaking things like rashes are not associated with MS. I wonder of you had some reaction to the steroids.
246236 tn?1275478902 I had IV Solumedrol in Oct. 2006 and again in Feb. 2007. In October, it was the most wonderful feeling to be able to function without pain again. My eye improved 100% and I felt good through it all...the downer was that it only lasted until February 2007. My symptoms from the Paratrigeminal Neuralgia came back, my eye drooped and the icepick restarted it's attack on my head. I had Solumedrol IV again for 3 days and felt great again other than the horrible taste in my mouth...
Avatar f tn he stated that he was going to order some tests and treat me as if I have MS and do an IV infusion of SoluMedrol. I went through the week long treatment, I had a Lumbar Puncture, Evoked Potentials, bloodwork for blood cultures, Mog Antibody, NMO Antibody.
1040373 tn?1273687488 Sound like you are having a lot of side effects from the use of the IV Solumedrol (swelling, stomach issues). I hope you start to feel better soon.
97654 tn?1214348650 I am like you, it makes me feel like poo for a few days after the infusion. Doing a second infusion is totally up to you. I wish that I could make the decision for you and already know the outcome for your health after it is done. But I don't have that ability to look into the future. I wish I did. I guess this all comes down to how much you trust your doctor, to do what is in your best interests. Do you trust him?
Avatar n tn From what I have heard, they like to do high dose IV Solumedrol and can only be done in the hospital setting during a MS exacerbation, especially if the MRI shows enhanced lesions. That is my understanding -- I can be wrong. I do not think the medrol dose pack could touch the effects that high doses of Solumedrol IV could do. Your job will not allow you to take care of your health? Are you out of personal time off you can take or sick time? Please let us know!
1336491 tn?1340619541 I asked if there was any difference between oral and IV steroids and he said usually not although IV obviously hits the blood stream faster. He said maybe next time I shd try IV.
703392 tn?1228522962 It's quite likely that your daughter will have a reoccurence of optic neuritis, either in the same eye or the other one. If it looks like she's going into a flare, the experts recommend an IV infusion of solumedrol. IV steroids are better at preventing reoccurence of ON over the oral steroid... don't know why, that's just what they say.
Avatar f tn I'm sorry you are in pain. Just got dx'ed on Aug 14th, I just did my first round of the 5 day IV infusion, finished Monday and my symptoms got WORSE! Now I have tingling, numbness, a little bit of a burning sensation in my left arm and it feels heavy now :(. When I went to get diagnosed just my legs and feet were numb, now I have felt drugged up all week since finishing it. I hope you get to feeling better and your pain goes away soon.
1172359 tn?1310667693 I am scheduled Monday to do an IV for three days of Solumedrol. Has anyone else done that and if so, what is your opinion. I am alittle nervous about it.
279234 tn?1363105249 He also wants to start me on a monthly dosage of IV Solumedrol. I think he also mentioned IVIG as well...but wants to start the steroids first. He said that he wants to calm some of my symptoms & flares down. He also said that he could use my reaction to the medicine as a diagnostic tool. If I react the way he presume..He can use this info to help diagnose me. Has anyone heard of IV Solumedrol given once a month..no matter if your in a flare or not...
Avatar f tn If you're going to have IV steroids (Solumedrol), I did have heart issues with mine. Every time I've had it, it makes my heart race the entire time (about 115 bpm). I typically lose about a pound a day when I've taken it. I think it's from the racing heart.
382218 tn?1341181487 Sorry to hear of this trouble you have been having with your vision but I am glad that the IV Solumedrol seems to be doing the trick. Are you going to be weaned off with Prednisone? That is the usual course for me...at least that is what both the evil neuro and Dr. W. did and it seemed to work. You are lucky if you don't have any side effects from the steroids cause they are incredibly unpleasant and I am still fighting off the weight from Feb. 2007!!!