Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 In a message dated 1/18/2008 11:33:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, blossoms2u@... writes: Is it true that techs who make Chemo IV's after awhile of doing the job become sterile? And techs that still want children shouldn't be making them period? Has anyone else heard of this? Louise As a chemo tech I have not heard it and my daughter wants a little sister or brother so I hope that it's not true. It is all about the protection you use. Making chemo that is not making the ... nevermind. Wohlers CPhT Texas For all your pharmacy gift giving needs check out www.thepharmacygiftshop.com **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Toxic effects of LONG TERM exposure are one of the reasons that USP 797bwas proposed at ASHP 2000 The changes in all body systems are possible with such exposure. The answer with out causing a pandemonium is yes. One should note that EDUCATION and TRAINING are the Key ingredients to avoiding major spills leaks and exposure. However employing better equipment will help as well. Hope this helps you. If you have any more questions PLEASE feel free to ask. NO ONE should be asked to make chemo unless they have been EDUCATED and TRAINED and hopefully with some regular non-chemo IV experience!. Respectfully, Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Founder/Owner blossoms2u@... wrote: Is it true that techs who make Chemo IV's after awhile of doing the job become sterile? And techs that still want children shouldn't be making them period? Has anyone else heard of this? Louise * .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Dear , I do respect your position as a current chemo technician. When I was in school, and practicing as an IV tech I was told this very thing. In fact I did all the chemos for my pregnant RPh and upon her return while nursing. The personnel rule that that hospital had was that if you are male trying to get the partner 'pg' then you are allow 3 months. If you are a female you are allowed 6 months away from making chemos. Anyone else heard of such a policy? Jeanetta Mastron CPhTj donpieter@... wrote: In a message dated 1/18/2008 11:33:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, blossoms2u@... writes: Is it true that techs who make Chemo IV's after awhile of doing the job become sterile? And techs that still want children shouldn't be making them period? Has anyone else heard of this? Louise As a chemo tech I have not heard it and my daughter wants a little sister or brother so I hope that it's not true. It is all about the protection you use. Making chemo that is not making the ... nevermind. Wohlers CPhT Texas For all your pharmacy gift giving needs check out www.thepharmacygiftshop.com **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Oh yeah: If you are nursing you were allowed either 3 or 6 I really have forgotten that one. Jeanetta CPhT Jeanetta Mastron <rxjm2002@...> wrote: Dear , I do respect your position as a current chemo technician. When I was in school, and practicing as an IV tech I was told this very thing. In fact I did all the chemos for my pregnant RPh and upon her return while nursing. The personnel rule that that hospital had was that if you are male trying to get the partner 'pg' then you are allow 3 months. If you are a female you are allowed 6 months away from making chemos. Anyone else heard of such a policy? Jeanetta Mastron CPhTj donpieter@... wrote: In a message dated 1/18/2008 11:33:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, blossoms2u@... writes: Is it true that techs who make Chemo IV's after awhile of doing the job become sterile? And techs that still want children shouldn't be making them period? Has anyone else heard of this? Louise As a chemo tech I have not heard it and my daughter wants a little sister or brother so I hope that it's not true. It is all about the protection you use. Making chemo that is not making the ... nevermind. Wohlers CPhT Texas For all your pharmacy gift giving needs check out www.thepharmacygiftshop.com **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 In a message dated 1/19/2008 9:42:56 P.M. Central Standard Time, hockeykatbird_27@... writes: nothing so specific when we did chemos, but if you were pregnant you weren't allowed to make them, but there wasn't anything in writing as a policy. this was at least 5 years ago. We still have nothing specific at our shop. We don't have anyone right now that is pregnat but we have had 2 in the past year or so and both made chemo. P **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 nothing so specific when we did chemos, but if you were pregnant you weren't allowed to make them, but there wasn't anything in writing as a policy. this was at least 5 years ago. --- Jeanetta Mastron <rxjm2002@...> wrote: Dear , I do respect your position as a current chemo technician. When I was in school, and practicing as an IV tech I was told this very thing. In fact I did all the chemos for my pregnant RPh and upon her return while nursing. The personnel rule that that hospital had was that if you are male trying to get the partner 'pg' then you are allow 3 months. If you are a female you are allowed 6 months away from making chemos. Anyone else heard of such a policy? > > Jeanetta Mastron CPhTj > > > donpieter@... wrote: > > In a message dated 1/18/2008 11:33:03 A.M. Central > Standard Time, > blossoms2u@... writes: > > Is it true that techs who make Chemo IV's after > awhile of doing the job > become sterile? > And techs that still want children shouldn't be > making them period? > Has anyone else heard of this? > Louise > > As a chemo tech I have not heard it and my daughter > wants a little sister or > brother so I hope that it's not true. It is all > about the protection you use. > Making chemo that is not making the ... nevermind. > > > Wohlers CPhT Texas > For all your pharmacy gift giving needs check out > www.thepharmacygiftshop.com > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways > to stay in shape. > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > " If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be. " - Yogi Berra ONLY AFTER YOU'VE LOST EVERYTHING ARE YOU FREE TO DO ANYTHING like myspace? try yuwie! http://r.yuwie.com/katbird_27 if you have the time to click on an e-mail link like this one: http://www.sendmoreinfo.com/ID/2425657 you really can earn some extra cash! even easier just get paid to surf! http://www.agloco.com/r/BBBP9226 ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Much of the chemo precautions started back in the day when we only had horizontal flow hoods to work with. In those days, (even in a major teaching hospital),we were not provided with basic protective equipment. If you did't have good technique and you aerosolized the chemo solution it blew right back into your face.... Finally we started receiving face shields and disposable gowns. Thank heaven the hoods are much more effective at protecting the operator. Even so, always err on the side of caution. > > > > In a message dated 1/18/2008 11:33:03 A.M. Central > > Standard Time, > > blossoms2u@... writes: > > > > Is it true that techs who make Chemo IV's after > > awhile of doing the job > > become sterile? > > And techs that still want children shouldn't be > > making them period? > > Has anyone else heard of this? > > Louise > > > > As a chemo tech I have not heard it and my daughter > > wants a little sister or > > brother so I hope that it's not true. It is all > > about the protection you use. > > Making chemo that is not making the ... nevermind. > > > > > > Wohlers CPhT Texas > > For all your pharmacy gift giving needs check out > > www.thepharmacygiftshop.com > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways > > to stay in shape. > > > > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise? NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > " If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be. " > - Yogi Berra > > ONLY AFTER YOU'VE LOST EVERYTHING ARE YOU FREE TO DO ANYTHING > > like myspace? try yuwie! http://r.yuwie.com/katbird_27 > > if you have the time to click on an e-mail link like this one: http://www.sendmoreinfo.com/ID/2425657 > you really can earn some extra cash! > > even easier just get paid to surf! http://www.agloco.com/r/BBBP9226 > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Never miss a thing. Make your home page. > http://www./r/hs > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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