Guest guest Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Thanks ! I appreciate everyone in this whole process of keeping me well. I am so grateful to the nurses everytime I get my monthly Xolair shot. The pain of the injection is so minute compared to the pain of not being able to breathe! For those new, I always count to 10 and it is over before you know it. My doctor's office also has a great practice manager who deals wtih the insurance companies and specialty pharmacies -- she has been a life savor! All please keep me in your thoughts as I battle losing my COBRA in a few days because MO only gives 9 months for small businesses. I am hoping the Foundation will come through or I will find a job and this whole nightmare will be shortlived. I am going to call Dr. Castro who is doing some research studies at Washington University Medical as well. Any other suggestions? Webber 303.513.5653 melwebber22@... Everyone deserves the right to breathe clean air! Support Smoke-free St. Louis! ________________________________ From: <carrie72583@...> Xolair < > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 4:57:29 PM Subject: [ ] nurses and needles Hello, I am a nurse and a moderator of this board. I would like to take this chance to thank all the nurses out there, my colleagues and others, for their dedication to the profession in honour of Nurses' Week (ok it was last week). It goes without saying that there are good nurses and bad nurses just as there are good lawyers, bad lawyers, good mechanics, bad mechanics. No certified nurse would use an 18 guage needle to inject subcutaneously. They would have to use it like a dart gun if they were going to do so. Let's face it. Injections hurt. Not all the time but they do involve sticking a foreign object and a foreign substance into a space that is not really designed for this. The pain is generally short lived. I think we should all be pleased to bits that we have access to this medication in the first place and focus on all the great things it allows us to do. There are many, many people out there who would give their right arm for access to the care we have so I think we need to put things into a bit of perspective. As things go, we generally are all very lucky. ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet Explorer® 8. Optimized for Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads. / ca/internetexplo rer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Hi , The purpose of my quesiton wasn't to put down nurses, I just wanted to know if the pain my dd was experiencing was normal. The pain wasn't from the needle prick and it hurt for quite some time after the shot was given. My daughter has had injections of medications before and recieved allergy shots for a while and nothing caused her the pain these shots did. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something I should be concerned with. I am also very grateful that my daughter is able to receive these shots and know there are many who aren't so fortunate. Jean On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:57 PM, <carrie72583@...> wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am a nurse and a moderator of this board. I would like to take this > chance to thank all the nurses out there, my colleagues and others, for > their dedication to the profession in honour of Nurses' Week (ok it was last > week). It goes without saying that there are good nurses and bad nurses > just as there are good lawyers, bad lawyers, good mechanics, bad mechanics. > No certified nurse would use an 18 guage needle to inject subcutaneously. > They would have to use it like a dart gun if they were going to do so. Let's > face it. Injections hurt. Not all the time but they do involve sticking a > foreign object and a foreign substance into a space that is not really > designed for this. The pain is generally short lived. I think we should all > be pleased to bits that we have access to this medication in the first place > and focus on all the great things it allows us to do. There are many, many > people out there who would give their right arm for access to the > care we have so I think we need to put things into a bit of perspective. As > things go, we generally are all very lucky. > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet > Explorer® 8. Optimized for Get it Now for Free! at > http://downloads./ca/internetexplorer/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Hi : I am also a nurse, and I think the Medical Assistant who administers my monthly Xolair does an excellent job. She was trained by the company and is extremely careful. She always asks if it hurts, and goes very slowly. I can tell it's being administered, but I certainly wouldn't say it hurts. What annoys me, though, is that as an RN-BSN who has had allergy shots for decades, on and off, and who for several years gave them to myself, now is not allowed to because of a new policy by the clinic. I think it's a money thing so that they can collect from my insurance company and my copay. So instead of me, an RN, giving myself the injection, I am expected to go once a week to have a technician give it. And believe me, I am much better at it than they are. So I no longer get allergy shots -- I work, who has time to sit in a doctor's office once a week. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest : -) And Happy Nurse's Week to you, also. Carol Hello, I am a nurse and a moderator of this board. I would like to take this chance to thank all the nurses out there, my colleagues and others, for their dedication to the profession in honour of Nurses' Week (ok it was last week). It goes without saying that there are good nurses and bad nurses just as there are good lawyers, bad lawyers, good mechanics, bad mechanics. No certified nurse would use an 18 guage needle to inject subcutaneously. They would have to use it like a dart gun if they were going to do so. Let's face it. Injections hurt. Not all the time but they do involve sticking a foreign object and a foreign substance into a space that is not really designed for this. The pain is generally short lived. I think we should all be pleased to bits that we have access to this medication in the first place and focus on all the great things it allows us to do. There are many, many people out there who would give their right arm for access to the care we have so I think we need to put things into a bit of perspective. As things go, we generally are all very lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I am very blessed to have a WONDERFUL allergy doctor and staff. The ladies know EVERYONE by name and make their visits very comfortable. I see him for a regular office visit in an hour and a half, plus my xolair shots and allergy shot. I walk in and it's... " Hi Doug, good to see you. Have a seat and Jan will be with you shortly. " It's not just me but they are this nice to all patients. When I leave it's... " Are your arms ok? Don't forget to carry your epi pan the rest of the day. Have a great weekend and see you in 2 weeks. " Pain? They always ask me if it hurts and I always say nooooooo! Regular allergy shots sting sometimes but xolair has no pain at all! Now, here are shots that DO hurt: 1. Penecillin in the hip 2. Depo-Medrol and Decadron in the hip 3. An IV or a blood sample being taken 4. A Cortisone shot in the spine or other bone WITHOUT sedation. 5. A catheter (not a shot but it is the WORST pain ever) 6. The bill when your insurance refuses to pay. (This is not a shot but a SHOCK to the billfold) LOL! Here's wishing all of you happy breathing Doug Group founder on Xolair since September 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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