Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 Hello Everyone: I've come to the time in the protocol where Dr. G would like my son to start on Kutapressin. I will do what I need to do for my son, but I can honestly say, I've been dreading this! I am a chicken when it comes to needles and have been known to pass out when I have blood taken. However, I will get over my fear in order to try Kutapressin in the hopes that this may help my son. To get started, I do not have the option to drive to Dr. G's office everyday, so I'm trying to figure out what the other best option would be. Should I contact my local hospital? I live in the Glendora, CA area and would love to know if anyone could offer suggestions on who to contact so I can learn how to give the injections. Some other questions I have are: 1. Once I find a nurse who will show me, do I just have my pharmacy contact the doctor's office to fill the prescription? 2. Is it o.k. to give the injection at night time (vs the morning)? 3. What is the best place to give the injection? As you can see, I have many questions...any advice or feedback you can offer is greatly appreciated. One of the girls in Dr. G's office gave my son his first injection (to briefly show me how) and she made it look so easy! She gave him the shot in the buttocks and just gave him a quick jab (like a dart) and he didn't even jump (I think because he wasn't expecting it). Please help! Thanks, Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 how often do these injections have to be given and for how long? do all of the kids have to have these? i had no idea this included injections. this is not going to go over very big with my kids. are the parents taught to do this themselves? how often are the shots given? i hope this works out ok for you, debbie. maybe you could make sure that you get the smallest needle possible. i think it is a 25. i had to do injections for invitro, and there was one kind that i could just do in my thigh. that wasn't bad. but the kind that went in my behind i couldn't see to do it. maybe you could get some of that skin numbing stuff that was discussed earlier in the emails for drawing blood. just a thought. barb--- debbie_warwick <debwarwick@...> wrote: > Hello Everyone: > > I've come to the time in the protocol where Dr. > G would like my > son to start on Kutapressin. I will do what I need > to do for my son, > but I can honestly say, I've been dreading this! I > am a chicken when > it comes to needles and have been known to pass out > when I have blood > taken. However, I will get over my fear in order to > try Kutapressin > in the hopes that this may help my son. To get > started, I do not > have the option to drive to Dr. G's office everyday, > so I'm trying to > figure out what the other best option would be. > Should I contact my > local hospital? I live in the Glendora, CA area and > would love to > know if anyone could offer suggestions on who to > contact so I can > learn how to give the injections. Some other > questions I have are: > > 1. Once I find a nurse who will show me, do I just > have my pharmacy > contact the doctor's office to fill the > prescription? > 2. Is it o.k. to give the injection at night time > (vs the morning)? > 3. What is the best place to give the injection? > > As you can see, I have many questions...any advice > or feedback you > can offer is greatly appreciated. One of the girls > in Dr. G's office > gave my son his first injection (to briefly show me > how) and she made > it look so easy! She gave him the shot in the > buttocks and just gave > him a quick jab (like a dart) and he didn't even > jump (I think > because he wasn't expecting it). Please help! > > Thanks, > Debbie > > ===== Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2002 Report Share Posted August 3, 2002 Hi Debbie, The pharmacy calls Dr.G's office for the prescription. I give my son his shot in the evening, in the buttocks. I had a friend who's a nurse show me where (the upper and outer quadrant of the butt, switching sides each night). After 3 mos. of giving it, my son still whines at shot time, but he is fine right after it's over. My son is 3 yrs. old, and I felt exactly like you do. Dr. Goldberg suggested Kutapressin before Christmas, but we did not begin until April. It took us that long to be sure we were doing the right thing and to get the courage. It is much easier now. Good luck, Kathy Starting Kutapressin Hello Everyone: I've come to the time in the protocol where Dr. G would like my son to start on Kutapressin. I will do what I need to do for my son, but I can honestly say, I've been dreading this! I am a chicken when it comes to needles and have been known to pass out when I have blood taken. However, I will get over my fear in order to try Kutapressin in the hopes that this may help my son. To get started, I do not have the option to drive to Dr. G's office everyday, so I'm trying to figure out what the other best option would be. Should I contact my local hospital? I live in the Glendora, CA area and would love to know if anyone could offer suggestions on who to contact so I can learn how to give the injections. Some other questions I have are: 1. Once I find a nurse who will show me, do I just have my pharmacy contact the doctor's office to fill the prescription? 2. Is it o.k. to give the injection at night time (vs the morning)? 3. What is the best place to give the injection? As you can see, I have many questions...any advice or feedback you can offer is greatly appreciated. One of the girls in Dr. G's office gave my son his first injection (to briefly show me how) and she made it look so easy! She gave him the shot in the buttocks and just gave him a quick jab (like a dart) and he didn't even jump (I think because he wasn't expecting it). Please help! Thanks, Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2002 Report Share Posted August 3, 2002 Debbie, Have you heard of Emla Cream? It's a numbing cream that has to be put on for a while before the " stick " (some people say up to one hour in advance makes it REALLY numb). We use the Emla with every blood draw (we leave it on for 30 minutes) with GREAT success... yesterday my son had 7 tubes drawn and didn't feel a thing. I squirt it on, put a square of Saran wrap over it and masking tape around the edges...it's not pretty, but it works! We used to put it under Tegaderm pads, but our son reacted to those and it stung like crazy. Anyway, I remember that someone posted that they put the Emla under a Band-Aid before their child goes to bed and then do the shot while the child is asleep and they never wake up. If/when we start Kutapressin, that's how I want to do it! Best of luck learning to do the shots. Caroline >On 8/2/02 1:14 AM, " debbie_warwick " <debwarwick@...> wrote: > Hello Everyone: > > I've come to the time in the protocol where Dr. G would like my > son to start on Kutapressin. I will do what I need to do for my son, > but I can honestly say, I've been dreading this! I am a chicken when > it comes to needles and have been known to pass out when I have blood > taken. However, I will get over my fear in order to try Kutapressin > in the hopes that this may help my son. To get started, I do not > have the option to drive to Dr. G's office everyday, so I'm trying to > figure out what the other best option would be. Should I contact my > local hospital? I live in the Glendora, CA area and would love to > know if anyone could offer suggestions on who to contact so I can > learn how to give the injections. Some other questions I have are: > > 1. Once I find a nurse who will show me, do I just have my pharmacy > contact the doctor's office to fill the prescription? > 2. Is it o.k. to give the injection at night time (vs the morning)? > 3. What is the best place to give the injection? > > As you can see, I have many questions...any advice or feedback you > can offer is greatly appreciated. One of the girls in Dr. G's office > gave my son his first injection (to briefly show me how) and she made > it look so easy! She gave him the shot in the buttocks and just gave > him a quick jab (like a dart) and he didn't even jump (I think > because he wasn't expecting it). Please help! > > Thanks, > Debbie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 The injections are given every day for 30 days, then every other day for 60 days, then 3x/wk as directed. I don't know if Dr. G tries this with everyone. Kathy Re: Starting Kutapressin how often do these injections have to be given and for how long? do all of the kids have to have these? i had no idea this included injections. this is not going to go over very big with my kids. are the parents taught to do this themselves? how often are the shots given? i hope this works out ok for you, debbie. maybe you could make sure that you get the smallest needle possible. i think it is a 25. i had to do injections for invitro, and there was one kind that i could just do in my thigh. that wasn't bad. but the kind that went in my behind i couldn't see to do it. maybe you could get some of that skin numbing stuff that was discussed earlier in the emails for drawing blood. just a thought. barb--- debbie_warwick <debwarwick@...> wrote: > Hello Everyone: > > I've come to the time in the protocol where Dr. > G would like my > son to start on Kutapressin. I will do what I need > to do for my son, > but I can honestly say, I've been dreading this! I > am a chicken when > it comes to needles and have been known to pass out > when I have blood > taken. However, I will get over my fear in order to > try Kutapressin > in the hopes that this may help my son. To get > started, I do not > have the option to drive to Dr. G's office everyday, > so I'm trying to > figure out what the other best option would be. > Should I contact my > local hospital? I live in the Glendora, CA area and > would love to > know if anyone could offer suggestions on who to > contact so I can > learn how to give the injections. Some other > questions I have are: > > 1. Once I find a nurse who will show me, do I just > have my pharmacy > contact the doctor's office to fill the > prescription? > 2. Is it o.k. to give the injection at night time > (vs the morning)? > 3. What is the best place to give the injection? > > As you can see, I have many questions...any advice > or feedback you > can offer is greatly appreciated. One of the girls > in Dr. G's office > gave my son his first injection (to briefly show me > how) and she made > it look so easy! She gave him the shot in the > buttocks and just gave > him a quick jab (like a dart) and he didn't even > jump (I think > because he wasn't expecting it). Please help! > > Thanks, > Debbie > > ===== Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 Did for us! Re: Starting Kutapressin The injections are given every day for 30 days, then every other day for 60 days, then 3x/wk as directed. I don't know if Dr. G tries this with everyone. Kathy Re: Starting Kutapressin how often do these injections have to be given and for how long? do all of the kids have to have these? i had no idea this included injections. this is not going to go over very big with my kids. are the parents taught to do this themselves? how often are the shots given? i hope this works out ok for you, debbie. maybe you could make sure that you get the smallest needle possible. i think it is a 25. i had to do injections for invitro, and there was one kind that i could just do in my thigh. that wasn't bad. but the kind that went in my behind i couldn't see to do it. maybe you could get some of that skin numbing stuff that was discussed earlier in the emails for drawing blood. just a thought. barb--- debbie_warwick <debwarwick@...> wrote: > Hello Everyone: > > I've come to the time in the protocol where Dr. > G would like my > son to start on Kutapressin. I will do what I need > to do for my son, > but I can honestly say, I've been dreading this! I > am a chicken when > it comes to needles and have been known to pass out > when I have blood > taken. However, I will get over my fear in order to > try Kutapressin > in the hopes that this may help my son. To get > started, I do not > have the option to drive to Dr. G's office everyday, > so I'm trying to > figure out what the other best option would be. > Should I contact my > local hospital? I live in the Glendora, CA area and > would love to > know if anyone could offer suggestions on who to > contact so I can > learn how to give the injections. Some other > questions I have are: > > 1. Once I find a nurse who will show me, do I just > have my pharmacy > contact the doctor's office to fill the > prescription? > 2. Is it o.k. to give the injection at night time > (vs the morning)? > 3. What is the best place to give the injection? > > As you can see, I have many questions...any advice > or feedback you > can offer is greatly appreciated. One of the girls > in Dr. G's office > gave my son his first injection (to briefly show me > how) and she made > it look so easy! She gave him the shot in the > buttocks and just gave > him a quick jab (like a dart) and he didn't even > jump (I think > because he wasn't expecting it). Please help! > > Thanks, > Debbie > > ===== Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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