Remicade

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Hi all,

I went for my 8 week Remicade infusion yesterday. I was fine til about 2/3rds

through when I became nauseated...the nurse noticed that my drip was clogged up

or something, it just wasn't dripping like it was supposed to. So, we continued

on and I finished up the drip, the nausea eased up then went for blood

tests...the nurse couldn't find a vein and I became extremely nauseated and this

time I had a horrible headache to go with it and I felt extremely hot and

flushed and a bit disoriented...I thought the room was going to fall out from

under me... another nurse finally got the blood from the other arm and they gave

me a shot of phenargen in the butt...

I had no idea that stuff hurt SO BAD going in!!!!!!!

They called my husband to come and take me home, but we had to wait another

hour or two to make sure I didn't die on them.

That shot put me out like a light and I didn't wake up til 7 this morning,

then went back to sleep for another 2 hours and I'm still drowsy at 3 in the

afternoon...

The doc thinks I may be building up an allergic reaction to

Remicade...yeasterday was my 6th Remicade infusion.

A few months ago I was on the MTX dose once a week but it made me extremely

sick also, so they took me off it...I have what they think is poison oak/ivy on

my arm but the rhuemy doc wanted to go ahead with the Remicade anyway-she

thought I might have shingles but this stuff doesn't hurt, just itches now and

then, so she said let's go ahead...I'm so embarrassed about being sick(at least

I didn't throw up) in front of all the other patients because I know it scared

them to death too...thanks for listening to me and has anyone else had this kind

of reaction and what did they do for you?? ' in SC

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