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Change in treatment
Zaini:
Tariq,
There comes a device through which you can monitor the flow of blood,or the speed of flow should i say.
Zaini.
Manal:
Dimple,
Kiddie Pharmaton is a good multivitamin and i used to give it to my son and is always prescribed by doctors here cause it does not have iron or vitamin C.
But personally i prefereed shifting to Yummi Bears chewable cause it had minerals which are not in Kiddie Pharmaton
manal
Manal:
Dore
I meant by cortisone a steriod shot that is supposed to eliminate any reaction if there will be any
manal
nice friend:
Tariq,
here at my thal center we we just do it approx by seeing the frequency of the drops in lower chamber .... and i manage that on my own 1st 15 mins slow and then let the car move to motorway ,, and within 2:30 hour blod finish and i m on way back to home... its wat i did everytime ....
Best Regards
Umair
Dori:
Off topic:
--- Quote from: Door on May 17, 2009, 06:57:48 PM ---Irradiation of our donor blood??????????? Seriously??! So far as I know they only prepare it this way for cancer patients. :s
Dore
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I will move this to an other topic.
--- Quote ---What is cortisone?
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I meant by cortisone a steriod shot that is supposed to eliminate any reaction if there will be any (Zaini)
From what I understand is it especially used by inflammation of the joints?
--- Quote ---What is Lasix
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Lasix is a diuretic. It helps remove extra fluids from the body and is usually administered in small dose after the transfusion. I would recommend taking it only if Priya or anyone else being transfused feels heavy in the abdomen. If you feel fine and are able to get rid of extra fluids naturally, (..). SF
Yes, now I remember. I heard about this recently, but I have never ever used in my life. In the hospital they only use it by eldery people or people who get a transfusion to get the counts up from chemo.
--- Quote ---What is recormon?
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Recormon is erythropoietin a type protein that sometimes helps in anaemia. It can be helpful to thal intermediate in combination with Hydrea. (Priya)
RECORMON contains the active ingredient epoetin beta (recombinant human erythropoietin). This active ingredient in RECORMON is a hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells.
WHAT IS IT
RECORMON is used to treat anaemia caused by kidney disease, to prevent or treat anaemia caused by some anti-cancer medicines, to treat anaemia caused by some cancers of the blood (multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or leukaemia) and to prevent anaemia in babies born more than six weeks early.
RECORMON is also used to increase the amount of blood that can be given by patients who are donating their own blood for an up-coming operation (increasing the yield of your own blood). It is normally only used or this purpose if large amounts of blood are required, and the patient is anaemic but is not low in iron.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why RECORMON has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed RECORMON for another purpose. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. (http://www.roche-arabia.com/products/oncology/recormon.aspx)
Is Recormon a kind of EPO? You see, I am not an egghead in this field. :winkblue
Dore
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