| Subject: Novantrone injection problem |
Author:
Elizabeth Sauer
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Date Posted: 09:17:56 11/23/04 Tue
Hi, my name is Elizabeth. I was diagnosed with ms approximately 14 years ago. I received my last dosage of Novantrone over six weeks ago. When the nurse put the IV in, she missed the vein and injected the chemo directly into my arm. It swelled to approximately three times the size and turned black and blue with excrutiating pain. It is over six weeks now and there is still a lt of pain, itching and black and blue. The swelling has gone down a great deal.
This was an unfortunate incident that happened due to the nurses' lack of competence. I told her when I was first injected that it wasn't right, I felt a tingling down my arm to my fingers. The said it would be fine. Over the past 14 years I have had many IV's and have never experienced this.
For everyone taking this drug, please make sure that the doctor or nurse listens to you if something "doesn't feel right". You need to make sure that you are heard and not ignored!
Prior to this last dosage, I have not had any setbacks. If given properaly, this medicine seems to work extremely well. Lets just hope and pray for a cure some day.
thank you for listening, and best of luck to everyone
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