Yes, IM Rocephin is an option.

Does anyone know if they are finding that it works as well as Iv rocephin for neuro?

Also, what are the dangers of Im rocephin?

The meds from Roche come as powder in little vials unconstituted (unmixed), so it could be used either way IV or IM.

I used it IV. My homehealth care took the meds, and mixed them up for me each week as needed.

I have known several others who do Rocephin IM. But since I have no first hand experience, I'm sorry that I can't answer the other questions.

Keep your hope alive!
Melanie

IM Rocephin is a little uncomfortable, but not unbearable.

The more kind Drs. will prescribe you a vial of 1% lidocaine to mix with it instead of water so it numbs as it goes in. That way, the shot is not very uncomfortable at all. You might still notice a sore spot the next day.

IM Rocephin may very well be an effective alternative to Im Bicillin; if you absolutely can't get that Bicillin, that is a route to consider with your LLMD.

I don't know if you've read the thread I started on obtaining Bicillin...several posters responded with some great information. Personally, I solved this crisis by ordering Bicillin through our insurer's mail order pharmacy. Though they did not have the full quantity on hand when I called, by the end of the next day, they had somehow managed to order enough to fill the rx.

For those four days I went into the doctor's office to get the IM injections, one gram of Rocephin in each butt cheek (two grams total).

I was a pain in the butt (both literally and figuratively) to deal with. I was much happier once I got my PICC in, and I couldn't imagine getting Rocephin IM every day. It's just too big a volume of medication, too often for it to make sense.