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Topic: How do you coordinate treatment?

MistyB
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Member # 27969

posted

Hi,
I am considering going to an out of state doctor... and I might need IV antibiotics.

How do you coordinate getting the medications (might need outpatient IVs, or a port put in - I'm not familiar with the details of this yet) when your doctor is from another state?

Thanks,
misty

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12yo Daughter w/severe anxiety, fatigue, dizziness, BPII - IGM 41+, 23+ and IGG 66+, 41+
Self - Undiagnosed - have peripheral neuropathy, hearing loss, facial tics, fatigue and a MRI w/lots of lesions.

Posts: 26 | From Worcester, MA | Registered: Sep 2010 | IP: Logged |

MistyB
Member
Member # 27969

posted

I guess what I want to find out is if your LLMD is over an hour away - do you have to go there for IV treatments?

Or does your LLMD coordinate care with your local doctor (if you have one who 'gets it')?

thanks,
misty

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12yo Daughter w/severe anxiety, fatigue, dizziness, BPII - IGM 41+, 23+ and IGG 66+, 41+
Self - Undiagnosed - have peripheral neuropathy, hearing loss, facial tics, fatigue and a MRI w/lots of lesions.

Posts: 26 | From Worcester, MA | Registered: Sep 2010 | IP: Logged |

TF
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 14183

posted

The doctor writes the prescriptions you need. That gives you the meds and the order to have an IV put in, etc.

You have your IV put in as an outpatient in a hospital.

An infusion company comes to your house and gives you all the supplies you need and teaches you how to infuse (drip) the IV medications yourself. You usually do it twice per day. Then, they come once per week to check your IV site and make sure there is no infection.

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MistyB
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Member # 27969

posted

Thank you - that's not as bad as I thought - logistically anyway.

misty

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12yo Daughter w/severe anxiety, fatigue, dizziness, BPII - IGM 41+, 23+ and IGG 66+, 41+
Self - Undiagnosed - have peripheral neuropathy, hearing loss, facial tics, fatigue and a MRI w/lots of lesions.

Posts: 26 | From Worcester, MA | Registered: Sep 2010 | IP: Logged |

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