Hi,

I'm 65 and was diagnosed in April w/hypogammaglobulinemia. The finally got the OK from the ins company to do the gamma infusions on June 8th and they ran a drip of Benedryl, then a slow drip of 10cc's of the gamma. I fell asleep and halfway thru the gamma my throat closed over, I started to choke. They stopped it flushed me out w/saline and a small drip of steriods. Now they want to put me in hospital for "a while" and give me steriod infusions WHAT??? I've heard they have very bad side effects, plus do I really need to pick up staph infec while I'm in hospital. Plus on the 22nd of June I'm supposed to have a bone marrow test done. Well I have degerative disc disease and severe osteoporosis, so the bone test should go well, NOT, LOL.

Anyone out there have any ideas?

I had a bad reaction to my first IVIG. The next time they gave me Gammagard SD, an IgA depleted IVIG and I had no reactions at all. They did pump me up with steroid and benadryl beforehand and the procedure was done in the ICU just in case I went into anaphylaxis. But I was fine. No problems except for a mild acne outbreak.

Regards,
The Idiopath
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there are so many different forms. My husband had a horrible reaction to his first set of treatments. We are now trying a new brand. His Dr. said sometimes it takes a couple of different times to get the right formula. Don't give up!