VIDAZA-SITE REACTIONS
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October 29, 2005 at 3:38 pm #9634dinerMember
I’ve started my second round of Vidaza shots and it’s hard to sleep because each site is the size of a silver dollar if not bigger and they hurt so bad. They are so red and almost look like a burn. Is there anything I can put on them to make them feel better? Dee
October 30, 2005 at 2:47 am #9635Sandy LMemberMike has big areas that are red also. After the shot use cold. The next day switch to heat. Do you take them in stomach as well? Some people say they like that area better. Does the person that administers the shot warm the serum and constantly twirl it before it enters your body.
October 30, 2005 at 12:26 pm #9636eveMemberdear diner
please check with the doctor before you add heat or cold before or after the shot – my dad’s hemodoc says that the vidaza is temperature sensitive
eve
October 31, 2005 at 10:49 pm #9637ChiparooMemberDiner,
Thought I’d share my experience with you, because I had lumps and the sunburn-like marks you’re refering to in my first round of Vidaza. I did NOT experience this during my second round of Vidaza, which I completed on Sunday. The difference? The nurses administered the medication slowly, probably twice the time that the clinic did during my first round. What a difference! No “burns”, minimal bruising, and hardly any lumps. So my advice to you is to have your nurses give your medication slowly.
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48, Dx w/ RARS April 03. Long arm of chromosome #20 missing. On B6. Unsuccessful month w/Thalidomide (severe neuropathy) Jan 04. RAEB w/multilineage dysplasia discovered after 4th BMB in Aug 05. 2 rounds of Vidaza, weekly Procrit and Neupogen.November 1, 2005 at 4:46 am #9638dinerMemberThanks everyone for the advise on the shot sites. I’ll definitely tell the nurse to go slowly tomorrow, although it seems she does, but my platelet problem prob. has a lot to do with the bruising. The nurse does warm the serum between her hands and twirls it a lot. This will be the last week of my second cycle. Dee
November 1, 2005 at 4:48 am #9639dinerMemberChip, I almost forgot to ask. Where do you get your shots? I get mine on my upper legs, they said my stomach doesn’t have enough fat. I don’t want them on my arms because they already have enough bruises. Dee
November 1, 2005 at 5:41 am #9640Sandy LMemberDiner
Mike gets the shots in the arms and in the stomach. When I told you they warm the serum it was between her hands. The nurse was the one that said to apply warm to the site area after the shot. The next day she recommended cold compresses. Today we asked the Doctor and he said to do neither. I am so confused – and I should not have posted without asking the doctor his opinion. Good luck this week – I know you must be counting the days.
November 1, 2005 at 4:57 pm #9641ChiparooMemberDee,
I “mix it up”, having the nurse put it in a different location every day. Under the arms worked out for me, then I tried my love handles, but had a little bleeding with that. At least it gave my arms a break for a day! By the way, my platlets were 12,000 last Monday and I expected severe bruising that didn’t happen, just a little bit. I avoided the stomach this time because I had sunburn-like spots in both areas of injection.
I also haven’t done anything to treat the injection area – it usuallly clears up in a couple days. I’ll ask my oncologist when I see him this week. Sandy, as far as warming the serum, I believe they do that because it’s so thick.
Chip
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48, Dx w/ RARS April 03. Long arm of chromosome #20 missing. On B6. Unsuccessful month w/Thalidomide (severe neuropathy) Jan 04. RAEB w/multilineage dysplasia discovered after 4th BMB in Aug 05. 2 rounds of Vidaza, weekly Procrit and Neupogen.November 1, 2005 at 10:19 pm #9642TerriMemberBob gets bruising not as much if they go in straight with the needle and slowing. We use Arnica Gel to help with the area.
Before each shot we ice the area, It helps.
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