tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post4193352803462465269..comments2024-03-22T13:46:31.211-04:00Comments on Getting Closer To Myself: Three Weeks, Four Doctors Appointments Later, and Three Pounds LighterLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910940045470516414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-87741396803072671502008-08-24T10:51:00.000-04:002008-08-24T10:51:00.000-04:00I wish I could come up with some kind of witty com...I wish I could come up with some kind of witty comeback, but in the moment, I kind of feel like I am at their mercy, and they are the ones with the needle in their hand. I agree with you on wishing I could hire the good ones and tote them around with me. Because I have had a couple of good ones... Just not lately!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13910940045470516414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-87059493416058927782008-08-24T02:29:00.000-04:002008-08-24T02:29:00.000-04:00Re: the stubborn veins. I am also cursed with thes...Re: the stubborn veins. I am also cursed with these. The last few times I went in for IV infusions, the nurses had a hell of a time finding my veins, and I ended up with deep purple bruises on both arms. When I'm feeling particularly punchy and I get a comment about my stubborn veins, I consider saying things like, "well, maybe if you med types would stop digging around in my arms for veins and collapsing them, you wouldn't scar them and just make it worse for the next guy". :P<BR/><BR/>I will say this, though. I've had two med-types get into my veins immediately; one was a nurse who used to work on a chemo ward, and one was a phlebotemist who obviously knew what she was doing. I felt like I should hire one to take with me whenever they needed a vein.<BR/><BR/>Be well,<BR/>MJMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540633438951294127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-48805607994545451542008-08-20T18:01:00.000-04:002008-08-20T18:01:00.000-04:00Samantha, no I was just taken off. Although based...Samantha, no I was just taken off. Although based on how I feel right now, I don't see how I can stay off of it. Thanks for this advice. I will definitely mention the possibility of a lower dose to my doctor.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13910940045470516414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-21243340689154095442008-08-20T17:39:00.000-04:002008-08-20T17:39:00.000-04:00before they took you off hydroxychloroquine aka ge...before they took you off hydroxychloroquine aka gen. plaquenil did they try to reduce the dosage.. I experienced the itching too with the plaquenil and they put me on 100mg once a day instead of twice... this really seemed to help the itching. <BR/>SamanthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com