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Old Mon Apr 20, 2009, 10:24 AM
Lynn del Lynn del is offline
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Originally Posted by rschem View Post
I had ATG (horse) serum aug. 08. Iwas luckey to have almost no side efects to the serum. I had a bad reaction to one of the platlet tx. I had the chills and shakes.I am now partially recovered and don"t need tx"s My hg is @ 100 platlets 50 ,wt.3.5,nf 4. Hope you are feeling better soon and get transfusion free.Good luck.
Robert
Hi Robert:
When I get platelets I also get chills and shakes, they call it rigors, and I found out that demerol stops them. If they give it to you right away a 12.5 dose works. Thanks, Lynn
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