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21-2-2009 - Iron IV infusion treatment done

My mood while writing this blog: sick & miserable

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Well this blog is continued from my 30 weeks appt which explains why I had to get my Iron infusion treatment. Well due to low iron b/c gastric bypass surgery that I had four years ago I now know why I've been weak with no energy all these years. Thank god for the sugar test to finally figure it out. I went into the hosp yesterday to get it done. My OBGYN told me that I would have to get it every few weeks. Thank God the oncology dr told me differently. I had to stay over 6 hrs for the full dose and not have to come back for another year instead of doing a biweekly treatment. YEAH!. Well it actually took more then the 5-6 hrs like he first explained. It took "8" hours!! The nurse that tried to put the IV in me was so retarded. She first put it in the top of my hand, couldn't find a vein and went FISHING for it for about 2 mins and it felt like forever. Then she yanks it out (by the way I can hardly move that hand and its very bruised right now) so then she was about to attempt to put in the crease of my arm where they draw blood, changed her mind, and put it about 3 inches down my inside forearm. The whole while she is tightening this plastic rubber on my arm to where its pulling my hair on my arm and making it blue. I MUST have been her 1st patient. I wanted to kick her but I contained my desires. I knew that I was going to have to get a B12 shot that day, so while being pricked already she tells me she wants to go ahead and do that too as well. I should've told her that I would wait for the next nurse or shift to let them do it. OMG NEVER NEVER NEVER did a shot hurt me so bad. I mean come on, just this past wednesday the nurse at my Dr's gave me my Rhogam shot and I DIDNT even feel it!!! All this stupid nurse did was wipe the area & stick. Your supp to at least rub & smack it first. NOPE< she smacks afterwards. Then here comes the medicine and it burned like fire. I've had a B12 shot before and NEVER did I ever experience that pain. So I wanted her to pretty much leave me alone so what ever I needed that day I did it myself. I've always been independant like that anyways when Im a patient. I just unhooked everything when I needed to go to the bathroom, and I just hooked everything back up when I returned. I even went and got my own snacks, and drinks and wheeled my IV around and just hooked back up when I was through. They gave me some benadryl and it made me sleep for about 2-3 hrs. I did bring my laptop and baby shower invitations to work on when I needed something to do. They had a flat screen TV and the chair reclined which was nice. I hated that I was in there with all the patients that were getting chemo. I was the only one getting an infusion that wasnt related to cancer. It made me feel really sad to see how sick they were and how much pain they were in. Well I stayed so long that I stayed over to the next shift. Which they were great except one did make the mistake of trying to rush my treatment at the very end. She made the drip faster and OMG I was getting so nauseous and sick really quick. This really bad feeling just rushed over me and I was like, hold on, oh your gonna have to slow that back down b/c Im really getting sick. Before hand they told me it has to go in really slow or you will get sick. I think that's why Im feeling sick right now. I go home and started really feeling sick & nauseous. I couldn't get to sleep till after 1:30 am and gone up twice during the night, and was completely awake by 6:30 am when my husbands alarm clock went off for him to go to work. I was feeling so sick this morning and most of the day. I did just have a 2-3 hr nap which helped but I feel so weak every time I stand. I think that full dose of Iron just really did me in. They claim with the iron infusion and B12 shots was really do me some good. Im still waiting for that to happen. To think that I had plans on cleaning house, doing laundry, and shampooing carpets. I have the entire weekend with no kids and hubby working and house to myself. But here I am feeling sick, miserable, weak, with no energy to get up off the couch. Damn!

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1 Comments on Iron IV infusion treatment done


jktopel - Monday, 23 Feb
Thank goodness it's only once a year! Hopefully you start getting that energy they keep talking about soon!!!!! At least you were able to rest this weekend. Cleaning can always wait as I have found out!!!