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Subject: Re: Novantrone injection problem

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nancy young

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Date Posted: 06:21:31 03/23/05 Wed
In reply to: Elizabeth Sauer 's message, "Novantrone injection problem" on 09:17:56 11/23/04 Tue

Hi Elizabeth,

I have just decided to go for Novantrone, and was glad to read your letter. You bet, writing this letter helped me. I'm very encouraged about your result from Novantrone.

I had basically been RRMS for the first 10-15 years, but I believe that I slipped into SPMS last Spring/Summer. I want to be proactive here. Since the time of your last message, do you still feel basically stable?

Thank you so much! Best luck,

Nancy

>Hi, my name is Elizabeth. I was diagnosed with ms
>approximately 14 years ago. I received my last dosage
>of Novantrone over six weeks ago. When the nurse put
>the IV in, she missed the vein and injected the chemo
>directly into my arm. It swelled to approximately
>three times the size and turned black and blue with
>excrutiating pain. It is over six weeks now and there
>is still a lt of pain, itching and black and blue.
>The swelling has gone down a great deal.
>This was an unfortunate incident that happened due to
>the nurses' lack of competence. I told her when I was
>first injected that it wasn't right, I felt a tingling
>down my arm to my fingers. The said it would be fine.
> Over the past 14 years I have had many IV's and have
>never experienced this.
>For everyone taking this drug, please make sure that
>the doctor or nurse listens to you if something
>"doesn't feel right". You need to make sure that you
>are heard and not ignored!
>Prior to this last dosage, I have not had any
>setbacks. If given properaly, this medicine seems to
>work extremely well. Lets just hope and pray for a
>cure some day.
>thank you for listening, and best of luck to everyone

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