tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479526014968221600.post7720846556215460312..comments2024-03-05T05:37:43.758-05:00Comments on The Blog Blog: "Take with food"Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091531660961094969noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479526014968221600.post-18806673832172265592009-04-10T19:53:00.000-04:002009-04-10T19:53:00.000-04:00Have you tried your foot for iv access yet? There ...Have you tried your foot for iv access yet? There may be some magnificent lurkers in there!!It's Herhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492459636159051132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479526014968221600.post-54158692626542498032009-04-09T18:31:00.000-04:002009-04-09T18:31:00.000-04:00I took Sporonox, it was a capsule w/ beads inside....I took Sporonox, it was a capsule w/ beads inside. Well it wouldn't digest right for me. I swallowed it and it came out the "exit" area latter looking the same as it did before I swallowed it, just wasn't in the capsule anymore. The little beads didn't digest at all. So I had to switch to a different anti-fungal. Sorry about your veins, that sucks! I did the IVIG pre-tx too, but they gave me a PICC line for it, the doc told me its very irritating to the veins and will use them all up and will burn the vein up to where later you won't be able to use those veins anymore. I hated getting weekly blood draws done, thats what did my veins in. The doc finally broke down and let me get a port because they were starting to use the veins in my calf muscle in the leg and the veins in my ankle and feet since the ones in my arms were used up and hard and knotty feeling and would never give blood again.Candihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026228415110663996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479526014968221600.post-39934226851748643822009-04-09T05:43:00.000-04:002009-04-09T05:43:00.000-04:00I would say it could be light food vs a whole meal...I would say it could be light food vs a whole meal cause I know some drugs require a full stomach and unless specifically told i think its just to make sure you don't get queasy. If in doubt ask your pharmacist *end add hehehe*Kirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291092796704287205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479526014968221600.post-2924538071007635512009-04-08T22:55:00.000-04:002009-04-08T22:55:00.000-04:00Hey woman.You poor sick oxygen challenged child. W...Hey woman.<BR/><BR/>You poor sick oxygen challenged child. We both have been going through hell lately, haven't we? I hope you're feeling a little better and that the Sporonex (sp?) isn't upsetting your tummy.<BR/><BR/>I'm getting used to my IV treatments although they suck! Speaking of, gotta go, time to unhook it! My MSN is tripping today. Talk to you soon. *hugs*Meghann "Former Queen of the O2 People"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00379960597893643322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479526014968221600.post-18043690746713133292009-04-08T06:11:00.000-04:002009-04-08T06:11:00.000-04:00The vein thing. God that sounds like torture. I ha...The vein thing. God that sounds like torture. I have a nurse who always chooses the most uncomfortable vein to take blood from, yelling 'MAKE A FIST, MOVE YOUR HAND, MAKE A FIST AGAIN' throughout the whole ordeal. Other nures are nicer, they just shove the needle in my arm and away we go. <BR/><BR/>I do have crapped out veins too. They put so many IVs in my arms when I was younger that they had to use the veins in the side of my wrists. Till I gave up and demanded a port. But even after 6 years some of my crapped out veins are still little buggers. We've named one 'Woody' because its all seized up! XxMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070132392649221615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479526014968221600.post-79352651398753272282009-04-08T01:59:00.000-04:002009-04-08T01:59:00.000-04:00Hey Bree, sorry I haven't commented is a while!! I...Hey Bree, sorry I haven't commented is a while!! I can sympathise abt the vein crap, and weren't as brave as you when it comes to needles!!! Still have blood taken once a month, and was SOOO cross 2 weeks ago when the lab screwed up and did the WRONG tests on my blood!! So after all the pain and stress I went through the results showed my Dr NOTHING... at least he's a sweetie and didn't make me go AGAIN...Alice Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336522233848638196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479526014968221600.post-65910403915449828472009-04-07T21:32:00.000-04:002009-04-07T21:32:00.000-04:00Hey Bree!!!First of all, please don't ever shut up...Hey Bree!!!<BR/><BR/>First of all, please don't ever shut up...<BR/><BR/>Second -- I agree with Jennifer -- "with food" means something on your stomach... A slice of bread, crackers, oreos (maybe 2 would be better than one...), apple sauce, maybe even a glass of milk... It doesn't have to be a meal. For some meds, they suggest what <B>not</B> to take it with, like dairy or fatty foods -- a pharmacist can usually suggest that...<BR/><BR/>And nope -- I've never been one to take my pills with water... However, a lot of older people, and children of older people, seem to feel that pills should always and only be taken with water (then slug down a beer after they take their pill with an ounce of water -- WTF?) I pretty much take them with anything -- milk, pop, juice, beer, whatever is handy -- and I have swallowed them with food (but sometimes some of them should not be chewed, particularly if they're micro-encapsulated or some such nonsense and should not be chewed...<BR/><BR/>And -- if you're taking oral sporonox, I believe that those are supposed to be taken on an acid stomach... Sooooooo, if you're on prilosec, prevacid, protonix or the like -- you should take your sporonox a few hours before your dose of that, and with an acidic beverage... Carbonated beverages are always acidic... Apple juice is always acidic... Orange juice is not always acidic, though many people assume it is... So, I always took my sporonox with a Diet Coke or a Diet Orange Crush because I went freakin' diabetic after transplant and I miss regular Coke and Pepsi and stuff like that greatly!!!<BR/><BR/>Try to take your sporonox and that stuff at a regular time with something small -- even a cookie or something -- and something acidic... It's better to get a steady blood level in your system...<BR/><BR/>I think about you often -- I hope you get your lungs very soon...<BR/><BR/>Love, SteveBreathinStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425167024998690437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479526014968221600.post-29475141695541655942009-04-07T20:39:00.000-04:002009-04-07T20:39:00.000-04:00Couple of suggestions .. I'm sure you've tried it ...Couple of suggestions .. I'm sure you've tried it all, but just in case.<BR/><BR/>1st. Depends on the medication as to waht "take with food" means, but whenever I had to take with food .. I generally ate bread or something like that (cheese if dairy was permitted) or applesauce. Something on my stomach. Mostly they mean .. not on an empty stomach.<BR/><BR/>2nd. My doctors (prior to finally succumbing to a picc) instead of using that elastic thing to tie the crap out of my arm would use a blood pressure cuff to squeeze the crap out of my arm. I'd also drink a lot of water prior to going to get blood or IV's and use a heating pad once I did get there. <BR/><BR/>One time they used betadine and it helped the vein show up a little better.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004009114069792651noreply@blogger.com