Have you heard of IVIg?
It is a blood/plasma product administered by infusion.
I was administered IVIg by the pulmonologist who was overseeing my care as I was working to get on the lung transplant list and waiting to be transplanted.
An uncommon side effect of IVIg is meningitis and I got it with my first infusion.
I was getting IVIg for a week of every month for 2.5 years.
I got meningitis five times.  Eventually, the side effects of having meningitis wasn't worth the limited quality of life the medication was giving me.  This was a really difficult decision.
What if the medicine that is saving your life is also robbing you of a quality that makes life worth living?
Have you had an infusion reaction?
Have you had meningitis from IVIg?

Episode 230: Infusing Meds By Port

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