T_Anna Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 How long do you have to wait to do an accurate blood test post-IVIG? Thanks as always, T.Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenmama Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Pretty sure it's at least 3 months, though maybe more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmom Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 It depends on what blood components you are testing for - CBC and CMP you can test anytime. But if you are looking for infections, you will have to wait. We waited 4 weeks between IVIGs to do an infection panel. Doc said it would be accurate and not skewed by donor IG. She was correct b/c the only infections that were positive were ones that we knew he already had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Anna Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 What about the Cunnigham test? T.Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissyD Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Moleculera told me to wait 1 1/2 months after IVIG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenmama Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Dr. Cunningham also talked about this when she was a guest on "RadioPandas." The episode would be in the show archives if you wanted to hear more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Anna Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Thanks ThenMama. I listened to the whole show and it does seem like 1.5 months is the minimum post IVIG and steroids. We are at week 10 post IVIG. I just looked up their site and saw this blurb: "...some states require additional licensure to be able to test specimens from residents in their state. We are working now with the following states that require additional regulations beyond the federal CLIA and national COLA accreditation. Unfortunately, at this time we are unable to test specimens from patients residing in the following states until these states issue their approval. This list has been updated to show the remaining states as of April 18, 2013. These include: California Maryland Massachusetts Florida Rhode Island New York" Ughhh! Why is my state (NY) so backwards?? T.Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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