Facing third IVIG.

[bubblegum]

It is so confusing and wondered if someone could help us. Our daughter is going for her third infusion and we are concerned about it being high enough dose. Dr. K believes it should be 1.5 to 2.0. She is getting IVIG over two day period at 25mg per day. I believe that is .75 per day. Can anyone please tell me if they know whether .75 and .75 over two days makes the 1.5 or should each day be 1.5. We want to be sure she is getting what she needs. Her weight is 73lbs. which is 33.18kg. Sorry this reads like a story problem but it really does lend itself to one.

[JAG10]

It is so confusing and wondered if someone could help us. Our daughter is going for her third infusion and we are concerned about it being high enough dose. Dr. K believes it should be 1.5 to 2.0. She is getting IVIG over two day period at 25mg per day. I believe that is .75 per day. Can anyone please tell me if they know whether .75 and .75 over two days makes the 1.5 or should each day be 1.5. We want to be sure she is getting what she needs. Her weight is 73lbs. which is 33.18kg. Sorry this reads like a story problem but it really does lend itself to one.

 

That sounds about right. You multiply 33 X 1.5, which is 49.5, so 50 over two days is 25 each day. Yes, .75 each day.

[nevergiveup]

If she is getting 25 grams per day not mg then u are receiving Dr K's protocol. That would be 1.5 grams per kilogram. How ever u wrote mg ??? Its usually measured (the medicine in grams) also once in liquid form volume could also be meausred (for example 300 ml) but this represents both medicine and solution and is usually necessary to calculate infusion rate not amount of medicine. By the way have the infusions helped reduce symptoms? Is ur daughter healing. If ur doc is Dr B then u are most likely getting high dose? How often are the infusions?

Edited August 5, 2010 by nevergiveup

[bubblegum]

Thanks for reply!My dear husband typed the message last night because I was on my way to work and I was thinking about what the Pharmacist said from Insurance that it came out to 1.3 gm/kg.Then I'm flipping out because she had 2 previous and the dose was lower(20 gm/day x 2 days)and this time I wanted to make sure that it was the 1.5 gm/kg.Thank you Elizabeth for confirming that the 25gm/day x 2 days is the correct dose.(This is what happens when you are tired and you drive a hour and a half to your job and it gives you too much time to think!!!!!LOL.(Oh the mg was supposed to be gm,dear husband was trying to help!)