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Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) is widely considered a gold-standard, first-line treatment for CIDP. It is highly effective at halting the immune system's attack on your nerves, helping to restore muscle strength and protect your mobility.
Here is what a treatment schedule looks like:
IVIG therapy is divided into two distinct phases:The Induction Phase (The Loading Dose):
To quickly bring the inflammation under control, you will receive a high dose of IVIG (typically 2 grams per kilogram of body weight). This is split up and given over 2 to 5 consecutive days to ensure your body tolerates it well.
The Maintenance Phase: Once stabilized, you will transition to smaller maintenance infusions (usually 0.4 to 1 gram per kilogram) given once every 3 weeks. Where You Get Infusions. Each infusion takes about 3 to 5 hours.
Depending on your neurologist's plan and what your insurance covers, you can receive them at:
A hospital outpatient department
A standalone,
comfortable infusion center
Your own home, via a specialized visiting home-infusion nurse
Managing Side EffectsMost people tolerate IVIG very well, but because it temporarily thickens your blood and alters your immune system, mild side effects can occur. Clinical teams use standard protocols to minimize these:
Headache or Migraine
Flu-Like Symptoms
Infusion Rate Reactions
Now about the tests. Because my nerves in my legs are so bad, they almost did not read. Now, my hands because I was smart, listened to my pain, because they were my lifeline to work, I had surgery on them, which helped in the long run.
If you can not get a reading, it is gonna hurt. I know one shock on my right leg came out of..... are you ready for this.... my right breast. OMG, it hurt so bad!!! I guess it had to go somewhere. So....be ready.
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