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Has anyone had IVIG Infusions for Neuropathy?

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@fred101

I tried 2 Ketamine Infusions and they were expensive and did nothing to help my severe case of PN. I am an 80 year old Vietnam Veteran and tried about everything there is to try! The end result is that I am way past the 70,000 mile warranty and like a really old home, my pipes are all rusted and corroded!! Taking a small aspirin a day with all the meds I take, including statins and using LOTS of various pain lotions (Sombra seems to work well) and trying to exercise. I am extremely allergic to opiates, most meds, and things like Lachesis that my one Homeopathic doctor prescribed - this did not work at all and seemed to make things worse!!
I am lucky to still be alive given my history and I just try to enjoy each and every day as best I can. Sure sad how many "snake oil salesmen" there are out there trying to rip off us seniors and veterans. I will keep trying and searching for sure. Semper Fi.

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You are lucky. They overdosed me on ketamine when I had a hip injection. They scared the liven dickens out of me when I came out of anesthesia. I could not move my body. I was crying and the nurses were laughing calling it the ketamine high. I normally come out of anesthesia in 30 minutes. It took four hours and 30 minutes my son was scared something had gone wrong. I asked the doctors nurse to never schedule me there again. They gave me 10 mgs versed, 25 mgs ketamine and propranolol. I could not quit crying for three days. I called my normal anesthesiologist gave him the information not knowing he is now part of The Medical Board of Anesthesia. He asked me if I wanted to file a complaint because bottom line I had been overdosed on ketamine it causes disassociation. I said yes. He already had my medical records that I had sent him. I had ketamine in the past no problems but never again. Three weeks the doctor injected my other hip. I told the anesthesiologist no ketamine in recovery only 30 minutes and everything went fine. I have had several friends have the ketamine infusions. They like the high. I don’t like feeling like I am in no control of my body or mind.