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How do you diagnose myasthenia gravis?

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Feb 28 7:26am | Replies (36)
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@harley22

Interventional radiology called me to set up an appt for the catheter to be placed in my chest above my breast area.
They said I need a large bore needle to take blood out and put albumin in.
If my veins are good,it could be placed in my arm, but I’m a hard stick as I learned when I was getting g IVIG infusions.
I’m not a fan of that line being placed in my chest, can’t swim or get it wet either .
I’m so afraid of it getting infected.

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Becky, Volunteer Mentor | @becsbuddy | Oct 16, 2023

@harley22 I certainly understand your worry about getting an infection. The nurses/techs who do the plasmapheresis will teach you how to care for the implant site. I was an oncology nurse and we dealt with central lines and no one got infections. We were forever careful about cleaning the site and making sure the patient was also.
When is your appointment for radiology?

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