shoegal Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I saw you can buy with no script, isn't that easier than the $900 it costs just for the IV bag at the ER? anyone do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janiedelite Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Unless you had a port or a PICC line, starting an IV on yourself would be very difficult in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
we_don't_look_sick Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Can you buy it online? If I knew how to do the needle insertion, I would try it rather than an ER full of germs and noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akavella Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 i think it might be possible if one is trained in this area, i.e. a nurse, md, medic. otherwise, no i do not recommended it do to many risks and things that could go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 i can get the saline bags and equipment for $10 and my doc used to do it for $60 but he moved away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodnuff77 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I have a port for my saline use and been using saline for over a year. It require's supervision to a point. I've been told to much saline can cause problems with lungs, kidney's , and liver. I have blood test's preformed on a regular basis to check these along with vital signs and inspection of the sight checked weekly by a visiting home nurse. I would think doing Iv's yourself would be very dangerous. You need to use heprain daily with to cut down chance of blood clot in line and blood stream. I dont belive you can get heprain without script. Plus even though I have a port regular checks and a nurse I still just recovered from blood infection and clot in port. I would stay away from doing it on your own due to the risks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfgirl14 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Wouldn't recommend you doing that. I get infusions at a infusion center weekly ... you could always go to one of those instead of the ER. Just get approval from a doc and get them to refer you. It is to risky to do it yourself. Even when you do in-home infusions (which I don't even feel comfortable with) a nurse has to be advising it. Taking ur vitals , checking IV site , etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoegal Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 not planning on doing it, found it interesting, since so many of us find it so hard to get and it costs so much $$$ for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfgirl14 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Yea it is pretty pricy. It is also hard to get through a doctor. Many of them don't even like taking the risk to let their patients doing it. Hope you can get the help you need. Best wishes to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfie Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 I went to college near two military bases. It wasn't unheard of for the young guys to give themselves or their buddies a bag or two of saline as a hangover cure-- starting an IV is something they teach you in basic as part of combat medic training-- as is keeping an eye on vitals and for infiltrating IVs, ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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