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264121 tn?1313029456

Help, I Lost It!

Ok.  So, And I have to admit to having a rare talent for this sort of thing, I lot an entire shot of interferon.  Yes, you heard me, that's right.  An entire pegasys syringe, gone.  Poof!

I took it out of the refrigerator on Friday and set it down... somewhere.  While I looked for the little box that contains the needle top part and the alcohol swab.

I found the little box and then COULD NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME find the syring of interferon.

Finally I had to just get a new syring out and use it.  I never did find the old syringe.  And at this point even if I DID find it, it would have been out of the fridge for so long as to no longer be good.

So... any advice on how to get a replacement?
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233616 tn?1312787196
umm...merry maids could vacumn it up...better to hire a couple ten year old girls, with a 10 buck prize.  doc clinics do have emergensy syringes.
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150807 tn?1194955315
hahaha lol
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92903 tn?1309904711
I'm thinking of hiring Merry Maids myself. Do you think it would be too forward of me to leave an outfit for her to change into at the front door?
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150807 tn?1194955315
lmao ....i do love to clean, always have thats one reason this treatment is so hard on me.
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212705 tn?1221620650
PA isn't that far from GA...wanna come visit?
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264233 tn?1216342315
damn brain farts will get you everytime!  :o)

did you check your needle dispensor i have done that before.

i called my doc and he just had me come pick up a replacement.
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150807 tn?1194955315
Lmao i have OCD you could eat off my floors....its not a good thing on this treatment, i feel i have to get up and clean even when i dont feel like it. ; (
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LMAO about the Merry Maids thing.  Too funny, yeaahhh welcome to another side of tx. LOL  You don't want any of those companies any way; they just whip through your house in 1-2 hours and still leave half the furballs. lol  I am the only female in the house here, husband, and two boys 12/16 yrs.  When I was on tx this place was a mad house.  Total wreck, and of course with the riba rage I was a banchee, total loonie. lol  
But it to shall pass.  Try a friend or relative to come over one day and just help with a few rooms or the dishes and kitchen one day or what ever really bugs you the most.

Cajun
1b  48wks
11 mo. post
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276730 tn?1327962946
I called Merry Maids too thats funny. They are a fortune! I couldnt go that route. WIth the animals and the hairballs its just too much . Oh well.

Regards..........;}
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212705 tn?1221620650
Early in tx, I put one in the freezer rather than the fridge! Contacted my dr., and Roche sent one out really quick. I gotta get my place together!! It's startin' to drive me nuts. What's that 800 # for "Merry Maids"? I wish I could afford them!
This too shall pass.
I'm glad to hear that some moola's comin' in to take some of the anxiety edge off. (reg. post on other side) I hope that shot does the trick!
Sincerely,
Yvonne
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173975 tn?1216257775
Call the pharmacy and say the peg syringe malfunctioned.  i did that a couple of months ago and they sent me a replacement within weeks.  

wyntre
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264121 tn?1313029456
you'd have to see our house.  you could lose an elephant in this place.
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Avatar universal
If all else fails, post again on the situation,  and you never know what someone might send you in the mail.
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Oh yeah, if your dog (or cat) seems to be in a foul mood lately, pull up the hair and make sure that the syringe isn't in their rear end or something.
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Call the Customer Service number at Roache and tell them that you mistakenly left out a pre-filled syringe and it somehow disappeared, perhaps into the trash. I had one replaced in a similar situation. They didn't send me the replacement direct, but contacted my online pharmacy, who then sent me an extra. Alterntatively, if and when you see the hepatologist, you might ask if they have any xtras. I got xtra peg, riba and Procrit from my treatment doctor. I assume you counted your discards to make sure you actually didn't double-dose by mistake? Not that it would be the end of the world.

All the best,

-- Jim
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167203 tn?1280692080
I'd give your Dr. a call, usually they can get you a new one, or pegasys themselves.
Wonder where that syringe went to??
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