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re: If an IV bag is just water, why am I paying so much for it?
Posted on 12/20/14 at 9:10 pm to SouthBendBob
Posted on 12/20/14 at 9:10 pm to SouthBendBob
A friend suffered from horrible back spasms so they gave her an IV of valium. She got so fricked up she was basically drunk and they released her from the hospital. 
When I had IVs of painkillers, the damn nurses didn't know how to use fricking set it up right and instead of the stuff lasting about 3-5 hours, it poured into me in about 2 minutes and they wouldn't give me any more.
When I had IVs of painkillers, the damn nurses didn't know how to use fricking set it up right and instead of the stuff lasting about 3-5 hours, it poured into me in about 2 minutes and they wouldn't give me any more.
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Posted on 12/20/14 at 9:11 pm to athenslife101
the IV fluid is actually pretty cheap, good luck putting one into yourself though. I can do it to myself with the new safety catheters but it took alot of practice to build up to sticking myself like that.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 9:36 pm to athenslife101
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When I had IVs of painkillers, the damn nurses didn't know how to use fricking set it up right and instead of the stuff lasting about 3-5 hours, it poured into me in about 2 minutes and they wouldn't give me any more.
They shouldn't run painkillers over IV for 4-5 hours in many instances- a "bolus" going in as fast as it can (2 minutes in your example) is pretty standard in the case of it not being pushed over just a few seconds. And, depending on the drug used, it probably lasted 4-5 hours.
Maybe I am misunderstanding your situation.
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