Since I had never had Chemo before, I thought the sensation was just part of it, them I looked down and saw some discoloration next to the IV.
I called for the Nurse and she ran in there like nobody’s business, turned off the drip and got the needle out of my arm before I knew what was going on.
I'll assume that is the same 1% to 3% problem they have with the Avastin, which has more to do with the IV Setup than the drug be utilized for the treatment.
Unfortunately, taking a promising drug off the market only leads desperate people to seek out alternative treatments like going to Mexico for a magic Cancer Cure. It didn't work out for Steve McQueen did it?
Government only causes havoc while stifling innovation.
Questionable is how all manner of studies are thrown in the hopper and a blanket conclusion drawn — rather than looking for reasons why some seemed to show good success and others had no results or negative results. It’s darn hard to control all the factors with a disease as slippery as cancer and with nursing expertise in administering a drug as intended varying widely.