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Bad thing?

The nurse didn't give me Tylenol and Benadryl ahead of my infusion and I didn't say anything. Is that bad? I usually get it ahead of time.
 
It depends but benedryl is usually for allergic reactions if it's just a precaution you be ok if you are known to be allergic you need to tell them
 

Scipio

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San Diego
If you came through the infusion okay then everything is fine. You didn't really need the drugs. They were just a precaution.
 
I don't take them before my infusions. Maybe did when I first started, but more and more evidence now that they are not needed and people aren't getting the infusion reactions like with Remicade.
 
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