Lyme Disease Support Group

Does anyone know if any at home nurse would be authorizied to give me high doses of Absorbic Acid (Vitamin C).. I am happy to call around but I thought you guys would have a better idea or may have tried IV's at home..

I wander also is this something I could do to myself at home via IV? It's probably not easy to stick a needle in my own arm but I am open to feedback..

I am not sure if a regular M.D. would be willing to give me large doses of vitamin C.

If I have to pay for it I will..

Thanks Lymies,

Please take my thoughts for just that, thoughts. I have no facts or information.

I would think that no nurse would give any medication orally or by IV without a doctor's prescription. I'm not a nurse but from getting to know my home nurse, it goes against sound nursing principles and practices. There's also the question of liability.

I'm sure others know much more about this than I do.

I agree with tess. Im not sure it would be a good idea

Any "good" nurse cannot just come into your home and administer a medication, even if its just a vitamin. Also often you can't just pay her, it has to be approved by insurance, etc etc. Why don't you find a doctor who does Myers Cocktails-they have large doses of vitamin C, plus other healthy vitamins and the doctors who do them are happy to give them, but you do have to pay for it.

A nurse has a license, just like a doctor, allowed to do different things, but still must be covered under her license, even if its just starting an iv, giving a shot etc.!

Well there's regular ivs and picc lines they are totally different. If u have a picc line they stay in for months, u just have to change the dressing, can give ur self the infusion but have to find a doc willing to order that.....doubt one will order it just for vitamin c infusion?