tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66716353583350635462012-01-05T15:28:33.929-08:00Did you have an adverse reaction or side-effect to Synvisc? Are you considering Synvisc? READ ON...Synvisc claims limited localized adverse events. Genzyme only warns about chicken, avian, feather, poultry allergies. They fail to warn about chemicals allowed in permissible levels...formaldehyde and divinyl sulfone. If you have ANY chemical sensitivities or think you might, DO NOT TAKE SYNVISC INJECTIONS. You will regret it. Read this blog and make an informed consent.Synvisc Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09436945360917672027noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671635358335063546.post-19188906246382691152011-02-17T08:33:00.000-08:002011-02-25T20:27:02.444-08:00

I'm 3 years out from my Synvisc injections after my OS suggested this about 2 months following arthroscopic knee surgery after an injury. I had a life-threatening adverse event/reaction to Synvisc. Most of the symptoms lasted WELL over a year, and I still deal with some. IV chelation & IV nutrition therapies, as well as specific homeopathics SAVED MY LIFE and have helped to restore my health. I

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Two doctors that I saw in regards to my life-threatening adverse event DISCREDITED the FDA MAUDE reports because they are "often sent in by the patient." One said that he petitioned the FDA to stop posting such reports unless the physician submitted them. When most physicians who administer Synvisc are in denial of causation, the public would NEVER learn the truth. And WHY do doctors believe that

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If your adverse event isn't isolated to the knee or fall into a typical immulogical response, expect "Denial of causation" from those administering Synvisc to be your biggest hinderance to finding the medical help you need. Something to keep in mind.

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This landmark report is welcomed. Since many prescriptions drugs are "chemical based," I FULLY expect the forces/money behind them to fight to keep the link drawn between the two. But I say, wake up AMERICA, you are being poisoned by the very institutes charged with keeping your best interest in mind, and placing the patient first. Consider that Synvisc alone has two highly toxic chemicals,

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I'm approaching the 2 year mark since my life was jeopardized by a series of Synvisc injections. If ALL of the information to make a true "informed consent" had been mandated by the FDA then my life would have been far healthier and more productive during this time. Every human being considering Synvisc should be aware that permissible levels of formaldehyde[a known neurotoxin and carcinogen with

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Lot Number Y0806 Event Date 09/29/2009 Event Type Injury Patient Outcome Life Threatening; Event Description Acute circulatory dysfunction [shock], circulatory dystonia [dystonia], hypotony [hypotonia], slight tachycardia [tachycardia]. Case description: spontaneous report received in 2009 from physician regarding a female patient with medical history gonarthrosis. The patient received her

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The FDA now shows the actual event descriptions / side-effects that a patient or physician sends into them for Aug and Sept '09 and blocks of random date segments. This blog wonders why there is an inconsistency in these database reports? I will continue to keep an eye on this and report what is found. Here are some reports to the FDA for side-effects/adverse reactions to Synvisc / Synvisc One

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A friend of this blog contacted me last week. The The Knee Geeks/Guru forum deleted their profile, which resulted in the removal of their posts. This came without a warning, yet accused them of being "flagrantly commercial" for suggesting nontoxic solutions to pharmaceutical viscosupplementations. This poster first sought help from The Knee Geeks/Guru forum immediately following a

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The FDA has removed the side-effects event descriptions as of Sept 2009 and made it harder for the consumer to make an informed consent. I will continue to share some of the descriptions that I've collected since my life-threatening reaction to Synvisc.***SYNVISC HYLAN G-F 20Event Date 09/24/2004Event Type Injury Patient Outcome Hospitalization;Event DescriptionWeakness in legs, paresthesias

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Out of curiosity and due to some recent events, I decided to try out 4 search engines to see what came up when searching for adverse events/reactions relating to Synvisc injections. Google, Yahoo and Dogpile had the SynviscSurvivor blog either on the first or second page, yet on Bing/Microsoft...it never showed up after 10 pages, so I stopped.I took it one step further and searched "Synvisc

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I read this Q&A between a potential patient and a physician at this linkhttp://www.hopkins-arthritis.org/ask-the-expert/treatment-013003/negative-reactions-to-synvisc-571.html.Information from the physician claims that Synvisc is not systemically absorbed.According to the following statement with sources, the resident [joint capsule] half-life is days to a few weeks at the most.Synvisc® may last

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The FDA MAUDE site still fails to show descriptions such as the following relating to Synvisc injections or any other medical device as of late Sept 2009. As a person who went from INCREDIBLE health to barely surviving and hanging on the last 2 years DIRECTLY FOLLOWING SYNVISC injections, these event descriptions are TOO important to keep to myself. People need to know what COULD happen if they

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Since I started to post the FDA Adverse Events relating to Synvisc reported to the FDA via patient and/or physician, they have since removed the ACTUAL DETAILS and DESCRIPTIONS of the events!!! They simply say "injury" or "hospitilized" or "intervention required."Patients have the right to know what COULD happen to them if they take Synvisc or ANY OTHER drug or medical device. The FDA SHOULD be

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Feel free to share your experience with Synvisc. If you had an adverse experience with this viscosupplementation, YOU are NOT alone.

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Event Date 01/27/2009Event Type Injury Patient Outcome Hospitalization;Event DescriptionLack of muscle strength [muscular weakness]. Unable to roll over or get out of bed (mobility decreased) [mobility decreased]. Unable to ambulate [abasia]. Whole body locked up like an allergic reaction [hypersensitivity]. Case description: a spontaneous report received on 06-feb-2009 from the designee of a

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The Medical Device Safety Act -- Track the progress at http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-540 Check out who supports and opposes this bill, and contact your representatives.Synvisc is classified as a class III “medical device.” It received FDA approval through the Pre-market Approval process. This classification and means of approval by the FDA means that the pharmaceutical

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I encourage you to visit www.chemicalinjury.net for more information on the dangers of too much chemical exposure. This product will add to your load. Be aware.

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Divinyl Sulfone Acute and chronic mammalian toxicity: Sulfur mustard is a vesicant or blistering agent that possesses strong alkylating and consequently demonstrates systemic toxicity in addition to it's effects on skin, eyes and respiratory tract (2). It's also considered a known human carcinogen (59-61). Some HD degradation products retain considerable toxicity including, in some cases,

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Synvisc contains formaldehyde in permissible levels, but apparently the FDA does not require Genzyme to disclose that information to the patient. Some may say that formaldehyde's half-life is short, yet before it metabolizes, it can leave a wave of destruction in its wake. And if you are chemically sensitive, even permissible levels of a chemical can be deadly. Don't count on your physician to

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Things to consider if a third party insurance is paying for your Synvisc Injections, such as Worker's Compensation, Auto Insurance, Property Insurance, etc.If you have an adverse reaction to this injection, the situation could get sticky.One, the physician that you trusted to inject you could EASILY deny your adverse event because they are covering their own interests and possible ties to the

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This was reported to Knee 1 Forum by a poster named David on 2/02/2002 http://www.knee1.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=27&threadid=301&enterthread=yA warning about Synvisc...I just had a very bad experience and found out from some of the top orthopedist that it isn't that rare. Read on, I am 48 and have moderate to severe arthritis in my left knee (after ACL replacement) which is painful, but

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Synvisc injections--series of 3 injections in right knee. Could not straighten out knee due to bone spurs. Side-effect--muscle weakness in arms; could not lift arms above shoulders. Pain above shoulders and across back, excruciating spasms in thighs for 45 minutes at a time on 4 nights. Tachycardia on 6 mornings from 5 am to 5:30 am, pain in ribs on right side, aches and pains all over, could not

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This act would require exposure of financial ties between physicians and pharmaceutical companies, medical supply companies and manufacturer of medical devices. This relationship should be transparent. If you've read this blog, you'll understand why I support the efforts of Sen Charles Grassley to pass the Physicians Payment Sunshine Act 2009.This has currently reached the Senate Finance

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Lot Number 20501Outcome: Required interventionEvent Description: Synvisc injected into left knee in 2006 over the course of one month, 3 times. Has marked increase in chemical sensitivities, especially to phenols, formaldehyde, and petroleum products. Reacts to print, plastic, gasoline fumes, cosmetics, clothes dryer sheets, etc. Resulting in upper respiratory allergies, increase in muscle and

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A forum poster recently said that you only hear from those who had a bad reaction to a drug or medical device on forums and blogs, and that the percentage of those who react are actually small.There's some truth to what this person posted in regards to many drugs and medical devices, but I often wonder how many of the mysterious conditions today are contributed to the use of prescriptions, and

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This report is taken from the FDA Maude site where adverse reactions/events are reported.Event Date 4/23/2009Report Date 5/15/2009Swelling in the throat, pain the right leg that went down to the toes, difficulty breathing, swelling of face, dizziness, nausea, rash, headache, injection was painful, passed out twice, chest pains, jaw pain. Spontaneous report.Case description recieved on 5/15/2009,

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Note: In an effort to keep the information as accurate as possible on this blog, I've posted links to support the data and some verbatim information. Blogspot has now tagged my blog and will not let me do so. I will suggest searches to help you find the research that backs up my post. Sorry for the inconvience.Conculsion of one study: This study suggests that it's reasonable to tell patients

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http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/The following adverse event / side-effect was reported to the FDA Maude site for Synvisc manufactured by Genzyme.Event Date: 11/29/2007Event description: Medwatch, date 12/12/2007, was received by the fda via a corep on 8/26/2008. The report concerned a male who reported muscle spasms, muscle pain, contractions of entire body, suffocation, tingling, itching, and

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Synvisc Hylan G-F 20 offers an updated patient information sheet at http://www.synviscone.com/~/media/Files/SynviscOne/synvisc-patient-information.pdfNote that Genzyme no longer lists ANY ingredients to let the patient know what is injected into their body.The following is a list ingredients in each syringe of Synvisc from less than a year ago:Hylan Polymers (Hylan A & Hylan B) 16 mgSodium

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Here are quotes from research that appeared in peer-reviewed medical journals.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA.The flare reaction after treatment with Synvisc probably is not a Type-1 (antibody-mediated) hypersensitivity reaction, but may be a Type-4 (cell-mediated) hypersensitivity reaction.http://

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I recently learned of the Physicians Payment Sunshine Act which wants to expose physicians who receive money and benefits from manufacturers of medical devices, medical supplies and pharmaceutical companies.I applaud this effort as I firmly believe that when my orthopedic surgeon selected Synvisc as the viscosupplemtation for me, he did not consider my severe chemical sensitivities noted to him

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Synvisc is classified as a class III “medical device.” It received FDA approval through the Pre-market Approval process. This classification and means of approval by the FDA means that the pharmaceutical company, Genzyme, is protected from virtually any liability if something goes wrong with the injection.The “injected gel” that eventually ends up in your bloodstream DOES NOT have to follow the

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Synvisc is billed as a viscosupplementation with limited localized adverse events [meaning in the injected joint], and little to no systemic adverse events [meaning on the whole body.] If you read the literature Genzyme, the makers of Synvisc, offers to their physicians and patients, you'd think the only exclusionary criteria would be if you have a known chicken, avian, feather, poultry, egg

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