drelohssa... page. Any advice? I am on Ax for one week now. Scared to contaminate my 8 year old boy. I use the same tub, shower, sink that he uses. Often he crawls into our bed a night. Like all boys, he likes to wrestle, rough play, etc with his dad. I like to tickle him, and of course as revenge, he tries to tickle me. AND, dad likes hugs from his boy when he leaves for work and when he gets home.
I am even afraid to put my shirts in the same hamper(and maybe even in the same washing machine)as his stuff.
Most people lather up their underarms in the shower. I dont even do that. I am afraid he will use the soap and contam himself, EVEN IF I RINSE OFF THE SOAP. Am I being paranoid? I mean, along with the Rx, I got about 40 pages of literature which all emphasized the dangers of cross contamination. ??? Any suggestion plz?
Axiron - I have tried several times to ask a queston, but it never appears on the support group?
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- 10 Aug 2011 by drelohssa
- Topics:
- hypogonadism -- male, axiron
Added 10 Aug 2011:
PS, I realize that i am not supposed to post the same question twice, but i would like some sort of confirmation that my question is listed. Surely when i log on tomorrow, as has been the case for the last week, I will not be able to find my question anywhere on the forum.
Responses (3)
cynicalcall10 Aug 2011
It's actually great that you are aware of the transference risk and taking precautions. If you are waiting for the product to dry before putting on your shirt, you should be fine with normal interactions.
If you follow the directions, you and your family members will be fine. You should not have a problem using the same soap or anything like that.
It's good that you are a concerned parent though. You should ask your doctor if he has any other advice.
Studfinder27 Aug 2011
You are reacting to the information the FDA mandated manufactures put on this medicine to prevent the nine documented cases of cross contaimination that have occurred. Yes, it's wise of you to watch for places for this to happen. However, you seem careful and thoughtful about it, so no need to obsess over it.
As far as contaminated soap bars, well, what's he do with it... wash and suds up, which again, will isolate any reminant dirt, drug or greasy oils to be washed away. So, relax a little about that possibility, but do watch what you do with your towels, washclothes or t-shirts that may have been soaked with the drug to any degree. Wash them separately OR keep just one or two of them for yourself, and make certain everyone else knows that they are YOURS. (His and Hers towels, for example... or make the hot pink towel yours. Or only sleep in that one nightshirt, etc.
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Thank you very much for your time and help. My doctor said the same thing you said. I'm Just trying to consider less than obvious modes of contamination and eliminate them before they happen. Thanks again!!!
It's just a guess on my part, but the warnings the FDA requires be dispensed with all Testosterone product stem from just NINE cases of cross-contamination. We don't know what those nine patients were doing to cause the cross-contamination, so it's easy to go overboard and paranoid about it.
You are taking reasonable precautions. I suspect some of the problems either stem from patients who apply it themselves and immediately go wrestle with their kid in the pool... or have a family member rubbing it into their shoulder for them (a No-No!)... or have shared the same washcloth or towel day in and out with all their family members. We also don't know if the kid was playing in Dad's stuff in the bathroom, or if he found the pump, squirted some on himself, or just what the background was.