[TriciaV]

Rebecca,

I was diagnosed at 31 and I also did TCH and I also had to take the neupogen injections for seven days after each chemo. My husband gave them to me and we used my stomach as it was the easiest for us to use. I did have a lot of bone pain mainly in my thighs...it felt like a really deep flu like ache. But very doable. I was already on vicodin and that seemed to help me alot. As far as the liver enzymes go.... I didn't have any problems until after chemo and started tamaxofin..... and it was the opposite... my liver became very inlarged and still is, but all my enzymes come back fine. My onc says its the tamaxofin thats enlarging my liver. I was googling liver issues and came across a site...I think something like national liver foundation or something like that...and it listed a few drugs that really have an impact on the liver and tamaxofin was on that list. My onc says once I am off the tamaxofin it will resume normal size. We'll see. But the neupogen is doable and kept my counts where they needed to be and I never got sick with a cold or flu or any other infection... I did really well. I did however get really sick on the TCH, but I am past that part hopefully forever.... remember you will get through it...just take it in stages. Good thoughts to you as you battle on.
Tricia V.