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Re: Neupogen Shots? Standard With Navelbine?
On my first set of 8 chemo I had Neupogen shots for 7 rounds and the second set of 6 I had them for 5 rounds for a total of around 60. There were the side effects of bone pain, but overall I felt alot better-like I hadn't felt in years. Maybe they boosted my depleted white blood cells to where they should have been-on my Docetaxel last year I ended up in the hospital and it took 4 days of shots to get my WBC to the lowest of normal, maybe the same experience as you, Ellie.
Most people on chemo around here have Neupogen for dose-dense treatments but I was on every three week cycles both times.
I'm happy you're going home, Karen, and best wishes for staying there and no more hospital visits!
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Dx Age 47 July/09 Stage 2B/3
Left Mast. Aug 09- 1 of 3 positive nodes in axillary dissection (yes only 3)
ER+ 90%, PR+ 20%, HER2+++
4 x AC, 4 x Paclitaxol and H (Neupogen for 7 cycles), Herceptin complete Nov 10
Mar–Apr 2010 25 Rads
Apr 10-Oct 11- Tamoxifen
Oct 11 – 3 cm met to sternum
Oct 11-Letrozole for 3 mths, start Clasteon-bone remodeller
Nov-Dec 11 - Happy 50th Birthday -20 rads to sternum
Jan-April 2012 Taxotere/Herceptin-6 cycles (Neupogen for 5)
Herceptin every 3 weeks-Letrozole added Nov 2012
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