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tousled1 · 12-30-2006, 03:02 AM

Christine,

The daily shot for a week that Chelee is referring to is nupogen. I did that with one round of chemo. Had to give myself the shot everyday in the thigh. Although if you don't want to give yourself the injection you can go to to doctor's office to get it.

12-30-2006, 03:02 AM	#5
tousled1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 2,104	Christine, The daily shot for a week that Chelee is referring to is nupogen. I did that with one round of chemo. Had to give myself the shot everyday in the thigh. Although if you don't want to give yourself the injection you can go to to doctor's office to get it. __________________ Kate Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58) ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2% Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006 14 of 26 nodes positive Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007 Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006 BRCA1/BRCA2 negative Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking. March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra