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Neupogen verses Neulasta?
The first yr I was dx with bc my onc had me on Neulasta injections when my wbc was low. But now since my recurrence she wants me on Neupogen for 3 days. That makes me living at the cancer center. I do wkly chemo so that makes me down there 4 days a week. I'd rather do Neulasta...one trip and your done. (I'm still using a walker after my femur surgery and I'm in pain and it hurts to run down there daily.)
Why do some onc use Neulasta...and others Neupogen? Does one work quicker then another...and is there a big cost difference in the two that anyone might know of? Is there less bone pain with Neupogen? How many of you get to give yourself injections at home?
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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