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Yes, agree with Lisa; I don't know why they're dragging their feet to treat this problem. I haven't had to receive shots for my white cell count (yet), as they've never been alarmingly low, usually hovering around the "cut-off" point of 1,000. A few times they've been 800-900, and then my chemo dose has been halved, and by the next treatment I'm back up above 1000. I am not fighting such serious mets as your mother, however; if I were I would be pushing for medication to keep the white cells up high enough for a full treatment each time. The shot I've been getting every other week for low red blood cells is Arenesp. I've had 2 doses and it seems to be finally kicking in as I've felt much stronger this past week, today I am going in for treatment and will have the usual blood work done first to determine if I'm good to go...
I hate to say this, but do you think it's an insurance issue? Perhaps they're worried the insurance won't pay for the injections, if so these issues can be addressed through preauthorization, and if indeed the insurance balks, your mom can go ahead with the necessary treatment and duke it out later with insurance through the appeal process...
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