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| Waiting for the infusion to begin! |
I watched a video to show me how to deal with my on-body injector:
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Chemo Infusion No. 3 - Half Way through
After last night, I'm actually glad to be sitting here in the comfy chemo chair! Cubs pulled out an amazing World Series; I'm so tired after such a crazy, spectacular night!!
So, I'm here for my 3rd treatment. My white blood cell count was even lower than last time. The low value on the normal scale is 39 x 103 cells/microliter. Last infusion it was 37. Today's value is 24!! But, my oncologist wants to continue, so as not to prolong my treatment. I will now also receive Neulasta!!! Another drug - yay. It will boost the growth of new white blood cells. This one I receive tomorrow (auto-injector) in my abdomen, or on Saturday via a shot. It depends on which way my insurance goes. Apparently, it will cause me bone pain. From the website: "The most common side effect of Neulasta® is pain in the bones and in your arms and legs."
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Another drug... Bone pain... Craziness!! Thinking of you. Glad you could have some positive vibes this week with the Halloween kiddos and of course, the CUBS!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs. Neighbor Jill.