I had a nice visit with the DragonflyGal on Sunday. She was perky and alert, taking her walks, and doing great. She says this treatment is a walk in the park compared to what she went through in August.
Today she'll begin taking the growth hormone which will increase her white blood cell count and prepare her for the collection phase of the treatment during which stem cells will be collected from her blood stream to be transplanted later. The drug, filgrastim (brand name Neupogen), can cause mild to moderate bone pain. Vicki took this drug in 2005 and found it to be quite painful. Our good friend vicodin will be back in town for the duration of this treatment.
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The fall harvest will have a whole new meaning for me this year. I am still aleast a week away from my blood counts reaching the level to allow for harvesting my stemm cells.
Awful tired but enjoy hearing from you.
Vicki,
Does this growth hormone mean you will get any taller? I think that would be a great side effect!
Julie
Maybe hair growth, in unfortunate places? What about boob growth?
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