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Neupogen not working.... an experiment
Hello everyone,
After 6 months, getting 1400 mcgs of Neupogen every week did not seem to be raising my abs neuts or wbc counts (the counts actually went up when I skipped one of the shots), my doc agreed to take me off of it as an experiment. Well, the counts pretty much stayed the same! So, I'm living dangerously, with abs neuts ranging from .23 to .69 and wbcs ranging from 1.1 to 1.3. Why go to all that trouble and expense if they're not doing anything?
It's great not getting those shots- they were the worst part of the whole treatment! Has anyone else had that experience or had to live with very low counts?
And the best thing is that after tonight's Pegasys shot, I'll only have 9 left to do! Whooppppeee.
Tonight's fight song:
Ten little bottles of Peg in the fridge
Ten little bottles of Peg,
Take one down
Draw it all out
Nine little bottles of Peg in the fridge.
Best wishes to you all.
After 6 months, getting 1400 mcgs of Neupogen every week did not seem to be raising my abs neuts or wbc counts (the counts actually went up when I skipped one of the shots), my doc agreed to take me off of it as an experiment. Well, the counts pretty much stayed the same! So, I'm living dangerously, with abs neuts ranging from .23 to .69 and wbcs ranging from 1.1 to 1.3. Why go to all that trouble and expense if they're not doing anything?
It's great not getting those shots- they were the worst part of the whole treatment! Has anyone else had that experience or had to live with very low counts?
And the best thing is that after tonight's Pegasys shot, I'll only have 9 left to do! Whooppppeee.
Tonight's fight song:
Ten little bottles of Peg in the fridge
Ten little bottles of Peg,
Take one down
Draw it all out
Nine little bottles of Peg in the fridge.
Best wishes to you all.
Here are Ernest Tucker's 13 rules for all writers to follow:
1. Don't use no double negatives.
2. Make each pronoun agree with their antecedents.
3. Join clauses good, like a conjunction should.
4. About them sentence fragments.
5. When dangling, watch your participles.
6. Verbs has got to agree with their subjects.
7. Just between you and I, case is important.
8. Don't write run-on sentences when they are hard to read.
9. Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.
10. Try to not ever split infinitives.
11. It is important to use your apostrophe's correctly.
12. Proofread your writing to see if any words out.
13. Correct speling is essential.
1. Don't use no double negatives.
2. Make each pronoun agree with their antecedents.
3. Join clauses good, like a conjunction should.
4. About them sentence fragments.
5. When dangling, watch your participles.
6. Verbs has got to agree with their subjects.
7. Just between you and I, case is important.
8. Don't write run-on sentences when they are hard to read.
9. Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.
10. Try to not ever split infinitives.
11. It is important to use your apostrophe's correctly.
12. Proofread your writing to see if any words out.
13. Correct speling is essential.
Was this it?
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REASONS WHY THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS SO HARD TO LEARN AND TO SPELL:
1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4. We must polish the Polish furniture.
5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10. I did not object to the object.
11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12. There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13. They were too close to the door to close it.
14. The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into the sewer.
16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18. After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19. Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear.
20. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
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or this?
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>The the impotence of proofreading
>By Taylor Mali
>
>Has this ever happened to you? You work very horde on a paper >for English clash And then get a very glow raid (like a D or >even a D=) and all because you are the word
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REASONS WHY THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS SO HARD TO LEARN AND TO SPELL:
1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4. We must polish the Polish furniture.
5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10. I did not object to the object.
11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12. There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13. They were too close to the door to close it.
14. The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into the sewer.
16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18. After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19. Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear.
20. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
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or this?
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>The the impotence of proofreading
>By Taylor Mali
>
>Has this ever happened to you? You work very horde on a paper >for English clash And then get a very glow raid (like a D or >even a D=) and all because you are the word
Got my bloodwork back. My Neutrophills are normal now. Just had to do the Neupogen twice a week for two weeks. I do TX #8 tongiht. Next bloodwork will be done end of next week. As long as my counts stay normal I will not have to do more neupogen. I'll post results later.
I was on the neuprogen shots every week starting at week 5 until I finished at week 48. It would raise my wbc from approx 1.3 to 10-13 but would go right down again by the next week. My Dr. lowered my dose of interferon also for the whole time of tx and now after 3 months of being off tx I found out I'm not negitive anymore. The dragon is back and I'm wondering if it was because my dr lowered my dosage. I would be willing to take 2 or 3 neuprogen shots a week if it meant I could get rid of the dragon.
Also the blood Dr I was going to for the neuprogen shots prescribed loratab for the pain from the shots.
Best of luck with the few remaining.
In HIS Hands,
Linda
Also the blood Dr I was going to for the neuprogen shots prescribed loratab for the pain from the shots.
Best of luck with the few remaining.
In HIS Hands,
Linda
I had to do neupogen twice a week half cc on Monday and Weds. then Pegasys on Friday. I did not enjoy the flu and fever the neupogen brought on. I should find out today if it did any good. Last Monday was my last shot of neup. My GI wants to wait and see if just this type of booster will do the trick so I don't have to do it the entire time of TX.
lvlady- My most heartfelt sympathies go out to you. Were you taking PegIntron and Ribavirin or non-pegalated interferon? What dosages? At what point did you clear the virus?
As much as I suggested to my doctor that perhaps I was getting too much pegasys or riba, he refused to lower the dose. He's had similar things happen to other patients.
The joy of being close to the end is always tempered by the fears of the virus coming back. Sobering thoughts.....
OkieJim- I think that what lvlady said about the Neupogen having such a short term effect is true. I hope you are able to stay off of it and feel better.
I'm hoping the ribavirin protects us from viruses like colds, coughs and flu, so am mostly worried about bacterial infections or food poisoning. Don't know if there's any truth to that theory, so I'm trying to visualize abundant white blood cells too. Ha Ha
Maj Neni- 13! Yep, it feels good, don't it? The date of my last pill is on 12/31. Might do a teeny bit of celebrating that night! Maybe........!!
Hang in there everybody!
As much as I suggested to my doctor that perhaps I was getting too much pegasys or riba, he refused to lower the dose. He's had similar things happen to other patients.
The joy of being close to the end is always tempered by the fears of the virus coming back. Sobering thoughts.....
OkieJim- I think that what lvlady said about the Neupogen having such a short term effect is true. I hope you are able to stay off of it and feel better.
I'm hoping the ribavirin protects us from viruses like colds, coughs and flu, so am mostly worried about bacterial infections or food poisoning. Don't know if there's any truth to that theory, so I'm trying to visualize abundant white blood cells too. Ha Ha
Maj Neni- 13! Yep, it feels good, don't it? The date of my last pill is on 12/31. Might do a teeny bit of celebrating that night! Maybe........!!
Hang in there everybody!
A while ago, probably back in late June maybe early July you posted an essay on the English Language and word usage. Do you have any recall, barring all brain fog, of the passage or the examples? there was some humor in it as I recall, I would love to send it to someone who is studying the origin of the English language. Thank you, sorry for busting in on this thread. By the way..good song!
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