It has been a while since Iv'e been on line, although I would have
my daughter to inquire for me when I had a problem. It is my 18th
week of peg/riba of 24 wks. I have really had a time. My problem
now is fatique and shortness of breath.
I was given the Advair inhaler last Friday to assist with
breathing but I had read on the forum no steroids. Why should
one not take steroids and what happens if one does while on
treatment.
My hgb has been running 10.1 to 10.8 but it dropped to 9.0 at one
point. They started to put me on procrit and during the process
of precerting, it came back up to 10.8 and did not want me to
start it since it was over 10.0. Now, it is 10.1.
Also, at the time of precert, insurance wanted a ferritin level.
It was 720. A ferritin level was drawn before I started
treatment and it was 105. They just said not to worry.
You all helped me so much during some of my worst times. Thank
you so much.