Re: Re: Hemoglobin

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Yeah, I give my own and in my belly. I started off in the arm thinking that

would be better then my tubby but I was wrong. It stung bad! I hardly feel

it in my belly and as I said earlier all of my oncologist's I have seen have

recommended to keep using it. It has really helped me and hope others can

get some quality from it as well.

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no not a nurse, not sure why then my doc does not want

procrit unless its the trial drug Nilotinib

which I am on at 400mg a day.

as for my arm heck I get so many needles that I do not

have a good place to prick myself.. but that may

change soon, was supposed to get a portacath this

Monday but some technical proglem came up so they are

trying for this thursday, that may end any problems

and if approved for Exjade that will end that problem

as well. I read the side effects of Exjade and they

are similar to Nilotnib, and Procrit. Heart ears eyes

etc.. the list of side effects are on the web site

so I will go along with my Onc doc and avoid Procrit

unless it becomes absolutely necessary

Skipd

--- Cogan <ncogan@...> wrote:

> Hi Skip,

>

> I went to your link re: Procrit............it is

> from an attorney's office,

> not the best source of medical advice in my books!!

>

> Here is what was written:

> ESAs have been shown to cause increased deaths,

> non-fatal heart attacks,

> strokes, heart failure and blood clots in dialysis

> patients receiving

> higher than recommended doses

>

> I think a key thing here is " higher than recommended

> doses " ...........when

> Dr. Druker Rx'x with Procrit, he only wants your hgb

> to get to the low end

> of the normal range.....between 12 and 13........and

> not higher. Some

> people are trying to get higher than that.....like

> athletes who do 'blood

> doping'.

>

> C.

>

>

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