Kathleen and Ralph took me to my second chemo session. Dr. Tuscano was waiting for me when I got there because my blood counts were flagged. My white cells were quite low so the nurses couldn't give me the drugs until they got the go-ahead from the doc. He told me that I'd get the treatment, but that I'd have to give myself a shot called Neulasta, which increases the white cells in my bone marrow. Each shot is $3,000, so I'm awaiting authorization from my insurance company. If it's not the low red cells, it's the low white ones. I wonder if the green ones are okay. All in all, it was a fine session. The nurse was great and made me feel normal.
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- Danette and Joseph
- This Blog was first started to keep family and friends posted on my trek through the maze of chemotherapy. Now it will be used to keep those same folks updated on Joseph's trek through that same maze. We're all in this together.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Number Two
Kathleen and Ralph took me to my second chemo session. Dr. Tuscano was waiting for me when I got there because my blood counts were flagged. My white cells were quite low so the nurses couldn't give me the drugs until they got the go-ahead from the doc. He told me that I'd get the treatment, but that I'd have to give myself a shot called Neulasta, which increases the white cells in my bone marrow. Each shot is $3,000, so I'm awaiting authorization from my insurance company. If it's not the low red cells, it's the low white ones. I wonder if the green ones are okay. All in all, it was a fine session. The nurse was great and made me feel normal.
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hang in there, babe.
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