Thus local treatment (surgery) would not treat the distant spread, and these would continue to grow and appear on scans shortly after surgery. Hence a combination of local (radiation) and systemic (chemotherapy) therapy was tried and showed better results.
Studies have shown that a combination of chemotherapy (usually with a platinum and etoposide) and radiation therapy offers the best chances of remission.
Do you mean filgrastim? And are you saying Dengue fever? It would be a surprising though perhaps not impossible use of filgrastim. Dengue is usually treated by pain managers and sometimes hospitalization and a blood transfusion.
Anyway, if you have a legitimate prescription from a doctor, you should be able to fill it in the United States.
For this reason, patients are prescribed antibiotics and even receive injections to increase white blood counts (such as filgrastim or lenograstim).
If this 0.4 value really pertains to your white counts, then I believe this is really low and what you are experiencing is a condition called 'febrile neutropenia'. I would suggest you ask your doctor about filgrastim or lenograstim injections aside from the Levaquin.
Regards.
Filgrastim is also prescribed as pegfilgrastim (called Neulasta). My doctor used the 500 neutrophill count as a cut-off, so every time I got down around 500 I used Neulasta. The interferon drops neutrophils and platelets. Some people can do okay with low neutrophils but just as many end up with kidney and sinus infections, etc., that make you even more miserable.
Doctors unable to give any explanation for such wide variations on a dose to dose basis. Till date, I have also taken 5 doses of Filgrastim - the WBC Stimulator.
Can you pleae advice possible reasons for such wide fluctuations.
Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) or NEUPOGEN® (Filgrastim) may reduce your chance of getting an infection, but it does not prevent all infections. An infection can happen anytime your neutrophil counts are low. Look for signs of infection, such as fever, chills, rash, sore throat, diarrhea, or redness, swelling, or pain around a cut or sore. If you have any of these signs, contact your health care professional immediately.
http://www.neulasta.com/starting-chemo-with-neulasta/about-neulasta-neupogen.
I don't think it will be a problem.
Hi. I know I don't post much, but wanted to ask question about radiation. What are the benefits of whole brain radiation over stereotactic, gamma and proton? I have asked my doctor but I guess I just am not understanding because I thought others are more precise, but they are doing whole brain. Thank you.
thank you so much for your reply. Guess I am just scared. Doctor said if I don't do the radiation then a masectomy is next. So I am going for the radiation.
I have started with RT yesterday. I took my second radiation and have got nausea. Will it increase as i keep taking radiation or does it remain the same as the day pass by. i have 26 days of RT left.thanks.
The Oncologist is correct; Radiation is always recommended after lumpectomy, clean margins or not. Some do work thru radiation but it always causes some fatigue and it doesn't stop as soon as radiation is finished. It would depend on what type of work you do and how often your treatments are scheduled. I'm just basing this on what pt.s have told me; no personal experience here. Good Luck .....
The dye would be virtually out of your body within a couple of days and it's normal to feel a bit tired for about a week after the procedure. I would give it a few more days and if things don't improve, notify your cardiologist. Has your medication been changed at all?
I have started radiation to my sacrum and femurs this week. I pray it will help with my pain.My onc said prob 6 mo to live.
(God only knows this) Breast cancer has spread to bones, liver and lungs. I am also taking femara, Is there anyone out there who is kind of like me? MawMaw 59 years old today
This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/261420'>Difficulty With Sacrum Bone Mets And Radiation</a>.
You can discuss ‘Neupogen (filgrastim) with the doc; this is a GCSF drug that stimulates bone marrow production of white cells. It is generally initiated when absolute neutrofils reach .500 or that vicinity; some docs allow closer to .350, depending on occupation and other matters.
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