My experience is neupogen does not lower platelets, the treatment does that.
I looked over my labs and my platelet count dropped during tx and stayed within the same range for the few weeks while I was on neupogen as the for the weeks when I was not.
The first time I did tx, I was on neupogen. A couple months after ending treatment I fell while getting into bed and broke my shoulder. I've had lots of worse falls in my life and never broke anything.
Bill, I just finished 48 weeks (w/Victrelis) and during most of that I was taking Neupogen. The jury is still out on the benefits of this drug when it is used to prevent infection from interferon induced neutropenia. That said, my rational for tolerating this unpleasant drug was to avoid dose reducing and increasing my odds of an SVR. My GI's goal was not risking infection in a cirrhotic patient.
d like to repeat that by lowering my dosage of neupogen by half, the side effects were diminished. This could help with your headaches.
I'm fortunate to have a flexible, experienced hepatologist who is willing to bend the rules to keep his patients on tx.
The only other advice I have is medicinal cannabis works well for many to relieve both nausea and headaches, as well as muscle pain.
The Hematologist said he was going to start him on Neupogen is anyone else taking this and is it working for them. He also said that he may need a transfusion , which is freaking my husband out because that is how we suspect he contracted the Hep c orignally (back in the 80s). I told him that they screen the blood much differently now then they did back then , but he is still freaking out. Anyone who is taling Neupogen please let me know if it is helping.
I am not on chemotherapy but I have to take Neupogen 2x/week at 480mcg a shot. The bone pain I have is horrible, the weirdest pain I have ever had before. My bone marrow gets so swollen that I can actually feel my heart beat in my femur, pelvis and ribs. That happens if I get up too fast, or bend over. On top of that I have the "bone aches and sharp zings" of pain for a day and a half after a shot. The first night I woke up shaking, because of the pain my body was experiencing.
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The use is of neupogen for hepC patients is somewhat controversial and may be unnecessary. There was a thread on this yesterday. I suggest you read it.
I have been looking around and noticed similarities between the effects I am feeling and others. Especially those who took Neupogen. I took Neupogen 3 times a week for approx the last 4 months of a 6 month treatment cycle. My levels "fell off a cliff" as my doctor said, and it was either take Neupogen along with Pegasys and Ribavirin or stop treatment all together. I have been clear of the virus since 11/08, but have had a slew of issues that are hindering my life.
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