What does anybody know about Procrit

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What does anybody know about Procrit

Postby gafriend » Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:17 pm

My cousin's onc wants to give him a Procrit shot tomorrow. Everything I've read about it is very scary. My cousin takes meds for high blood pressure and diabetes already. His onc said the shot would improve his energy level....but again from what I've read there is no guarantee this will happen.

With all the warnings, we're very afraid of this shot. Could someone enlighten me or possibly there is an alternative?

Thanks in advance-
Friend to Stage IV 11/23 pos
colon resect 10/7/09 (18")
Modified Folfox 6 started 11/6/09 (12 rounds)
Avastin started round 6
Avastin only - 4 rounds
Folfuri + vectibix started 6/18/10
Folfuri stopped after 8 rounds.
Home hospice began 12/15/10

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