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fezo · 08-07-2010, 02:40 PM

Boy, I had to really hunt down this old topic - which is a VERY good thing!

Just thought I'd catch people up.

late last year they put a port in me - a little gizmo they can hook directly into so they don't have to torture my veins any more. my veins are pretty scarred up but now geting now worse.

Here's the much better part. I've been on a chemo program for a bit over a year. It's 7 days on 21 days off, takes only maybe 40 minutes a shot and hasn't made me nauseous or made any hair fall out that wasn't already falling out. The best part is (drumroll, please) I haven't had anyone else's blood in eleven months! If I make it to September 1 that will be a year!

My numbers would have your doctors putting you in the hospital if you had them but they are fine for someone with what I have and I haven't been in a hospital for nearly a year!

At one point or another I know I'll still have to hit the odd transfusion but it feels great not needing them right now. I should be good for a couple more decades!

08-07-2010, 02:40 PM	#284
fezo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Manahawkin, NJ, 08050 Posts: 806	Re: Keep me in mind Boy, I had to really hunt down this old topic - which is a VERY good thing! Just thought I'd catch people up. late last year they put a port in me - a little gizmo they can hook directly into so they don't have to torture my veins any more. my veins are pretty scarred up but now geting now worse. Here's the much better part. I've been on a chemo program for a bit over a year. It's 7 days on 21 days off, takes only maybe 40 minutes a shot and hasn't made me nauseous or made any hair fall out that wasn't already falling out. The best part is (drumroll, please) I haven't had anyone else's blood in eleven months! If I make it to September 1 that will be a year! My numbers would have your doctors putting you in the hospital if you had them but they are fine for someone with what I have and I haven't been in a hospital for nearly a year! At one point or another I know I'll still have to hit the odd transfusion but it feels great not needing them right now. I should be good for a couple more decades!