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Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your doctor can prescribe something like Procrit which will bring your red count up but there's nothing that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll probably lower your dosage for a while or take you off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, it's happened to a lot of us. I never had that problem. I didn't respond at all but one or more of the other "Dummies" will tell you what happened to them - Llinda, De, chime in here. SuZie katanyablade <katanyablade@...> wrote: So, I got some blood work back from 2 weeks ago and it says that I'm getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are down. So my doctor is re-doing the blood, but he said he might take me off it for a week , then put me back on a lower dose. Any advice?? Did this happen to anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good. Yesterday was kind of crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is there somethingthat he can givr me to make those go back up without stopping the meds?LuvKat

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Hi Suzie I'll give the doc the name of this stuff too...I'm hoping the blood work will look better come Monday...The other blood was from 2 weeks ago, so I'm praying that my body will just work it out. Kisses to you and your kitty Kat ( I have a kitty too...Cujo- he likes to bite toes!!)suzie <suzieandsandy@...> wrote: Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your doctor can prescribe something like

Procrit which will bring your red count up but there's nothing that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll probably lower your dosage for a while or take you off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, it's happened to a lot of us. I never had that problem. I didn't respond at all but one or more of the other "Dummies" will tell you what happened to them - Llinda, De, chime in here. SuZie katanyablade <katanyablade > wrote: So, I got some blood work back from 2 weeks ago and it says that I'm getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are down. So my doctor is re-doing the blood, but he said he

might take me off it for a week , then put me back on a lower dose. Any advice?? Did this happen to anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good. Yesterday was kind of crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is there somethingthat he can givr me to make those go back up without stopping the meds?LuvKat Next time I'm coming back as a cat

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Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't give him any more ideas! He likes to bite more than toes, I have a scar on my wrist from him attacking my feet & both my hands when he was just a baby. I figured it was testosterone poisoning so I had him fixed & he hasn't done that again. He does like to bite feet for no reason. Someday I'll finally get my brother over here to take some pics so you guys can see how he's grown. A giant furball, should've named him Tribble - he looks like one of the bigger ones but there was a Tribble living next door & when he was small SpYke didn't look like one. Hugs, SuZiecindy sieman

<katanyablade@...> wrote: Hi Suzie I'll give the doc the name of this stuff too...I'm hoping the blood work will look better come Monday...The other blood was from 2 weeks ago, so I'm praying that my body will just work it out. Kisses to you and your kitty Kat ( I have a kitty too...Cujo- he likes to bite toes!!)suzie <suzieandsandy > wrote: Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your doctor can prescribe something like Procrit which will bring your red count up but there's nothing that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll probably lower your dosage for a while or take you off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, it's happened to a lot of us. I never had that problem. I didn't respond at all but one or more of the other "Dummies" will tell you what happened to them - Llinda, De, chime in here. SuZie katanyablade <katanyablade > wrote: So, I got some

blood work back from 2 weeks ago and it says that I'm getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are down. So my doctor is re-doing the blood, but he said he might take me off it for a week , then put me back on a lower dose. Any advice?? Did this happen to anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good. Yesterday was kind of crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is there somethingthat he can givr me to make those go back up without stopping the meds?LuvKat Next time I'm coming back as a cat Finding fabulous fares is fun.Let FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains.

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My

insurance wouldn’t let me have Epogen because it was “off label use

for Hep C”, so what my doc & I did, was keep me on full doses & check

my blood every week to be sure I wasn’t getting into the danger

zone. Thankfully, I hovered just above the point where we had to decrease

my dose of anything. My doc & I had constant open dialog about

my feelings toward tx – that I did not want to give up after coming so

far and that the only way I would voluntarily give up would be if it was going

to cause me financial ruin (lose my job, house, etc). Ask your doc if

adding an iron supplement would help any. Generally iron isn’t good

for our livers, but it might be the lesser of 2 evils to be able to continue

treatment. I don’t know about the white count, but talk to your doc

and tell him you don’t want to reduce your doses and what else can you

try first.

De

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needing some advice

Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your doctor can

prescribe something like Procrit which will bring your red count up but there's

nothing that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll probably lower your

dosage for a while or take you off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't

worry, it's happened to a lot of us.

I never had that problem. I didn't respond at all

but one or more of the other " Dummies " will tell you what happened to

them - Llinda, De, chime in here.

SuZie

katanyablade

<katanyablade > wrote:

So, I

got some blood work back from 2 weeks ago and it says that I'm

getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are down. So my doctor

is re-doing the blood, but he said he might take me off it for a week ,

then put me back on a lower dose. Any advice?? Did this happen to

anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good. Yesterday was kind of

crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is there somethingthat

he can givr me to make those go back up without stopping the meds?

Luv

Kat

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Hi,

Just wanted to let you know thatthere is something that raises your white blood cells. It's Neupogen. I know because I'm on it.

Rich

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Hi Suzie

I'll give the doc the name of this stuff too...I'm hoping the blood work will look better come Monday...The other blood was from 2 weeks ago, so I'm praying that my body will just work it out.

Kisses to you and your kitty

Kat

( I have a kitty too...Cujo- he likes to bite toes!!)suzie <suzieandsandy > wrote:

Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your doctor can prescribe something like Procrit which will bring your red count up but there's nothing that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll probably lower your dosage for a while or take you off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, it's happened to a lot of us.

I never had that problem. I didn't respond at all but one or more of the other "Dummies" will tell you what happened to them - Llinda, De, chime in here.

SuZie

katanyablade <katanyablade > wrote:

So, I got some blood work back from 2 weeks ago and it says that I'm getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are down. So my doctor is re-doing the blood, but he said he might take me off it for a week , then put me back on a lower dose. Any advice?? Did this happen to anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good. Yesterday was kind of crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is there somethingthat he can givr me to make those go back up without stopping the meds?LuvKat

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Hey Rich, Thanks. I know alot of people have been asking about whats for low red count and whats for low white count too. Always Great to hear from you. l & h dRich <richpc@...> wrote: Hi, Just wanted to let you know thatthere is something that raises your white blood cells. It's Neupogen. I know because I'm on it. Rich .

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Hi everyone!!! Thanks for all the good advice. I'm going to print it all out for my doc Moday and hopefully he can put it all together. I'm still feeling a little fuzzy today. I was supposed to dive tonight, but I'm going to sit this one out , stay at home and play catch up on my stuff here. ( I hate not diving...it's almost the end of lobster season) Hope everyone has a great weekend!! Luv Katgail <gaila@...> wrote: Iron is a nono.To hard

on the liver hon,but B12 might help if you can't get the script.It helps with the red count. Gail RE: needing some advice My insurance wouldn’t let me have Epogen because it was “off label use for Hep C”, so what my doc & I did, was keep me on full doses & check my blood every week to be sure I wasn’t getting into the danger zone. Thankfully, I hovered just above the point where we had to decrease my dose of anything. My doc & I had constant open dialog about my feelings toward tx – that I did not want to give up after coming so far and that the only way I would voluntarily give up would be if it was going to cause me financial ruin (lose my job, house, etc). Ask your doc if adding an iron supplement would help any. Generally iron isn’t good for our livers, but it might be the lesser of 2 evils to be able to continue treatment. I don’t know about the white count, but talk to your doc and tell him you don’t want to reduce your doses and what else can you

try first. De -----Original Message-----From: Hepatitis CSupportGroupForDummies [mailto:Hepatitis CSupportGroupForDummies ] On Behalf Of suzieSent: Friday, March 09, 2007 7:26 PMHepatitis CSupportGroupForDummies Subject: Re: needing some advice Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your doctor can prescribe something like Procrit which will bring your red count up but there's nothing that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll probably lower your dosage for a while or take you off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, it's happened to a lot of us. I never had that problem. I didn't respond at all but one or more of the other "Dummies" will tell you what happened to them - Llinda, De, chime in here. SuZie katanyablade <katanyablade > wrote: So, I got some blood work back

from 2 weeks ago and it says that I'm getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are down. So my doctor is re-doing the blood, but he said he might take me off it for a week , then put me back on a lower dose. Any advice?? Did this happen to anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good. Yesterday was kind of crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is there somethingthat he can givr me to make those go back up without stopping the meds?LuvKat

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Thank you Rich.I have been trying to get the low white count forever.

Gail

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Hey Rich,

Thanks. I know alot of people have been asking about whats for low red count and whats for low white count too. Always Great to hear from you.

l & h

dRich <richpc@...> wrote:

Hi,

Just wanted to let you know thatthere is something that raises your white blood cells. It's Neupogen. I know because I'm on it.

Rich

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Thank you very much dear man.Someone asked me awhile ago and I couldn't remember the name of the drug.

Gail

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Hi Suzie

I'll give the doc the name of this stuff too...I'm hoping the blood work will look better come Monday...The other blood was from 2 weeks ago, so I'm praying that my body will just work it out.

Kisses to you and your kitty

Kat

( I have a kitty too...Cujo- he likes to bite toes!!)suzie <suzieandsandy > wrote:

Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your doctor can prescribe something like Procrit which will bring your red count up but there's nothing that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll probably lower your dosage for a while or take you off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, it's happened to a lot of us.

I never had that problem. I didn't respond at all but one or more of the other "Dummies" will tell you what happened to them - Llinda, De, chime in here.

SuZie

katanyablade <katanyablade > wrote:

So, I got some blood work back from 2 weeks ago and it says that I'm getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are down. So my doctor is re-doing the blood, but he said he might take me off it for a week , then put me back on a lower dose. Any advice?? Did this happen to anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good. Yesterday was kind of crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is there somethingthat he can givr me to make those go back up without stopping the meds?LuvKat

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Iron is a nono.To hard on the liver hon,but B12 might help if you can't get the script.It helps with the red count.

Gail

RE: needing some advice

My insurance wouldn’t let me have Epogen because it was “off label use for Hep C”, so what my doc & I did, was keep me on full doses & check my blood every week to be sure I wasn’t getting into the danger zone. Thankfully, I hovered just above the point where we had to decrease my dose of anything. My doc & I had constant open dialog about my feelings toward tx – that I did not want to give up after coming so far and that the only way I would voluntarily give up would be if it was going to cause me financial ruin (lose my job, house, etc). Ask your doc if adding an iron supplement would help any. Generally iron isn’t good for our livers, but it might be the lesser of 2 evils to be able to continue treatment. I don’t know about the white count, but talk to your doc and tell him you don’t want to reduce your doses and what else can you try first.

De

-----Original Message-----From: Hepatitis CSupportGroupForDummies [mailto:Hepatitis CSupportGroupForDummies ] On Behalf Of suzieSent: Friday, March 09, 2007 7:26 PMHepatitis CSupportGroupForDummies Subject: Re: needing some advice

Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your doctor can prescribe something like Procrit which will bring your red count up but there's nothing that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll probably lower your dosage for a while or take you off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, it's happened to a lot of us.

I never had that problem. I didn't respond at all but one or more of the other "Dummies" will tell you what happened to them - Llinda, De, chime in here.

SuZie

katanyablade <katanyablade > wrote:

So, I got some blood work back from 2 weeks ago and it says that I'm getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are down. So my doctor is re-doing the blood, but he said he might take me off it for a week , then put me back on a lower dose. Any advice?? Did this happen to anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good. Yesterday was kind of crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is there somethingthat he can givr me to make those go back up without stopping the meds?LuvKat

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Hi Rich, Sorry about that, I'm always getting those two confused, white cells & platelets I mean. My white cells are fine, it's my platelets that are low & that's what causes the bruising & bleeding. It's also the one that there's no med to fix it. Sorry guys, yet another brain fog moment. SuZie & Sir SpYke - who's trying to keep Mama on the ball & failing.Rich <richpc@...> wrote: Hi, Just wanted to let you know thatthere is something that raises your white blood cells. It's Neupogen. I know because I'm on it. Rich Re: needing some advice Hi Suzie I'll give the doc the name of this stuff too...I'm hoping the blood work will look better come Monday...The other blood was from 2 weeks ago, so I'm praying that my body will just work it out. Kisses to you and your kitty Kat ( I have a kitty too...Cujo- he likes to bite toes!!)suzie <suzieandsandy > wrote: Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your doctor can prescribe something like Procrit which will bring your red count up but there's nothing

that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll probably lower your dosage for a while or take you off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, it's happened to a lot of us. I never had that problem. I didn't respond at all but one or more of the other "Dummies" will tell you what happened to them - Llinda, De, chime in here. SuZie katanyablade <katanyablade > wrote: So, I got some blood work back from 2 weeks ago and it says that I'm getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are down. So my doctor is re-doing the blood, but he said he might take me off it for a week , then put me back on a lower

dose. Any advice?? Did this happen to anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good. Yesterday was kind of crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is there somethingthat he can givr me to make those go back up without stopping the meds?LuvKat Next time I'm coming back as a cat Finding fabulous fares is fun.Let FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains.

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Hi Kat,

I am in week 16 of treatment. My RBC went way down

and my dose was lowered for 1 month and I was put on

Procrit. It has gotten back up within normal range

and I am back on my regular dose.

I still take the Procrit and everything seems to be

going okay so far.

Good luck,

Jerri

--- suzie <suzieandsandy@...> wrote:

> Lots of us have had low red count during tx - your

> doctor can prescribe something like Procrit which

> will bring your red count up but there's nothing

> that will help the platelets(white cells). He'll

> probably lower your dosage for a while or take you

> off tx for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, it's

> happened to a lot of us.

> I never had that problem. I didn't respond at

> all but one or more of the other " Dummies " will tell

> you what happened to them - Llinda, De, chime in

> here.

> SuZie

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> katanyablade <katanyablade@...> wrote:

> So, I got some blood work back from 2

> weeks ago and it says that I'm

> getting anemic and my white and red blood cells are

> down. So my doctor

> is re-doing the blood, but he said he might take me

> off it for a week ,

> then put me back on a lower dose. Any advice?? Did

> this happen to

> anyone else. I've been feeling pretty good.

> Yesterday was kind of

> crappy, and I sleepy today, but nothing major. Is

> there somethingthat

> he can givr me to make those go back up without

> stopping the meds?

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> Luv

> Kat

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My 5 year old nephew is behaving very much like my son(he is an aspie). My

nephew is very aggressive and we have been told he has been dx add but that's it

can anyone suggest where we can get him tested again? His stepmom says he is

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The step dosent communicate with his mom at all

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