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osmotar
osmotar CSN Member Posts: 1,006
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Fianlly rid of that lil beastie until the next infusion :)
Will be getting an injection of neulasta on monday, has anyone here had that?

Linda
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  • akotke
    akotke CSN Member Posts: 37
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    Yep. Hopefully they told
    Yep. Hopefully they told you to take some claritin before. It helps with the side effects. Its not a bad shot but about two to five days later it can cause a lot of bone and joint pain.
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  • osmotar
    osmotar CSN Member Posts: 1,006
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    akotke said:

    Yep. Hopefully they told
    Yep. Hopefully they told you to take some claritin before. It helps with the side effects. Its not a bad shot but about two to five days later it can cause a lot of bone and joint pain.

    No
    They didn't say anything about claritan...anything suggested for the bone/joint pain?
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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 CSN Member Posts: 8,305 Member
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    Neulasta - Bone Aches
    Like mentioned, I also had the bone aches in my major bones, back, thighs, etc....flu like almost.

    No Claritan, but for me it only did it that first time, the next two I didn't have any side effects.

    Best,
    John
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  • akotke
    akotke CSN Member Posts: 37
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    osmotar said:

    No
    They didn't say anything about claritan...anything suggested for the bone/joint pain?

    The claratan is suppose to
    The claratan is suppose to keep you from hurting with bone and joint pain. It may not take it all but it will help ease the pain.
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  • osmotar
    osmotar CSN Member Posts: 1,006
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    Skiffin16 said:

    Neulasta - Bone Aches
    Like mentioned, I also had the bone aches in my major bones, back, thighs, etc....flu like almost.

    No Claritan, but for me it only did it that first time, the next two I didn't have any side effects.

    Best,
    John

    Called the doc
    Called the doc office and asked what I could take prior to the injection, doc on call said alleve and clariton the morning of
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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 CSN Member Posts: 8,305 Member
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    osmotar said:

    Called the doc
    Called the doc office and asked what I could take prior to the injection, doc on call said alleve and clariton the morning of

    Morning Of...
    Actually as a side note...

    I got the shot on Monday mornings...the bone ache didn't hit until late Wednesday fo me.

    I was sitting doing some computer work and suddenly just about felt like my back went out. Then I felt it in my thigh bones, upper arms too. It only lasted a day or two, and only the first of three that I remember. It felt a lot like the flu as for the ache.

    John
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  • Hondo
    Hondo CSN Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    Skiffin16 said:

    Morning Of...
    Actually as a side note...

    I got the shot on Monday mornings...the bone ache didn't hit until late Wednesday fo me.

    I was sitting doing some computer work and suddenly just about felt like my back went out. Then I felt it in my thigh bones, upper arms too. It only lasted a day or two, and only the first of three that I remember. It felt a lot like the flu as for the ache.

    John

    Neulasta

    I was lucky and did not have to take the neulasta but there were a lot of others in the room with me who did due to infection.

    Hondo
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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 CSN Member Posts: 8,305 Member
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    Hondo said:

    Neulasta

    I was lucky and did not have to take the neulasta but there were a lot of others in the room with me who did due to infection.

    Hondo

    Neulasta
    While infection fighting is a benefit, I think the main purpose is to regenerate blood cells, mainly white.

    So in that respect it does help with infection by boosting your blood cell reproduction.
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  • D Lewis
    D Lewis CSN Member Posts: 1,581 Member
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    Neulasta
    I got this injection twice, after my second and third rounds of cisplatin. My doctor told me to take the claritin and the aleve prior to receiving the shot. However, I did not experience any discomfort or reaction to the shot. It doesn't happen to everyone.

    I did react to the claritin, because I am very sensitive to antihistimines or whatever is in those pills. The nurses were a little shocked at how dilated my pupils got...

    Deb
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