If I recall I got Neupogen to combat the myelo-suppressive effect of carboplatin. However, I only got one injection per week (3 times total).
There is no need to freak out about the origin of it. E. coli is harmless, in fact you are full of it!. This just means that they express the protein in E. coli from which is then purified.
I am unsure why you say that it is nasty? They say that it may cause bone pain... but I personally never had any problems. Neulasta is just a modified version of it to make it stay around longer.

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You do not want to be in a situation where you can name your WBC !!