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#40751 02-26-2007 01:16 AM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 | Does anyone out there know about EPO to help increase your red blood count? | | |
#40752 02-26-2007 01:13 PM | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 325 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 325 | Recombinant Erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) is a synthetic copy of a natural human hormone responsible for stimulation of red blood cell production. It can take up to several weeks to see the results from an injection of EPO. If you look this up on the internet, you will find a site that has lots of information, I think it is noblood.org. I don't know if this is a religion-based website or not, but the technical info is good.
Hope this helps
Andrea from Boston
SCC L lat tongue,Dx 9/15/05 T1N0MX L MND and L lateral hemiglossectomy 10/03/05. Recurrence 11/15/06 2nd surgery 12/04/06 hemiglossectomy 3rd surgery 01/15/07 tonsillectomy Radiation 01/25/07 to 03/08/07 3-D/CRT X 30
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#40753 02-27-2007 12:36 AM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Is this what Procrit is? If so, I took it when I had chemo (and radiation) and I assume it helped somewhat but I still ended up extremely anemic by the end of treatment (that was by the end of 2 chemos, I was too neutropenic to even have the third one).
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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