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Old Tue Nov 10, 2009, 01:19 AM
Vera W Vera W is offline
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Hi Roger, I almost branched out to other areas of my body but I was able to keep them all on my stomach. You have to keep the shots about one inch from each other and sometimes I had to go toward my hip . My nurses experimented on giving me the shots at different angles etc and it all ended up about the same in the end. Sometimes I got nasty hematomas but they go away and it is really no big deal. We tried different cortisone creams but I really can't recommend anything. I would suggest lubricating with some kind of moisturizer because it will dry the skin. No one mentioned that it could really constipate you and I was miserable my first cycle. so stay on top of that, drink lots of water and rest when your body tells you to.
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Vera, 56 yo female Dx RAEB II 10-08, 11-12% blasts. Normal chromosomes. Started Vidaza 10-08. . Improved Dx 3-09 MDS RA 2% blasts 8 cycles Vidaza! SCT transplant 7-1-09 at UCSF. Normal bone marrow and MDS free as of 10-09
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