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Neulasta
Hi Alice,
The WBCs will decrease if we get an infection because our bone marrow can't make up for the WBCs that are killed when they fight the infection. When the WBCs are as low as your husband's you can get infections from your own body. You probably know this and I suppose he is very careful. Look at info for neutropenic patients. He should control his temperature morning and evening.
I have not been able to find any info about how long Neulasta is working. I think that patients like your husband who get a good response often continue with this treatment during many years. I have been taking Neupogen during 4 years with good effect. Neupogen is more easy to monitor than Neulasta.
Hope your husband can get effective help!
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
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