[Greg H]

Marlene,

Thanks for those tips. I know what you mean about waste and our health care system. One of the factors in the "pro" column for desferal is that I understand it's much cheaper than Exjade. Of course, I won't be paying for it, either. But we're never going to get health care expense growth under control if everyone doesn't pitch in a bit. I found a neat Thalassemia site on the web that discusses various pumps and needles.

Birgitta,

It does seem like Desferal would be much easier with a port. I have seen the lemon pump, which I understand works with no batteries.

Thanks to you both,

Greg