lalalisa Posted March 26, 2005 Report Posted March 26, 2005 Hello! I recently read that Procrit had helped one of you by giving you more energy. (I am extremely fatigued and have to sleep 12-15 hours/day in order to function) Has anyone had experience with this medicine?How do you know if you have low blood volume?Does Procrit have side effects?Thanks for your information and help,I am thankful for you all!Lisa Quote
lalalisa Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Posted March 26, 2005 Steph - Wow, you are a wealth of information! Thanks!A few more questions....Why do you take the injections? Does it come in pill form also?Thanks so much for your response - I will look into this and talk to my Dr. as well. I really hope you get over this post-surgery "funk" as you called it. Thanks again,Lisa Quote
lalalisa Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Posted March 27, 2005 Steph,OK I am really impressed that you give yourself shots! I pass out from them at times so I'm already concerned about the injections. I am so ready for something to help my fatigue though that I'll do anything.Thanks again for your input. My Dr. is looking into this now.Lisa Quote
lalalisa Posted March 29, 2005 Author Report Posted March 29, 2005 Can a simple blood test diagnose low blood volume?Are there any bad side affects that can come with Procrit?Thanks!Lisa Quote
briarrose Posted March 29, 2005 Report Posted March 29, 2005 Actually there are very few places that actually do the specific test to prove hypovolemia (low blood volume.) However, it I believe that it is usually thought that if you are anemic then you probably also suffer from hypovolemia. All of the information that you seek and more, has been talked about in previous discussions; just hit search - procrit, epogen, erythropoetin, anemia, etc. Also Nina aka Mightymouse has done a wonderful job posting many websites specific to this topics. You can find it at the top of general discussion page.I don't know a drug that doesn't have side effects, it just depends on how you do with it. It's one of those must try to know what and if it will have side effects.I can tell you that it has done wonders for my life. Steph Quote
lalalisa Posted March 30, 2005 Author Report Posted March 30, 2005 Steph Thanks for your input. I will look into the links posted and also search for past posts on this topic.Have a great day!Lisa Quote
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