Turns out I might know Colin's roommate from krav. That's kind of weird. Now I'm not sure I want to meet him.

I have finally cleared up the documents from my desktop because I downloaded 30 or so Batman wallpapers and Windows 7 lets me cycle through them. And they're set to change every 3 minutes. It is lovely.

Paging Perkins and Ginger.

Did either of you get red blood cell Procrit injections as part of your chemo? And would you be willing to talk to me about it a little bit? A friend of my sister's is having them, and they are causing her so much pain in her bones, that she's considering stopping treatment... I've asked for clarification on whether she means stopping chemo, or just stopping the injections, if that's an option.

ETA: She means stopping chemo altogether.

EATA: I think she means Procrit; my sister is asking me, not the friend, so I think that got lost in translation. I took Procrit, too. I did have leg bone pain, but I thought it was after chemo directly, not after the Procrit shot. And the Percocet took care of it for me, mostly. Am wondering if the different chemo drugs interact differently.

I wanted to do something similar with my beastie boys pics, ita. But can that be considered cheesecake? I worry about these things.

I mean, in every pic they are wearing 84 layers of clothing.

I decided to swap a peaceful Jamaican beach for a PTSD violent Pied Piper nutjob. Beastie Boys? What are they in comparison?

Did either of you get red blood cell injections as part of your chemo?

I didn't.

What are they in comparison?

They make me wibble?

I think she means Procrit, Perkins, and that's actually something I got, too. It's my sister translating, and I think she got confused. Thanks.

Ah. Nothing I got did much to my joints, though the neulasta does for some people, I think.

They are harmless in comparison, that's what they are.

I'm keeping fewer windows open, just for the novelty.

Now, if I had SPN stuff up, I'd feel redfaced. The calendar will have to do.

Hey, Ginger, Perkins, anyone that's ported a portacath...did you have to get yours flushed with heparin every time they used it?

I didn't, but my blood count stayed in the acceptable range. I'm assuming they're treating her for anemia. I've never heard of blood cell transfusions causing bone pain, but some chemo does. (I had severe bone pain from Taxol, but it only lasted about five days after each infusion.) She needs to talk to her oncologist. There may be another chemo she can try or different pain medication. My oncologist, bless him, prescribed large amounts of hydrocodone.

eta: Procrit can cause joint pain, but if that's the problem, the oncologist can try other things for anemia or space out the chemo more.