I haven't had to infuse yet, I'm at week 9 which is the longest I've gone so far. Yeah! But I did have an appt with my hemo last week and we talked about it. He had given the drug rep a bad time about a drug that chosen for it's shorter infusion time and then making the patient sit around or come back. He didn't indicate that he'd changed any protocol in his office, guess I'll see in a few weeks (or longer if I can hold!). I brought up the subject or we probably won't have talked about it.
While we'll probably never know what was the cause and effect that made the FDA add the black box label, the impression I got was that the broader use for any Thrombocytopenia (i.e, drug induced from chemo or natural effects of cancer) may have introduced the higher risks and the manufacturer is covering their backside.
"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.\" — Mark Twain\\\\\\"Worry is a misuse of the imagination.\" — Dan Zadra
